The Goliath Expedition

12 years, 36,000 miles, 4 continents, 25 countries, crossing a frozen sea, 6 deserts, 7 mountain ranges

Archive for April, 2008

We are getting there!

We are getting there! The last few days have been very busy trying to tie down all these floating elements, get everything to where it needs to be at the right time and making sure I have the right cash in hand. We got lucky with the flights, the flight to Pevek was delayed due [...]

Russian visa - regulation changes, delays and complications

The expedition has been using multi entry year long business visas for the last couple of years in Russia, but at the same time crippled by the very restrictive special travel permits required in the Chukotka region. Now, as we are about to leave Chukotka, the Russian Government has recently changed its visa procedure [...]