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makin bacon
OK buddy ,I really needs to know - does bacon glow in the dark ?
What is the half-life of streaky ?
Does a bacon and egg sandwich fit in a touratech box ?
Do adventure riders use flipfront helmets so they can eat bacon sandwiches whilst riding ?
Do you carry bacon to bribe border guards ?

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hello, passing through the ukraine this summer and im intrested in seeing chernobyl. i was wondering if anyone knew of the health implications and what kind of access there is (can you ride through, do you need to be part of a tour, how close can you get indipendently etc.) any help appreciated.

Mavis, once you get there I believe there are organised caoch tours... you can't actually ride into the area yourself.
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me again Mavis, sorry,Ten is correct about the bus trip, see the link attached. This is the firm we are booked up with.

Chernobyl tour from SAM travel company Ukraine

No idea what they are like, lets just see eh?

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OK buddy ,I really needs to know - does bacon glow in the dark ?
What is the half-life of streaky ?
Does a bacon and egg sandwich fit in a touratech box ?
Do adventure riders use flipfront helmets so they can eat bacon sandwiches whilst riding ?
Do you carry bacon to bribe border guards ?

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Got the PM thank's,

#1 Only with the fridge light on

#2 Depends how hungry you are.

#3 No point the egg run's and it's a bugger to get off!

#4 Don't know that one. I prefer a realy big hot mug of tea with my Sarny! It gets cold on the move see

#5 Tried that but you know what, you can't educate PORK!

Now, can I go mint my (welsh) Lamb! with a hint, only a hint, of cesium!

Bon apitite!

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I believe you can get the same effect by eating too much readybrek

(only those of a certain age may understand that!)
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Ready Brek !
Ye Gods ,like eating soggy cardboard. Quite right moggy - beware the side effects .
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Oh and check out the Hamlet cigar ad at the bottom right - one of my faves !
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My brother and I were in Kiev last December and wanted to visit Chernobyl. Unfortunately we missed out as we didn't have enough time to get the paperwork done. You'll need about 5 days to sort out the paperwork.

The company we talked to was SAM Travel Company: Chernobyl tour from SAM travel company Ukraine
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hello,

as far as i know, the area around chernobyl is still a no-go.

still, it seems possible to go there. i know of a woman from ukraine who went there by motorcycle (KIDDofSPEED - GHOST TOWN - Chernobyl Pictures - Kidofspeed - Elena).

she had the option to go there because her father worked for some authority or something, so she could get a "permit" to go there. she took a geiger counter and other nuclear measurement tools, and she recommends strongly to go alone, as the dust raised from any fore-runners may be strongly toxic.

just read the website mentioned above and make up your mind...

good luck!

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