Thank-you all for your advice and guidance - I'm surely in need of it at this point.

Road hog, this is such an inspirational idea and one that I never thought of! Unfortunately, I know for sure I won't be able to make any extended trips for at least 2 years to come (if my upcoming school and training go as planned). This is something I would love to pursue in the future and thank-you for the concept!


Thanks Mark. The idea of "cost to coast" is coming from my last summer trip where I drove from ocean to ocean across Canada and then up to the arctic ocean as well. So I wanted to do something similar on another continent and I want to visit Norway, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia.

I'm not particularly interested in seeing cities or civilization or Mediterranean coastline - I want wilderness.

Note this is what I "want" do to... perhaps not the most logical or ideal... but I haven't gotten any other ideas in my head yet that I'm motivated to pursue.

Ah, I didn't know this wasn't a common route. I know for sure I don't want to spend much time in Europe itself. But I do want to spend time in Norway either at the beginning or end of the trip.

Is there a sensible route that includes Norway, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia?

In terms of a car, I'm currently at the end of the road with my 1998 Toyota 4 Runner and I'm torn between spending the 2-3 grande needed to fix it and then try and ship it wherever I plan on starting this trip - or to try and buy a car locally where I end up . Quite overwhelmed by these decisions and I'm also quickly running out of planning time.

I think what I need immediate counselling/advice on is whether I should fix up my current ride and ship it over or look to buy a car in either Vladivostok or Oslow.