Travelogues Russian Federation

Our Helene was born in Krasnoyarsk, but no one knows her here. The journey here was quite long (540km), but on a good road quite fast. The landscape became more and more varied...

We continued our short trip (1.5 hours) to Irkutsk, the next larger city here. Irkutsk has a lot of history to offer, as many, many years ago unwanted people from Russia or...

Our Russian tour guide Julia had raved about this area, where the sun shines 300 days a year. It's pouring rain all day. Since there's not much going on here, patience is...

Before embarking on my big journey, I spent a few days in Moscow with the amazing Настя. Thanks to her, I was able to discover Moscow from a different (very personal and family)...

A nice little village at the southwestern edge of Lake Baikal, Listvyanka offered the opportunity to just relax for two days. No excursions, no museums. Just nature views. Last...

This was clearly the highlight of the journey so far. Lake Baikal and its surroundings, rocky shores and the landscapes were astonishing and had me drop my jaw. 'nuff said!

Update 10.02. After a short night, we started a very cozy day. We spent our lunch break sitting on the warm stones by the shore of Lake Pukaki. The water was a beautiful...

Unfortunately, not all images were downloaded in our last blog post. We don't want to withhold them from you, of course! Have fun with the pictures and......see you later

14.07.2023 I set off towards Ulan-Ude and accidentally came across the Baikal-Siberia Paradise, which is a 150 km drive. The vastness of the lake was like a sea in front of me,...

This is just the appetizer, usually potato salad, cheese, and vegetables.

UPDATE below. We are currently approaching the territory of the Russian Federation and are still assuming that we will be granted entry. However, since there is no free data...

On July 16th, I booked a tour of the nearby Buratien Monastery through Lukas. Until then, I didn't even know that this region of Buratien existed and that it is influenced by...

Continuing south from Ulan-Ude. Although, I would have preferred to keep heading east. The new destination was a campground in a suburb about 230 km before the Mongolian border....

Today we spent 9 hours on the bus. The trip is livened up by various lectures from the experts on board (local landscape guide, former Russian journalist for politics, etc.)....

Trans-Siberian Railway Part 1: From St. Petersburg to Siberia

Yes, I flew back to Moscow. Why? Well, my original intention was to travel Mongolia and South Korea after Russia. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing pandemic, conditions to...

It may be hard to believe, but you can go skiing at Lake Baikal. Today we went from Ulan-Ude to Lake Baikal, or rather the Baikal Sea. The lake is almost as long as Germany and...

Stage 51: Bugoynes - Pasvik Nature Reserve: Through Kirkenes to the Russian border (Grense Jakobsnes) - on (though already old) signs it is warned not to make contact with...

Tag 14: since we hadn't had a washing machine for several days, part of our laundry was done - on this day, we planned, played, and relaxed due to the rainy weather - we found...

Just behind Ekaterinburg, the overnight spot was once again a lake. I stayed here for 3 days because it was so beautiful. In the evening, the fisherman and his wife came and...

Customs clearance went smoothly for us in half an hour. At the remote border point, they had some problems with Greek letters in our documents. But in the International Driver's...

will be our bridge to Asia. I stole the previous photo because I couldn't downpixel mine. The Wi-Fi here is as bad as the streets.

A little bit off the actual transibirian trail, Tomsk is a nice university city that is, apart from the university's botanical gardens, also known for its wooden architecture...

quite beautiful large city on the Volga. And is dominated by the Motherland statue, which with the surrounding park and memorial really brings Russian greatness and...

The churches here in Russia are really well maintained. Everything else, not so much.

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