On the 29 of May the Grand Rally, organized by the French company Salaun Holidays together with Intourist, started out on their 14000 km trip from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the French Brest to Russian Vladivostok. This exquisite two 4x4 journey is quite significant for studying and promoting auto tourism in Russia ,anyone can follow the crew by reading their online diary with plenty of photos.

On the 7th of June the crew was in Moscow , where they met with the Intourist representatives. The meeting took place in Cosmos hotel, where the crew stayed. The partners are planning to organize a few trips along this route next year and then create an annual program based on this rally experience and materials collected during the journey. Auto tourism is one of the best ways see Russia as it really is and it has the most promising perspectives in the future.