Russia Travel Stories Articles

Fifty Nine: Siberia – Siberia, Russia

Philip Blazdell searching for a phone in the middle of Siberia.

Anatomy of a Bribe – Moscow, Russia

Pegged as a narcotics dealer, Antonio Sanchez buys his way to freedom in Russia.

Meeting Dostoyevsky – Saint Petersburg, Russia

Elizabeth Simson (and her hostel-mates) get their own private tour though the damp, sleepy streets of Saint Petersburg.

To Russia With Curiosity Part 3: Moscow: More than just a Capital – Moscow, Russia

Sylvia Seschel goes to the city that was the heart and soul of communism behind the Iron Curtain.

To Russia With Curiosity Part 2: Volga: Riverboat Experience – Volga, Russia

Sylvia Seschel enjoys the float down the Volga river, stopping at a few villages and enjoying Canada Day!

To Russia With Curiosity Part 1: St. Petersburg: Patience is a Virtue – St. Petersburg, Russia

After spending all day in queues, Sylvia Seschel decides she didn’t come to Russia to wait in line!

Round The World by Bike: Remembering a little Uzbek – Siberia, Russia

Alastair Humphreys rides through Russia with only

A Grand Departure… and a Feeble Retreat (October 2004) – Russia

The locals are sure Al and Rob are crazy for attempting to ride through Siberia in winter. Considering even Tippex there is approved down to -40C, they may just be right.

Round The World by Bike: A Grand Departure… and a Feeble Retreat – Siberia, Russia

Round The World by Bike
Into Siberia

“We are the Pilgrims, Master: we shall go
Always a little farther: it may be
Beyond that last blue mountain barred with snow,
Across that angry or that glimmering sea”�James Elroy Flecker

“Good luck with the last long cold leg, Alastair”�Ran Fiennes

If you head West long enough you reach the East. 482 years to [...]

Round The World by Bike: Into Siberia – Siberia, Russia

Round The World by Bike
Into Siberia

“We are the Pilgrims, Master: we shall go
Always a little farther: it may be
Beyond that last blue mountain barred with snow,
Across that angry or that glimmering sea”James Elroy Flecker

“Good luck with the last long cold leg, Alastair”Ran Fiennes

If you head West long enough you reach the East. 482 years to [...]