Stuck at the border crossing at Naushki, Russia for 5 hours. Talked to the customs officer, made a new friend, Chema from Spain, and helped out a nice Japanese gentlemen – Shinya Watanabe(shinyawatanabe.net)…
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Our last day in Russia – spent in Ulan Ude. We saw the city, visited Russia’s center of Buddhism, and of course caught up with internet work and blogging before taking off for Mongolian…
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Day two on the island of Olkhon, where we enjoyed an incredibly scenic hike around Southern part of the island.…
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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…
