What an incredible journey.
To visit Russia with my old mate Brownie and support our national team was a great experience in itself. Amazingly we only had one blue but Russian beer is a greatRead more
What an incredible journey.
To visit Russia with my old mate Brownie and support our national team was a great experience in itself. Amazingly we only had one blue but Russian beer is a greatRead more
We've now been waiting 2 hours for port officals to get clearance from the Russian navy to leave port. Submarine exercises are far more important.
Today is a boat excursion, deep sea fishing, sealRead more
Today we take a heiicopter flight to the Valley of the Guysers.
The initial flight is one hour and twenty minutes.
We have a beautiful summer's day, cloudless sky, perfect visibility of the snowRead more
After 67 hours in the train (a journey not to be missed) we arrive in Vladivostok and are met by Svetlana our guide and a driver who immediately take us for a late lunch in ine if Vladivostok's finestRead more
Ksenya and our driver Serg, meet us 8am to begin a busy day.
The task today is to check out local pkaces of cultural importance in this predominantly buddhist, Buryat society.
Buryatia, The BuryatRead more
Our town, Ust-barguzin on a Saturday morning.
Last night was a homestay so in the morning Nina our host a retired Cooking Teacher whipped up a traditional Russian breakfast of kasha with sultanas,Read more
Leaving Aya Bay by Russian Uaz, their soviet era 4WD whose design our guide Ksenya says was so perfect it has not changed since 1963. Likened by her to a loaf of bread with wheels it reminds us of aRead more