That part about Chernobyl reminded me of
Kidd of Speed. Some of you have probably seen this before. It is a photo journal of riding through the Chernobyl and Pripyat area. The site is old as hell, as you can tell, navigation is very old as well, the pictures are fairly old and low-res, but it could still have some inspiration lurking in there. It took me a minute to remember how to navigate: the "Page X" links at the bottom of the page.