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Kurile Lake, Kamchatka: 30 Humans & 300 Bears at the End of the World
Downhearted, I regarded the scenery behind the drawn-aside curtain. The Orwellian, drab, concrete human containers the Soviets named Khrushchyovkas seemed ...
Trekking in Kamchatka: Avachinsky Volcano & Nalychevo National Park
Day #1: From Yelizovo to Avachinsky Base Camp A serene, blue sky had made its appearance by dawn time today ...
One Month at Kurile Lake in Kamchatka
I consider myself a very fortunate man for having had the opportunity to reside for one whole month at Ozornaya ...
A trip to Kurile Lake in Kamchatka Over Land
A whole week passed waiting for the sun to shine over the peninsula of Kamchatka in the Russian Far East ...
Traveling in Kamchatka: Petropavlovsk-Yelizovo & Surroundings
Upon landing at the airport of Yelizovo in Kamchatka, on that sunny morning of June, I was perfectly aware that ...
A Road Trip in Primorsky Krai
Day #1: Tokarevsky Lighthouse & Land of the Leopard National Park After some really epic adventuring in Kamchatka for a ...
One day in Khabarovsk
Getting back from Kamchatka to the Russian mainland, I was in need of a way to reach back to Moscow ...
What to See in Central Vladivostok
It was gloomy, rainy daybreak I, finally, after five straight days and nights on the train, was setting foot in ...
My Stay in Novosibirsk
On my way east from Saint Petersburg to Vladivostok, after Kazan and Ekaterinburg, my third stop was Novosibirsk. My main ...
Trekking Alone in the Altai Mountains – From Chibit to Maashey Bashi
Day #1 Late yesterday evening, my friends Ekaterina and Sergey dropped me off at Novosibirsk Central Bus Station. We bid ...
What to see in Yekaterinburg
On my way east along the Trans-Siberian Railway, after Kazan, my second stop was the city of Yekaterinburg. Yekaterinburg was ...
Hiking in the Zyuratkul National Park, Southern Ural Mountains
Day #1: From Ekaterinburg to Zyuratkul National Park 5 o'clock, a gloomy, drizzling afternoon, in a small parking lot surrounded ...
