Russia

Video| Longest slide on deepest lake in world

Worlds longest Canadian run and slide on Lake Baikal Yep, I think I've completed the worlds longest Canadian run and slide on Lake Baikal, the deepest and most voluminous (has the…
Ian Yacobucci

End of an era the old Moscow circus

The Moscow Nikulin circus brought gasps of “oohs” and “ah’s” from me and my friends. It must have been a sight to see four grown men with smiles from ear to ear clapping…
Ian Yacobucci

Travel Photo| St. Basil's Moscow, Russia

Tetris: I know what you're thinking, "Tetris".  In reality, one of Moscow's most famous and recognizable cathedrals is a monument to the religious devotion of the Russian Orthodox. This…
Ian Yacobucci

How to get from Russia to Kazakhstan traveling the Trans-Siberian

  If you’re traveling on the Trans-Siberian, the easiest way to get from Russia to Kazakhstan is to take the bus from Omsk to Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital city. It…
Ian Yacobucci

Stopping on the Trans-Siberian to spend the day in Irkutsk

Read about my experience stopping in Irkutsk while traveling the Trans-Siberian from Beijing to Moscow. I arrived in Irkutsk early morning after a two evening journey by train…
Ian Yacobucci