Places of interest

Published: 19.5.2013

One of the world’s most important, a gate for Asian trade to Naples of the Orient or a city on the end of the world? What the Asian Vladivostok looked like and how was life there?

Published: 12.5.2013

When I hear Vladivostok I think of something monumental, distant, decayed in a Soviet way and, at the same time, impressive. Something I naturally want to explore. What is interesting about Vladivostok, the terminal of the Trans-Siberian railway? We will try to answer this question now.

Published: 18.3.2012

Polar tourism has become a natural part of normal supply and travel agencies. What experience, those who cruise for two-week adventure to the North Pole are investing more than half a million dollars? The answer you will find in today's article.

Published: 12.2.2012

During the journey through the farthest coasts of Europe, we visited the northernmost point of Norway, as well as some major ports and cities. In this tradition we will still continue, but the aim of today's journey will be located more on east. The Russian port of Murmansk, won´t fascinate you by beauty malls, but certainly there is something remarkable in what you should explore.

Published: 6.11.2011

Overcoming the limits in the transport of persons is not only a matter of the past few decades, but rather over a century, which clearly dominated the air transport industry. And who was the fastest ever?

Published: 30.10.2011

Is Chinese giant Buddha really the biggest? And which of the female statues is the biggest? This and much more can be found in the second part of our journey through the world's BEST statues.

Published: 16.5.2011

South Siberian town of Omsk will be next stop during our Trans-Siberian journey. This town is known as a gate to Siberia, and we shall have a look at way of life in one of the greatest Russian metropolis.

Published: 18.4.2011

Today's chapter will describe the metropolis, situated in east part of Siberia. Irkutsk belongs to biggest Siberian towns. It is very important stop of Trans-Siberian Line, close to beaches of Baikal Lake.

Published: 4.4.2011

Travelling in Far East, we have a look to Siberia again. As a target of our today's and next journey, it will be two important Russian towns, which are also important stops of Siberian Railway-Line at the same time. The town of Nowosibirsk is bigger, 1500 kilometres distant from smaller but much more interesting town of Irkutsk (it is approx. 40 hours train -journey).

Published: 7.3.2011

In today's wandering through Russian towns, we visit Republic of Tatarstan, its capital Kazan, one of biggest metropolis of Russian Federation.