‘Russia’ Category
A February Walk Through Saint Petersburg, Russia in Pictures
Assuming you don’t mind the cold, February is a really great time to visit Saint Petersburg. Tourism is low so you’ll feel like you have the city all to yourself, and the city is decorated with the pretty white snow that Russia is known for. Just how cold is it? The average high is -3°C [...]
A Winter’s Month in Unedited Black and White Photographs
I haven’t traveled at all since I went to Iceland in September and as fellow addicts can understand, staying put is about the worst thing a travel junkie like me can do. For one, I start to suffer from severe withdrawal symptoms that make me genuinely un-fun to be around, not to mention how unsurprisingly difficult [...]
The Rudest City on Earth?
I have to assume the woman is apologizing. She’s working the coat check desk at the Armory Museum in the Kremlin, and she’s just aggressively slammed my coat down onto the table. My DSLR was inside one of the pockets, and a horrible sound filled the room as a part went flying. All eyes are [...]
What it’s Like to Travel on the Trans Siberian Railroad in Pictures
I’ve traveled a lot since my first big international trip got me hooked 6 years ago. Of all my travels I can confidently say that the most epic among them has been the Trans Siberian Railroad. When I got back from the trip I wasn’t sure if I’d ever top the intense, month long travel buzz I experienced when [...]
Capture the Colour: Colors of the Trans Siberian Railway
Capture the Colour: Colors of the Trans Siberian Railway I found this “Capture the Colour” contest on Adventurous Kate’s blog (who I’ve been following for a while, and am continually inspired by!) As soon as I read about it I thought, “I HAVE to do this.” Here’s the deal: you dig through your travel photos in [...]
Best Places in Europe for…
Looking for new travel ideas? Here are 5 places in Europe to check out. Best places in Europe for: For going broke on $10 coffees: Moscow, Russia Кофемания (Coffeemania) in Moscow, at $10 usd a cup, boasts the most expensive coffee anywhere I’ve ever seen. Well, except for maybe the $30 cup of Kopi Luwak coffee [...]
Trans Siberian Railroad
I’ve finally finished blogging the Trans Siberian Railroad, a journey that took me from Shanghai to Moscow by train between Oct-Nov of last year. If you want to jump right in, start with my post on Shanghai. Otherwise, read on! I’ve traveled a lot over the last several years. I mean a lot. And despite all my [...]
Trans Siberian Railroad: Moscow
Nov 10-13, 2011 There are many options for train travel in and out of Moscow – we chose an overnight train in the hopes of getting some sleep and saving the cost of a hotel. By now we were quite accustomed to sleeping on trains and while 6hrs of sleep on a moving train can’t [...]
Trans Siberian Railroad: Nizhny Novgorod
Nov 8-9, 2011 After Omsk’s relative lack of tourist attractions we were ready for something new. Situated along a river and build upward along hilly terrain, Nizhny Novgorod was perhaps the most picturesque of all the cities we visited. Closed to foreigners during the Soviet era, today it has plenty to offer: good restaurants, walking paths, [...]