Tag Archives : travel Russia

February 16, 2019

Сrossing Russian-Mongolian Border via Kyakhta–Aganbulag Checkpoint: How to Get from Ulan-Ude to Ulaanbaatar and Transport in Mongolia

Kyakhta–Aganbulag is the most popular border crossing point between Russia and Mongolia, since the Ulan-Ude–Ulaanbaatar road passes through it. The distance between these two cities is about 585 km, which equals about 12 hours’ drive, including the border crossing and such kind of views on the way. There is also a plane between Ulan-Ude and Ulaanbaatar which flies twice a…

September 1, 2018

Ulan-Ude (Russia): Why Go to the Capital of Buryatia?

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Initially, Ulan-Ude was just on our way from Irkutsk to Mongolia , but when we came there, we found that this was a great place to visit. Most of all, we enjoyed seeing Lenin’s head statue and Ivolginsky Datsan Buddhist temple.

May 1, 2018

Open-Air Taltsy Museum (Baikal, Russia)

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Taltsy is similar to Open-Air Museum in Tallinn or Skansen in Stockholm. Taltsy is called architectural and ethnographic museum: it tells a about everyday life of Baikal region inhabitants via the display of Baikal architecture from indigenous huts to the estates of the 20th century.

January 7, 2018

Circum-Baikal Railway (Baikal, Russia)

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Circum-Baikal Railway is a part of the Trans-Siberian Railway, and it goes along the southern shore of the lake Baikal.

November 26, 2017

Kozmodemyansk (Mari El Republic, Russia)

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If tourists only knew about the existence of Kozmodemyansk, they would never go to the places like Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Kamchatka, Karelia, Baikal, and other popular regions and cities of Russia. We are absolutely serious: Kozmodemyansk is Russia off the beaten path with unique charm and not less attractions per capita than in Moscow; these attractions are also very unusual. Moreover,…

October 2, 2017

The Consequences of Arshan Walk: A Tick Bite and How to Deal with It at Baikal Lake

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We spent four days in Irkutsk, but could not see this city as we wanted to. There are actually several reasons. One of them is nearby attractions such as Listvyanka and Taltsy to which we dedicated quite some time. The second reason is the fact that Victor’s colleague and friend Dima lives in Irkutsk. With him and his nice and…

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Tag Archives : travel Russia

Сrossing Russian-Mongolian Border via Kyakhta–Aganbulag Checkpoint: How to Get from Ulan-Ude to Ulaanbaatar and Transport in Mongolia

Ulan-Ude (Russia): Why Go to the Capital of Buryatia?

Open-Air Taltsy Museum (Baikal, Russia)

Circum-Baikal Railway (Baikal, Russia)

Kozmodemyansk (Mari El Republic, Russia)

The Consequences of Arshan Walk: A Tick Bite and How to Deal with It at Baikal Lake