Travel Guide

The useful version of Avacha Bay as a first Kamchatka day feels as if it has been tested in the street, not assembled from a list of sights. In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, that means starting with the first clear view of Avacha Bay and the[...]

The useful version of Murmansk beyond the aurora feels as if it has been tested in the street, not assembled from a list of sights. In Murmansk, that means starting with the Lenin icebreaker and the working port atmosphere around the city,[...]

The useful thing about Teriberka and the Barents Sea as a day from Murmansk is that it does not need to be inflated. Start with the road out of Murmansk toward tundra, open coast and Barents Sea weather, give the route a clean shape, and the[...]

The useful thing about the Circum-Baikal Railway as a heritage day is that it does not need to be inflated. Start with the rail line where tunnels, stonework and shoreline views begin to repeat in a good way, give the route a clean shape, and[...]

The notes I would give a first-time visitor are not complicated: begin with Khuzhir and the first open views around Cape Burkhan, keep the route honest, and do not make Lake Baikal carry more stops than the day can hold. The best travel days in[...]