Siberia Сибирь
| 1. | Russian, Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific. |
| 2. | any undesirable or isolated locale, job, etc., to which one is assigned as punishment, a mark of disfavor, or the like. - Dictionary.com Unabridged |
Best of Siberia
Best lakeside retreat Bolshie Koty
Best kremlin Tobolsk
Best Lenin statue Ulan Ude
Best soup Ukha (fish soup)
Best secret to surving Siberian winter Banya
Three Trains
We shared the train cabin with a Russian woman, Liuda, and her coquettish 4-year-old daughter, who were on their way from Vladivostok to Kyrgyzstan. We had gotten on the train in the morning, and the little girl was eating Ramen noodles for breakfast. Now it was lunchtime, and she stared at a second bowl of noodles as if it were her worst enemy. I imagined she had been eating Ramen noodles for four days. Read more...
The Mad Monk
A story about a new cultural attraction in St Petersburg caught my eye. A unique museum was opening amidst much fanfare with a controversial exhibit featuring Russia’s most legendary letch and holy man, Grigory Rasputin. `Now this is the Russia I fell in love with,’ I remembered, as my thoughts drifted to my own close encounter with the infamous Mad Monk. Read more...
Mara Vorhees is a writer and photographer who blogs about food, music and adventure around the world.She has written guidebooks about Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Morocco, New England and Russia for Lonely Planet. Click here to read more about Mara.
