Romanian Cosmin Cr\u0103ciun drove approximately 26,000 kilometers from Buz\u0103u, southern Romania, to Yakutsk, Russia, the coldest city in the world, using his personal car. His journey took 53 days roundtrip.<\/p>\n
Cr\u0103ciun\u00a0began his expedition in January of this year, traveling through Turkey, the Caucasus Mountains, and Kazakhstan before reaching the first destination on his itinerary, Lake Baikal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“I left on January 11, 2025, and reached Lake Baikal in 23 days. I covered about 9,500 km from Buz\u0103u to Lake Baikal. That was my first goal when I decided to embark on this expedition. Later, I thought about going to Yakutsk, the coldest city on the planet,\u201d Cosmin Cr\u0103ciun told Agerpres<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI traveled alone, and at one point, I almost gave up on going to Yakutsk for safety reasons, as the journey was extremely difficult – no gas stations, no paved roads. I reached Baikal, and in Ulan-Ude, I had planned to meet a Romanian living there, Marius,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n Together, the two Romanians covered another 3,000 km in four days.<\/p>\n