Going through Russia saves him about half a dozen border crossings from his previous route, so probably buys him at least an extra day of cycling instead of stood around trying to get through borders, if not more
and currency/language differences.
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Going through Russia saves him about half a dozen border crossings from his previous route, so probably buys him at least an extra day of cycling instead of stood around trying to get through borders, if not more