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intention of showering these characters<br />
with bribe money so we stole their time<br />
instead by pretending dumb ignorance.”<br />
A precarious situation which occupies the<br />
Globetruckers’ thoughts now and again on<br />
their trip along the Trans-Siberian<br />
motorways M<strong>51</strong>, M53 and M55. This dead<br />
straight route is often littered with strange<br />
curiosities: abandoned lorries, a dismantled<br />
engine, bridges that only carry<br />
ten tonnes and street vendors trying to<br />
peddle their picture frames, mushrooms,<br />
stockings or blank receipts to the people.<br />
Juicy and dusty<br />
The next ports of call: Omsk, Novosibirsk<br />
and Irkutsk on the banks of Lake Baikal. In<br />
Ulan Ude the trucks take a sharp right at<br />
the last roundabout. Goodbye green<br />
Siberian plains! The lorry tyres roar over<br />
the dusty roads of the steppes – the<br />
destination draws nearer.<br />
The short stay in Russia’s capital Moscow<br />
already seems ages ago – so does the<br />
quick stop-off at the Moscow IRU office<br />
and the souvenir photo in Red Square. “We<br />
put our foot down for the drive through<br />
the Russian republics to the Urals”, Yves<br />
tells. As this mountain range is the border<br />
to Asia, the Globetruckers see no more<br />
vehicles with European number plates<br />
from now on – apart from a few Turks,<br />
Poles or Lithuanians whose trucks, often<br />
new ones, cross our path along with the<br />
snorting, rattling gems of the Soviet motor<br />
industry: Kamaz, Kraz, Maz and Zil.<br />
At last: the first Ovoo. At this collection of<br />
sacred stones erected by Buddhist pilgrims,<br />
the truckers fall into each others’ arms. The<br />
pressure is off. They are overwhelmed with<br />
relief, they’ve done it! After countless<br />
adventures and almost 9,500 kilometres,<br />
the six take their first breath of Mongolian<br />
air. “Also thanks to all our friends everywhere<br />
– in Switzerland, Germany, England<br />
and along the way – and thanks to the<br />
wonderful partners who trust us. Yippee!”,<br />
Yves rejoices.<br />
Abladen: Die Dorfbevölkerung hilft natürlich – und greift interessiert zur Lektüre<br />
Unloading: The village people help of course – and grab an interesting read<br />
Globetrucker – was ist das?<br />
What is Globetrucker?<br />
Globetrucker ist eine Schweizer Organisation,<br />
die Schulmaterial in die entlegensten<br />
Winkel unseres Planeten transportiert. Seit<br />
<strong>20</strong>02 wurden fünf Reisen unternommen.<br />
Mehr als 100 Tonnen an Schreibpulten,<br />
Stühlen, Computern und Spielsachen lieferten<br />
die Eidgenossen an Landschulen in<br />
der Mongolei, aber auch bis Wladiwostok<br />
in Russland. Globetrucker profitiert von der<br />
Transparenz, um Schüler und Öffentlichkeit<br />
auf Probleme aufmerksam zu machen, die<br />
durch mangelnde Verkehrssicherheit in den<br />
Entwicklungsländern, aber auch überall auf<br />
der Welt verursacht wird. Die Idee hinter<br />
dem Projekt: etwas Positives im Transportwesen<br />
zu organisieren und gleichzeitig ein<br />
sympathisches Bild von der Korporation zu<br />
zeichnen. Sechzig freiwillige Helfer, darunter<br />
viele Lkw-Fahrer, gehören zu dieser Non-<br />
Profit-Vereinigung. Interessenten können<br />
das Projekt durch den Kauf von Kilometern<br />
unterstützen. Globetrucker sucht<br />
auch Gebrauchtfahrzeuge, Lkw und Sattelschlepper.<br />
Weitere Informationen im<br />
Internet unter www.globetrucker.org. �<br />
Feature topic<br />
Globetrucker is a Swiss organisation which<br />
transports school equipment to the far<br />
corners of the Earth. They have made five<br />
trips since <strong>20</strong>02. The Swiss organisation<br />
has delivered more than 100 tonnes of<br />
desks, chairs, computers and toys to<br />
provincial schools in Mongolia but also as<br />
far as Vladivostok in Russia. Globetrucker<br />
profits from the transparency to draw the<br />
attention of schoolchildren and the public<br />
to problems caused by a lack of road<br />
safety in the developing countries and<br />
everywhere else in the world. The idea<br />
behind the project: to organise something<br />
positive in transport and at the same time<br />
present a sympathetic image of the<br />
corporation. Six voluntary helpers, including<br />
four truck drivers, belong to this nonprofit<br />
making organisation. Anyone who<br />
is interested can support the project by<br />
‘buying kilometres’.<br />
Globetrucker is also looking for secondhand<br />
vehicles, trucks and articulated<br />
lorries. Find out more on the Internet under<br />
www.globetrucker.org. �<br />
Newsletter 11