Day one on the island of Olkhon, where we went to explore the northern part of the island and learn some of the many legends of the Buryat people.…
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We make a pit stop on a train station somewhere in Siberia, between Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk, Russia.…
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We spent half a day at Novodevichy Monastery, and thoroughly enjoyed it – few people /tourists and enclosed walls make it feel like a peaceful sanctuary far away from Moscow’s hustle and bustle. But…
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This post will be slightly different than those about other destinations, since it’s not a “new” experience for us (Sergey is actually a native Muscovite and lived in the city full time until he…
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We spent our second wedding anniversary cruising down the Volga river and visiting an island fortress town of Sviyazhsk in Tatarstan Republic, Russia.…
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This is my home town. Pop 350,000. I grew up here until I was twelve, at which point my family moved to the US. It’s not a huge tourist destination, but it’s worth a…
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Beautiful city on the river is full of surprises, great day, Inna makes an appearance!…
