Back in September we spent four nights at Nikita’s Homestead, our base for exploring the beautiful Olkhon island on Lake Baikal. We didn’t have much of an idea what to expect, but our time here far surpassed our expectations…
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Lake Baikal Notes From The Road RUSSIA
Olkhon Island & Lake Baikal // Our favourite place in Russia! [DAY 3 & 4]
DAY THREE Our third day was another full day exploring the island and Lake Baikal – we left the guesthouse the same time as the day before and headed to Idiba Bay first, stopping at a few different view points…
Lake Baikal Notes From The Road RUSSIA
Olkhon Island & Lake Baikal // Our favourite place in Russia! [DAY 1 & 2]
DAY ONE Olkhon island is the fourth largest lake-bound island in the world and is found on Russia’s famous Lake Baikal; the oldest and deepest freshwater lake in the world. We were very excited to get away from city…
Lake Baikal Notes From The Road RUSSIA
A Russian Great Yarmouth!? A weekend in Listvyanka, Lake Baikal!
LISTVYANKA || RUSSIA We’d heard good things about Listvyanka when planning our trip – a lot of guides recommend going there and describe it as a ‘sleepy fishing village’ and a great chance to spend time at Lake Baikal,…
Accommodation Review Notes From The Road Reviews RUSSIA Suzdal
The cute historical town of Suzdal, Russia // Two days in our own log cabin!
SUZDAL The tiny town of Suzdal was added to our Russian itinerary after it was recommended to us by a well-travelled friend. We were mostly visiting big cities on our trip, so we liked the idea of a few days…
Accommodation Review Notes From The Road Reviews RUSSIA
Homeless for a night?? Our first (and only!) negative experience in Russia…
VLADIMIR Knowing that Vladimir was just going to be a stop off point on our way to Suzdal, we picked a later train from Moscow which arrived around 6pm. We had looked up where our hostel was before we…
Notes From The Road RUSSIA St Petersburg
EXPLORING PETERHOF PALACE & GARDENS // St Petersburg Day Three
DAY THREE We decided to head to a park outside of the city on our third and final day in St Petersburg to see something a bit different and to make the most of the sunny weather. After ummm-ing…
Notes From The Road RUSSIA St Petersburg
SIGHTSEEING IN ST PETERSBURG // DAY TWO: Cathedrals, Palace Square, Parks and Rabbit Island
DAY TWO Day two was equally as grey as day one, but thankfully without rain. We used our second day for sightseeing in St Petersburg, with a plan to hit as many of the major tourist attractions as possible. Taking…
Notes From The Road RUSSIA St Petersburg
ST PETERSBURG DAY ONE // We almost didn’t make it to Russia!!
DAY ONE We almost didn’t make it….. Our start in St Petersburg wasn’t the best! We woke up in Helsinki at 5am, leaving at 5.30 to catch our 6.20 train. Sara kindly offered to drop us at the station,…
Is the Russian visa really as complicated as everyone says?! Here’s how to (successfully) apply for a Russian visa! As we are off to Russia in a few weeks to experience the Trans-Siberian railway, Gary and I had to…