by bolot on March 23, 2012
One of FAQs is “How to make it from Yakutsk to Chukotka overland?” Here is the living answer. Follow Moscovite’s 4wd expedition launched in the early March 2012 and about to complete by the end of the current month.
They started in Nerungri, South Yakutia, and plan to finish in Chukotka. I think, it should be Pevek.
Their route is Nerungri – Yakutsk – Kyubyume – Oymyakon – Kyubyume – Ust Nera – Sinegorie (Magadan Oblast, see the above photo) – Susuman – Magadan – Kadykchan – Ust Nera (back to Yakutia) – Sasyr – Zyryanka – Srednekolymsk – Bilibino (Chukotka) – … and once again Chukotka.
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by bolot on November 22, 2011
“A behind the scenes look at my trip to Chukotka, Russia. I was traveling around Chukotka starting with Anadyr (capital of Chukotka) and into the very deep Tundra where nobody lives except small tribal groups of reindeer herders, staying and photographing them in their everyday life, and it was a life changing experience.” (c) Sasha Leahovcenco.
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by bolot on November 18, 2011
I do really like Valery Titievsky’s street photographs of Novosibirsk, Russia. It’s his home city and it’s where he lives and works. Valery is a pro photographer.
Thanks to him, we can follow the winter life of the Siberian city of Novosibirsk.
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Alex Hibbert asked once, “Anyone know around which date Lake Baikal freezes fully each year?” Afterwhile, he asked many others, “Is that partial or over the whole surface and is it thick enough to travel on then? How about on foot/ski and… for an unsupported full-length ski/sledge crossing? Jan-March or outside these dates?”
I reforwarded questions to Tatiana Baksheeva, of AskBaikal.com, and here’s her answer for Alex Hibbert:
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