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Baikal-Amur Mainline

Winter on the Baikal-Amur Mainline

Posted onDecember 28, 2016December 28, 201612 Comments

A short history of Russia’s interesting Baikal-Amur Mainline railway interspersed with our own tale of traveling through it. Read More …

CategoriesRussia, TravelTagsbaikal-amur mainline, baikalskoe, BAM, chirstmas, irkutsk, komsomolsk-ne-amure, lake baikal, overland, russia, severobaikalsk, snow, train, train travel, travel, tynda, winter

baikalskoe

Christmas Eve in Baikalskoe

Posted onDecember 26, 2016December 27, 2016

This post contains around 50 images from our trip to Baikalskoe, a 300-year-old village at the north-western end of Lake Baikal. Read More …

CategoriesRussia, TravelTagsbaikalskoe, bailkal, christmas, december, fishing village, frozen lake, goats, ice fishing, lake baikal, russia, siberia, travel, winter

Vladivostok, Russia

In Vladivostok

Posted onDecember 17, 2016December 27, 2016

This is a story about our introduction to Russia. We didn’t know what to expect. The weather was cold, but the hospitality was warm. Also, there were cats. Read More …

CategoriesRussia, TravelTagsairbnb, bridges, cats, ice, lighthouse, russia, snow, soviet, travel, vladivostok, winter

eastern dream ferry donghae to vladivostok

Sailing on the Eastern Dream to Russia

Posted onDecember 13, 2016July 15, 20182 Comments

Come, take trip with us to Russia on boat. There is old Mario. There is frosto, one-eyed snowman. There is even Nick who make noodle. Read More …

CategoriesRussia, South Korea, TravelTagsboat, border, border crossing, customs, dbs ferry, donghae, ferry, overland, russia, south korea, travel, vladivostok

russian visa seoul

DIY Getting a Russian Visa in Seoul

Posted onDecember 7, 2016December 27, 2016

Russia: Part of the Seoul Visa Trilogy. Read More …

CategoriesRussia, South Korea, TravelTagskorea, russia, russian visa, russian visa application, seoul, visa application

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