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What must I see in Belarus & Ukraine?

I'm making a trip to Russia in July.
Belgium, Germany, Poland, Kaliningrad, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech Rep, Germany, Belgium.
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In Belarus:

https://picasaweb.google.com/1136194...HeartOfEurope#

Would recommend Minsk, Brest Fortress and a drive through Polessia in the south as a very minimum.

In Ukraine:

https://picasaweb.google.com/1136194...basketOfEurope

https://picasaweb.google.com/1136194...tewayToTheWest

Would recommend Crimea, the Carpathians, Lviv, and some of the small towns in the north east such as Novhorod-Siverskiy or Hlukhiv. You could cross from SE Belarus into this area, very beuatiful.

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Thanks, I planned my route from Smolensk to Minsk onto Brest and to Homyel to get to Kiev. Is it possible to drive close to Tsjernobyl?
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It seems that not many riders here have been in Belarus. In the meantime our visa for Russia & Belarus are ok!
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Due to the bad weather in Central Europe I had to adjust some travelplans...
I 've just returned since last week from Poland and Kaliningrad. I had a great time over there and it's a nice introduction into Russia. Try to arrive in the big city on a Sunday however. 'Cause I've been stuck for a few hours in traffic trying to reach the city centre. Big roads are superb...minor roads are potholed are unpaved but a very scenic landscape dotted with nice villages. I made my way back to Belgium following the Baltic coast in Poland. Which went very smoothly
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We are leaving end of June so weather will be ok I hope.
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