Yakutia: The Coldest Inhabited Place on Earth
Follow a Yakutian traveler and photographer through a chilling location that is filled with beauty, culture, wonderful people, and stories.
Russia
Tuva: Meeting the Famous Throat Singers
Tuva, Russia, was once part of the vast Mongolian Khanate of Genghis Khan, this territory has never had a chance to be fully independent.
Stunning Gamsutl: Dagestan’s Machu Picchu
Gamsutl, in the rugged mountains of Dagestan, is located in the south of the former Soviet Republic. Hiking mountains in Gamsutl, visiting Makhachkala and Gunib.
Hitchhiking Across Siberia’s Altai Republic
Hitchhiking and camping in the Altai Republic in southern Siberia, Russia. It’s a remarkable place, no cellphones, snow leopards, and dramatic mountain peaks.
Moscow and Saint Petersburg: Russia’s Star Cities
Moscow and Saint Petersburg Russia. A Christmas time trip includes the city’s long series of street parties and an impromptu St Petersburg apartment concert.
Vodohod Russian River Cruises: Discover the Soul of Siberia
Vodohod Russian River Cruises shares the soul of Siberia cruising on the Yenisei River, a spectacular 11-day voyage to some beautiful places.
Russia: Kaliningrad’s Curonian Split
Kaliningrad is part of Russia, but it doesn’t touch it. It’s a leftover from WW II, isolated from the rest of the country and on the Baltic Sea, with sub bases.
North Ossetia, Russia, Where the Eagles Fly
North Ossetia state of Alania in Russia is a part of the country that is famous for great athletes, and also for a high cancer rate, and decades of war.
Yakutia, Russia, in Southern Siberia
Yukutia, in southern Siberia, Russia the coldest major city on earth. It has a Mammoth Museum and one about Khomus, a musical instrument and few visitors.
Moscow City Day Means Happy Revelers in Russia
Moscow City Day. Celebrating the 872nd birthday of the city of Moscow Russia with songs, dancers, scooters, festivities, and mirth all over the city.
Guinness Quest: Pedaling from Russia to Portugal
James McLaren set off by himself, with no assistance, on an epic bicycle ride from Ufa, Russia to Portugal chasing a place in the Guinness World Record.
Russia by Rail
Great Dane Journeys offer interesting journeys to remote places, like Russia’s Sovetsky islands, then all the way down to Moscow.