The protagonist of the event is Huang Haitao, a Nanjing self-driving expert. Before leaving, Huang Haitao claimed that he was "a little excited" on the self-driving WeChat, and wrote the words of "traveling around the world for 306 days, crossing more than 50 countries and measuring the world with wheels". The reporter of Legal Evening News contacted Huang Haitao. When interviewed, he had just settled in Russia and was a little tired. However, regarding his trip, Huang Haitao said, "In fact, driving around the world is a dream of mine and a state of our family. Everyone has a good impression. "
Russia eats tomato and egg soup on the first day of driving.
When interviewed by the French evening reporter, Mr. Huang's voice was slightly tired. "We just lived in Russia, and today's state is not very good. This is the fifth day of departure. There is no difficulty in coming all the way, mainly because customs clearance wastes too much time. "
Huang Haitao didn't expect it to take eight hours to clear customs from China to Russia. "My daughter and I entered Manzhouli Customs at 8: 30 in the morning and went through the customs formalities. The customs formalities in China Customs are very fast. He left the country around 9 o'clock and entered Russian customs. The facilities here are old and inefficient. All the luggage in the car was turned upside down. After a long wait and inspection, he left the customs at 4 pm. For eight hours, I didn't eat lunch, and people were exhausted. "
Huang Haitao also described in detail his first day in Russia: "The first thing to do when entering the country is to apply for car insurance, and the cost is 2,277 rubles (RMB 273). Then I filled the car with gas. Russian 95 # gasoline 4 1.4 rubles (RMB 4.93 per liter) and Russian 98 # gasoline 45 rubles (RMB 5.4 yuan per liter). Later, after driving, I found that the Chinese restaurant on the roadside was marked with the words' Harbin Hotel' in Chinese besides Russian. It looks very kind. My father and I are already hungry. We ordered tomato and egg soup, braised pork, fried rice with eggs and a bottle of Coca-Cola, which cost about 120 yuan. After dinner, we will open for 2 hours and stop at a place called Borgia. The hotel is 295 yuan, which is similar to the domestic express hotel. The kettle and fan in the hotel are all made in China. "
Self-driving celebrities had the idea of this trip five years ago, and began to prepare for it eight months ago.
The Legal Evening News reporter learned that this is not the first time that Huang Haitao and his family have traveled around the world by car. In 20 14, the 2nd Youth Olympic Games was successfully held in Nanjing. As early as July 1 20 12, Huang Haitao drove from Nanjing Olympic Sports Center with his wife, daughter and niece and started their "Youth Olympic Tour" to promote the Youth Olympic Games and Nanjing. During their domestic tour, they passed through 30 provinces and cities, returned to Nanjing to rest, and then embarked on an adventure trip to Eurasia and the Arctic. Every time they go to a destination, they will enthusiastically publicize Nanjing, publicize the Youth Olympic Games held in Nanjing in 20 14, and extend warm invitations to people of different nationalities and nationalities to visit this beautiful city.
Huang Haitao recalled: "It was half a year around China and half a year around Europe. The theme we want is to promote the Youth Olympic Games held in Nanjing, my hometown in 20 14. At that time, I said to my two children,' If I get into an American university, I'll drive you there.' "
In fact, as early as 1999, when his daughter was just born, Mr. Huang's family began to travel. "At that time, they were all in China, both short-distance and long-distance." In March this year, my daughter got the admission notice from seattle university. So, the two decided to set off on May 28th.
Huang Haitao said that he and his daughter plan to leave Nanjing on the 28th, passing through Russian, Georgian, Armenian, Turkish and other countries, then entering European countries and finally reaching the destination of the United States. They plan to send their daughter to school on September 20, and the whole journey will pass through more than 50 countries.
Many netizens commented: "Tao Ge has traveled around the world with his family and has long been a celebrity in the cycling circle." Mr. Huang responded with a smile: "Not bad."
How long has Mr. Huang, the "old driver", been preparing for his 300-day trip around the world? He told reporters, "Preparations began as early as June 20 16. At that time, I was sure that my daughter would get the admission notice, otherwise it would be too late to start preparations in March this year. After she was admitted, we began to apply for a study visa. If there is no preparation for half a year, we can't get up at all. "
Dialogue with customs clearance plan for "third-hand preparation"?
Take Laoganma and instant noodles with you.
Law night: Do you have any specific plans for the whole trip?
Huang Haitao: The whole trip is expected to last for more than 300 days, depending on the actual road conditions. If I come back, I decide to drive back by myself. I started preparing for the crucial trip six months ago.
Law night: What strategies have you made?
Huang Haitao: The preparation for cross-border self-driving is tedious and long. First, apply for visas and passports for car clearance, and then formulate strategies and themes for various countries. This time, we planned a trip to universities in various countries to learn about the learning characteristics and atmosphere of different schools. We will all visit universities in developing countries, developed countries and some post-war countries.
Now do raiders, complex to complex, simple to simple. There is too much information on the internet now. According to the information on the internet, carefully sort out the strategies of various countries and combine the ideas formed on the road. If I meet a country I like, I will visit the village in detail. As long as I can find the information, I will take it into account and then experience the local customs and foreign cultures.
Law night: Generally speaking, the customs clearance procedures in go on road trip are more complicated. What preparations have you made for the customs clearance plan?
Huang Haitao: In order to be foolproof when we set out, we have prepared three customs clearance plans. First, it was planned to go from China to Pakistan to Afghanistan to Iran, but there were riots and kidnappings in Pakistan, which was too dangerous. After all, safety comes first, so we considered the second plan. That is, from Khorgos and Ili in Xinjiang to Russia, Georgia and Turkey via Kazakhstan, but I think Kazakhstan is just a transit, which is not within my itinerary. Because of the cumbersome customs clearance procedures, I am worried that problems will affect my trip. Finally, I decided to adopt the third method, which is to go through the customs from Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia.
Law night: What preparations did you make in your life before you left?
Huang Haitao: On this trip, I brought all the clothes for the whole year. Because there are many countries to go to, the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, so you need to prepare all kinds of clothes. As for food, I brought some instant noodles, Laoganma, salted tofu and some pickles. Meat products, dairy products and fruits cannot be taken out of the customs, but can only be bought abroad.
The uncertainty of travel, multiple residences is a temporary decision.
French evening: What do you think is the most difficult part of traveling in go on road trip?
Huang Haitao: The hardest thing is getting a visa. It is relatively easy to get a passport for car clearance, which usually takes one or two working days. The most difficult thing is the visa. If you go to many countries, the visa will be more troublesome. Generally, it will be processed three months in advance.
French evening: What are the uncertainties in the process of traveling on the road?
Huang Haitao: In view of the uncertainty in go on road trip, the accommodation is decided temporarily. Because self-driving is different from other trips, there are too many uncertain factors to decide when to arrive at a hotel, so accommodation is decided temporarily on the road. In addition, in addition to the SLR camera, it also brought a drone. Then look at the laws and regulations of various countries. If you violate the local regulations, you will be in trouble. The drone is mainly used for aerial photography and shooting some small videos.
Everyone has a little affection, I just try to do it.
Law night: Some netizens commented on this, "This is money toss" and "the premise is that you have money". what do you think?
Huang Haitao: My wife and I used to be primary school teachers. Later, we quit our jobs and became freelancers. We spent all our family savings on traveling. We think that traveling is an attitude. This requires a certain economic foundation, but I personally don't have much money. This is only my personal ideal, and it is also a living condition of my family. Everyone has their own dreams or feelings. I'm just trying to do it
Law night: Where do you mainly get the funds for your global tour? Is there a sponsor?
Huang Haitao: Now I want to do some small business. The money for traveling mainly depends on my usual savings and accumulation. We don't have any sponsorship for this trip around the world. Nothing for nothing. We are too tired to work with other people's money, so this is not our original intention.
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