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Trying to get to Chernobyl on a Motorcycle. EP 23

On 26th April 1986 the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Northern Ukraine (former Soviet Union) became the scene of the worst manmade disaster in the history of mankind. An explosion at the plant was the result of a poorly designed experiment on reactor unit 4 conducted by inadequately trained personnel. The accident and the fire that followed released massive amounts of radioactive material into the clouds above Ukraine, that later fell as rain across Europe and as far away as Norway, Wales and Ireland. This released radioactivity was several times larger than the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
During the time of the explosion I was living in North Eastern Poland and I was 5 years old. This tragedy was always in the back of my mind and it made me wonder what effect it had on us.
Throughout the years I developed a little obsession with this dark period of history and for years I had held a desire to visit Chernobyl, 32 years after the explosion I finally made it there.
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  • @macf4426
    @macf44265 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Kinga for taking us along with you to a place that I'm sure many of us will never (get to) visit ourselves. It's a most interesting and evocative place, where everywhere you turn and whatever you look at has a story to tell. I really enjoyed the tour, but I'm glad you didn't stick around too long, I prefer to see you hyperactive not radioactive 😀

  • @mithatkarakulak7053
    @mithatkarakulak70535 жыл бұрын

    It was a very bad nuclear accident. Black Sea coast of this reason increased the number of cancer. I hope the world will not experience such events again. Good journeys in healty . Best wishes from Ankara.

  • @markbaui5097
    @markbaui50975 жыл бұрын

    From the philippines here, im so amazed by your courage to go alone....keep it up and be safe...

  • @claudiocarrara
    @claudiocarrara5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this video Kinga. For showing this disaster caused by mankind. That can serve as a warning for all generations, so that similar tragedies are not repeated. Good trip and good road !! ✌

  • @janhutten3
    @janhutten32 жыл бұрын

    Wow, you gave me an insight on a place I will never visit myself and certainly not now in 2022 with so much trouble in the region. I saw a movie that tells the whole story to this ultimate disaster. So many people had to die because of human failure. Greetings, Jan.

  • @AA-kx6ic
    @AA-kx6ic4 жыл бұрын

    In March 1979, seven years before the Chernobyl tragedy, an accident occurred at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in America, in which miraculous consequences for humanity were avoided. According to the International Nuclear Event Scale (INES) of the accident at Three Mile Island, the fifth level was assigned. More serious accidents occurred only in Chernobyl (1986) and Fukushima (2011).

  • @bertanelson8062
    @bertanelson80622 жыл бұрын

    I love that you include a great variety of experiences in your travels. I remember the Chernobyl disaster very well. Soon after it we had our own nuclear power facility disaster at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, USA.

  • @WhiteTiger333
    @WhiteTiger3334 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately, Chernobyl taught us very little. Fukushima. And not so far from where I live, the Indian Point nuclear plant is an ongoing accident waiting to happen. The warnings of its age and increasing unreliability went unheeded until 2017, when a great deal of pressure and litigation caused the owners to agree to shut down the two reactors in 2020 and 2021 respectively. They should have been shut down long ago.

  • @perambulatingmike
    @perambulatingmike5 жыл бұрын

    Incredible, Kinga...thanks for sharing this part of your adventure with us. Amazing but very sad images...so many innocent lives ruined. Take care on the rest of your journey!

  • @kevinsterner9490
    @kevinsterner94905 жыл бұрын

    Great video like always. Sadly due to mismanagement we had this tragedy and it setback nuclear power to be used safely in large amounts.

  • @Crusty_Camper
    @Crusty_Camper4 жыл бұрын

    Here in northern England, the restrictions and regulations on sheep production was only lifted on the last 4 farms about 5 years ago. As the radio-active cloud passed overhead, it rained. The UK discovered the problem in Chernobyl only when the security radiation alarms sounded at our nuclear power stations.

  • @georgewatt354
    @georgewatt3545 жыл бұрын

    I have seen this on tv many times now, but never fails to show how humankind can do some very stupid things to this beautiful earth when humankind thinks it is smarter than mother earth. Another great vid enjoy the remainder of your trip and keep the vids coming.

  • @MrJujitsu62
    @MrJujitsu625 жыл бұрын

    How would you like the tour guides job ... eeerrr .... I'll pass on that one . Great video as always !!!

  • @hobbitbiker9100
    @hobbitbiker91005 жыл бұрын

    Great to see your vid, i went a few years ago and the we went through the hospital were the firefighters passed away after bravely fighting the fire knowing they would die. Even the mechanical robots that they used to shovel the radioactive waste from the roofs melted due to the sheer heat. Such a sad scene but was an amazing experience and to pay respect to all those that passed away

  • @billcotton1551
    @billcotton15515 жыл бұрын

    Thanks again for posting this! This is a view most people will never see.

  • @irzanoorza
    @irzanoorza5 жыл бұрын

    1:12 what a stallion tho😍😍😍 You take care your self Kinga...better get some medical checkup soonest possible plss🙏... after the Chernobyl ride tour.

  • @alobosk
    @alobosk5 жыл бұрын

    Sooo eeerieeeeee ..... The music helps so much to tell the story. Kudos on that.

  • @damasovi_travels1244
    @damasovi_travels12445 жыл бұрын

    if my admiration for you was not already BIG! you do this!! keep ridding!!! I love it!

  • @josefnozka6202
    @josefnozka62025 жыл бұрын

    ...tak to je pěkně nebezpečné místo...a napořád😱💥, za odvahu 👉 👍👍✊🙋

  • @R2robot
    @R2robot5 жыл бұрын

    Sad, amazing history there. It's one of the places I've wanted to visit for a while now. Great video!

  • @servicarrider
    @servicarrider4 жыл бұрын

    How in the hell did I ever miss this episode Excellent choice in music. Ominous, indeed. I spent most of my life in the immediate area of the Hanford Nuclear site of WWII, Manhattan Project fame. Hectic times.

  • @alphamailplus
    @alphamailplus3 жыл бұрын

    Kinga's going to glow in the dark now !

  • @barryp4700
    @barryp47005 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for taking us along. What interests me is how nature reclaims the surrounding area.

  • @mrcintheuk4641
    @mrcintheuk46415 жыл бұрын

    Yes, Chernobyl has now become a tourist site. "Where's there's muck there's brass."

  • @V.Vasilev
    @V.Vasilev3 жыл бұрын

    Chernobil it s so long story you will need mounts to say everyting about this place and the disaster who hapend in 1986 nice video :)

  • @donniegenton5495
    @donniegenton54955 жыл бұрын

    Yes , I would say stay with the tours. There's to many hots zones to watch for. On my list, hopefully this year. Take care and ride safe.

  • @keghinian
    @keghinian5 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are wonderful however this particular one is at a class of it's own. Good job and keep up your hard an fun work. I subscribed to your channel 2 weeks ago and I am loving it.

  • @trymdahl
    @trymdahl5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this. Remember that we could not eat Reindeer meet from the Northern parts of Norway for a few years after that catastrophe. Where to next ?

  • @josemanuelramirez4098
    @josemanuelramirez40985 жыл бұрын

    Very sad to see this but thank you for sharing, you are very brave woman riding in that place. If i was there sure i do the same like you. Take care and thank you for show us all you do and see 😉😉😉✌, good luck Kinga!!!

  • @IamthePMofAustralia
    @IamthePMofAustralia5 жыл бұрын

    Cool how nature slowly takes everything back. Great soundtrack too, as usual!

  • @simonlutt9849
    @simonlutt98495 жыл бұрын

    I wouldn't go there for all the money in the world! I think that we don't know enough about radioactivity and what it could cause eventually. This little devices might tell you that you are just in an area that is safe. But who knows how accurate those things work. Stay safe Kinga👍

  • @Lodomirov

    @Lodomirov

    5 жыл бұрын

    Dude its safe, educate yourself.

  • @tonysansom
    @tonysansom5 жыл бұрын

    Great video. I've only just found & subscribed to your channel so was glad you visited Chernobyl & Pripyat. I've seen a few videos about it and the sadness of the place never fails to strike me.

  • @disekjoumoer
    @disekjoumoer5 жыл бұрын

    You're really glowing after this visit, Kinga! 😉 Stay safe.

  • @enfieldnelly
    @enfieldnelly5 жыл бұрын

    Delightful place (sarcasm intended)! But seriously - My wife, daughter, and I love watching your travels, and interactions with humans all over the globe. How can we buy stickers to help a tiny bit with your travels? And if you make it to the west coast of Canada, we have a locking garage for Chili, and a spare bedroom for you! Ride safe!

  • @motonervlog8034
    @motonervlog80345 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video,. thanks for bringing us to this place.,. waiting for your nxt adventure..

  • @baranyavuz4730
    @baranyavuz47305 жыл бұрын

    I don't want to be disrespectful to those who passed away in Chernobyl, but the themes (musics) you've chosen for this video are perfect.

  • @dyna98rider
    @dyna98rider5 жыл бұрын

    Such an incredible tragedy

  • @alunjones2550
    @alunjones25505 жыл бұрын

    I think scientists are starting to discover that the after effects from radiation in places like chernobyl and Fukashima are massively less than expected.

  • @hjembrentkent6181

    @hjembrentkent6181

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes radiation is a part of nature and has always been, nothing dramatic in a little increase radiation levels.

  • @jennydiazvigneault5548

    @jennydiazvigneault5548

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ok so will you move your family there?

  • @alunjones2550

    @alunjones2550

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@jennydiazvigneault5548 I made an observation, not an opinion. There are vast areas of Chernobyl where readings are at normal levels. Places where there are still people living. Didn't realise you were not allowed to make a factual observation without a sarcastic reply.

  • @talewicz
    @talewicz5 жыл бұрын

    Lato tego roku było nadzwyczaj piękne i gorące. I gdyby nie szwedzkie służby pewnie byśmy żyli w głębokiej nieświadomości. A kiedy już nie można było dalej ukrywać Czernobyla kazano pić płyn Lugola czyt.jodynę by zniwelować skutki promieniowania. To tyle wspomnień. Szerokości ku przyszłości (tak do rymu).

  • @achesley43
    @achesley435 жыл бұрын

    Wow! 11% Alcohol by volume on the Beer? That's stronger than a lot of wines. Aside from that. Have seen many reports on the place and everyone reminds you of what a disaster messing with atomic energy can be done wrong. But, so useful done right. Thanks for sharing yur journey with us.

  • @02bigkev
    @02bigkev5 жыл бұрын

    Radio active beer?....no thanks...lol Great vid and a sad part of human mistakes.

  • @user-zu3lf4mx1s
    @user-zu3lf4mx1s2 жыл бұрын

    Кинга, Вы удивительный человек, успехов!

  • @larshansen7862
    @larshansen78625 жыл бұрын

    Hi Kinga, I love your channel and I'm still jealous of your trip (only joking), what an adventure, look after your self, enjoy and I hope you do not glow in the dark now LOL Regards Lars Hansen.

  • @andrewb4556
    @andrewb45565 жыл бұрын

    Hi F....... that shit ! The country looks amazing. Stay safe and god bless you Australia

  • @graemetaylor8933
    @graemetaylor89335 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant video again - very haunting

  • @alexborodin4401
    @alexborodin44015 жыл бұрын

    Этих кукол рассадили спецом для антуража. Я проехал другой Чернобыль, ещё 10 лет назад на BMW R75 Sahara 1943 года. И сомов мы там ловили. Ну понятно, что не с улицы и не от туроператоров. Совет: выбрасывай мотоботы, кроссовки сразу. Ну и чиститься надо месяц, исключительно крепкими напитками и никакого мотоцикла😅👍🏻🤘🏻

  • @tylertone2776
    @tylertone27765 жыл бұрын

    3.6 Roentgens in there? Well it's not great, but not too terrible

  • @jronnblom
    @jronnblom5 жыл бұрын

    A tragedy what happened there. I remember it since I was a boy. All the news in Sweden was about what had happened in Chernobyl. It think it was first detected by Forsmark Nuclear powerplant that thought they had a leak until they discovered it was from Ukraine. And it took days/weeks until Soviet finally started to tell the world of what had happened and years until the thruth got out. Some parts of Sweden still have restrictions that you need to check the radioactivity of the animals (if you're a hunter) before eating them (especially during years with much mushrooms growing in the forest). I do want to visit Chernobyl but haven't got around to it yet.

  • @FrancoisDaniels
    @FrancoisDaniels5 жыл бұрын

    Incredible! I'd love to make that trip one day.

  • @Nagraj_h_rao
    @Nagraj_h_rao5 жыл бұрын

    Great video... But a very sinking feeling in such places.. Ride safe

  • @cristian.cilander1052
    @cristian.cilander10525 жыл бұрын

    Caminando por esos edificios vacíos y rotos solo faltaba que te rodearán algunos Zombies...!!! Gracias por las imágenes Kinga!!

  • @biker66ton
    @biker66ton5 жыл бұрын

    Did not know it is already so long ago. But still remember when it happened.

  • @returnrider4952
    @returnrider49525 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding video. I had goose bumps when you were in the orphanage with the dolls laying there. An unforgettable experience for sure. Will you drink the beer?

  • @Huragan361
    @Huragan3615 жыл бұрын

    Do dzis pamietam ten syfiasty jod(plyn lugola),ktory dostalem jako dziecko w 1986.

  • @ytrbolanda

    @ytrbolanda

    5 жыл бұрын

    no ale kompocik do popicia był

  • @Klopcyna
    @Klopcyna4 жыл бұрын

    Byłem w Czarnobylu kilka lat temu. Przed udaniem się tam przeczytałem na temat awarii oraz jej następstw kilka naukowych publikacji (nie para-dokumenty z National Geographic), i tak naprawdę te 600 000 ofiar opisane tutaj w filmie jest mocno naciągane. Czarnobyl zabił wiele ludzi pracujących bezpośrednio podczas akcji ratowniczej, ale nie było wielkiej serii zgonów na raka w późniejszym okresie, czy też krów, saren i wilków z dwoma głowami rzekomo biegającymi wokół czarnobylskich lasów. Ale Ukrainie odpowiada silny mit czarnobyla i jego tragicznego następstwa, bo otrzymuje z tego tytułu pieniądze od reszty świata. W całej strefie jest tylko jedno miejsce, które nadal zabija - są to silnie radioaktywne zwłoki reaktora nr4 przykrytego ostatnio nowym sarkofagiem - i tyle.

  • @yuksekfrekans3946
    @yuksekfrekans39465 жыл бұрын

    ingilizce bilmiyorum ama yinede izliyorum çünkü çok başarılısın . Çernobil bizde karadeniz de ölümlere yol açtı malesef :(

  • @JanHellman
    @JanHellman5 жыл бұрын

    Want to go there for a visit. Great clip!

  • @catkitten96

    @catkitten96

    5 жыл бұрын

    WHY?

  • @JanHellman

    @JanHellman

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cat Kitten Something similar will most likely happen again unfortunately so important to spread the word how something like this affects people and society.

  • @muhammadnaqi9151
    @muhammadnaqi91512 жыл бұрын

    Your hair style is amazing.

  • @oldflorida2003
    @oldflorida200317 күн бұрын

    Tough ride, how many times has chilli been rebuild

  • @criticalcuda
    @criticalcuda5 жыл бұрын

    Planning a trip from the uk to St Petersburg calling into Chernobyl on the way home , its some where Iv always wanted to visit , safe travels

  • @dhowe1001
    @dhowe10015 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating. And eerie

  • @radiomif
    @radiomif5 жыл бұрын

    Very sad... Печально...

  • @Belindaxtz660
    @Belindaxtz6605 жыл бұрын

    Informative..👣.!🤔stay safe as always👌💣💥🕶🔍🎥📰🏍👍

  • @captaindave47
    @captaindave475 жыл бұрын

    Great that you showed us this.

  • @goodfoot7926
    @goodfoot79265 жыл бұрын

    They have a Chernobyl museum in Kiev that I’ve been to and it tells about how many people died trying to contain the leak and it shows pictures of some of the children that suffered birth defects.

  • @BladeRicsi
    @BladeRicsi5 жыл бұрын

    nice video, i always planned to do a trip in chernobyl (of course with my bike, the same way as you did)

  • @veiledallegory
    @veiledallegory5 жыл бұрын

    Even by 1986 standards those buildings were 40 years behind times when they were abandoned. The whole accident was due to the the lack of regulations and the outdated technology used when building the plant.

  • @CptSlow89
    @CptSlow895 жыл бұрын

    There are still old people live there who never left this place, and they eat food which they produce on their own. You can find it on the net.

  • @ThrottleAdventures
    @ThrottleAdventures5 жыл бұрын

    Wow. That’s quite a dose of history. Thanks

  • @The00624
    @The006245 жыл бұрын

    Feeling sad seing video Thank u for showing memories of worst disaster of century

  • @Two_Wheels_Only_ADV
    @Two_Wheels_Only_ADV2 жыл бұрын

    This is incredible so interesting yet so sad 🤘

  • @amgharani1980
    @amgharani19803 жыл бұрын

    Sad to see how human can do to each other! Those countries repossess nuclear bomb should learn more!!

  • @jepolch
    @jepolch4 жыл бұрын

    8:33 I'll bet that guide wears lead-lined undies!

  • @xtkerschi5680
    @xtkerschi56805 жыл бұрын

    Great video!!! .... the persons who are responsible for these accidents didn`t learn!!! ... too much money!!!.. look at Fukushima!!! ....

  • @Lodomirov

    @Lodomirov

    5 жыл бұрын

    Those are 2 very different accidents...

  • @Lodomirov

    @Lodomirov

    5 жыл бұрын

    Those are 2 very different accidents...

  • @XarisIoannidis
    @XarisIoannidis5 жыл бұрын

    Great video Kinga, Bravo!

  • @TheCaretaker555
    @TheCaretaker5555 жыл бұрын

    still a lot safer than walking around most of your London council estates at night :)

  • @emfl4437
    @emfl44375 жыл бұрын

    Looks like an intense experience.

  • @EdwardZabinski
    @EdwardZabinski5 жыл бұрын

    Wow, sorry to use an overused term, but this was awesome in every way....but did you glow in the dark for a few days afterwards?:)

  • @com64able
    @com64able5 жыл бұрын

    Watching this you could imagine what the World would look like after a III WW.

  • @xauwalks
    @xauwalks5 жыл бұрын

    Chernobyl ? Guuurl you got balls

  • @zurnie
    @zurnie5 жыл бұрын

    Maybe you will develop super powers? lol. The advantage of my age is I remember that vividly in the news as it was happening. Even with the cold war of the day it was still something that was not suppressed completely.

  • @olddirtbiker5088
    @olddirtbiker50885 жыл бұрын

    The result of a nuclear accident is an area that is radioactive forever as far as living things are concerned. A spill or meltdown can have a half life of hundreds of thousands of years at which point it is still half as radioactive. I wonder what protection there is for the guides who are there day after day. Might want to choose wind and solar power. Wind spills are far less toxic.

  • @ger13nunyah56
    @ger13nunyah564 жыл бұрын

    Stunningly Cool

  • @liberlacassa613
    @liberlacassa6135 жыл бұрын

    Amiga tenés que salir de ahi estas expuesta a mucha radiación plis go!! Salí de ahi ya!! Besote Grande 😘 Amiga 🙏!!!

  • @heliosouza3825
    @heliosouza38255 жыл бұрын

    Kinga my dear , take care please !!!! , This place is very very dangerous , your health is much more important !!!! , Kisses from BRAZIL .

  • @hipsu555

    @hipsu555

    3 жыл бұрын

    Its not... the radiation levels in this area are not much highter than the natural radiation which is always arround us

  • @jeffmoore9519
    @jeffmoore95195 жыл бұрын

    From my short stay just short of three months in the Ukraniane i heard from people of that area mother nature is doing a damn good job of cleaning up the radioactive areas and beavers are now blocking up waterways around the inclusion zone due to the lack of human inhabitants.

  • @emiliano-videoamatoriali
    @emiliano-videoamatoriali5 жыл бұрын

    do not go to these places please. it's dangerous. your videos are beautiful because you show your fantastic adventures. this is sad. congratulations you are very strong

  • @Lodomirov

    @Lodomirov

    5 жыл бұрын

    ITS NOT DANGEROUS PEOPLE STILL LIVE IN THESE AREAS

  • @tallboy2234
    @tallboy22345 жыл бұрын

    Yeaahhh......that’s not a place that I would want to visit!

  • @Petej67
    @Petej675 жыл бұрын

    Yeah i remember that incident. We felt it in Finland.

  • @jimweagant8920
    @jimweagant89205 жыл бұрын

    Interesting video thanks for sharing and have a safe ride

  • @WybleMontano
    @WybleMontano5 жыл бұрын

    So sad.

  • @bas5snarig
    @bas5snarig5 жыл бұрын

    Again a nice video. I envy you. Have a safe journey.

  • @TheRogerKyle
    @TheRogerKyle5 жыл бұрын

    The asbestos and lead paint was probably more of a health risk at this point

  • @garryshirreffs9517
    @garryshirreffs95175 жыл бұрын

    Great vid,very sad place best kept away from tc ride safe

  • @RidingWithGerdas
    @RidingWithGerdas5 жыл бұрын

    I would love to see and climb on the Duga

  • @manajoro
    @manajoro5 жыл бұрын

    Hi... I love your videos... If you come to Costa Rica... I will be glad to show you my beautiful country...

  • @iancurnow9060
    @iancurnow90605 жыл бұрын

    Nice sticker that you put on that window.!

  • @MujoNovak
    @MujoNovak5 жыл бұрын

    schubert helmet? geez you are loaded

  • @MVDBR
    @MVDBR5 жыл бұрын

    Great vid 👌Would be so cool to see Chernobyl, you're lucky 😎

  • @bradleyweiss9509
    @bradleyweiss95094 жыл бұрын

    Thank you amazing