By bolot | Published:
July 15, 2009
I received this question a year ago from Walter, the leader of the Sibirsky Extreme motorcycle expedition. Remember, I wrote to him an answer (check the post Khandyga – Yakutsk – Mirny – Lensk) and something like “Yes, it is possible to ride it through in summer.” Right at the moment two UK bikers of [...]
Posted in Answers, Locations, Travel | Tagged bike, biker, Expedition, extreme, Mirny, motorcycle, Nurba, roads, Sibirsky Extreme, summer, Travel, Viluisk, Vilyuisk, Vilyuisky Trakt, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
July 13, 2009
A question from a Hungarian fisherman sounded like this:
What kind of fishing are in the Yana River and it’s tributaries?
Frankly saying, I am not a big fan of fishing. So, I decided to call the Republic’s Biological Resources Department.
By bolot | Published:
July 7, 2009
Received a big portion of questions from a UK-based TV documentary production company. A production executive wrote in his request:
I’m researching a history/travel series about women travellers, their journeys and achievements. One story I’ve been looking at is about [a Brit nurse] Kate Marsden who travelled on horse back to help the Lepers in the [...]
Posted in Answers, History, Services, Travel | Tagged horse, housing, hunting, Kate Marsden, rates, roads, shamans, Travel, Viluisk, Vilyuisk, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
July 3, 2009
Those, who is interested in travelling on the same route by bikes, might want to check the Sibirsky Extreme UK Bikers Expedition’s website
Posted in Answers, Travel | Tagged bike, biker, Expedition, Lensk, Mirny, motorcycle, Peleduj, rates, roads, Sibirsky Extreme, summer, the Lena river, Travel, Udachnyj, Ust-Kut, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
June 16, 2009
More pics of previous Ysyakh at Flickr.com
This summer Yakutsk’s Ysyakh (Ысыах), Yakut national holidays, will be held on June 27-28, 2009. Location is Ys Khatyn (Yс Хатынг), 20 minutes by car northward from Yakutsk, near the settlement of Zhatai (Жатай). The opening ceremony will take place on the first day, Saturday, at 12.00.
Note: Yakutsk Ysyakh [...]
Posted in Announcement, Culture, Editorial, Events, Photo | Tagged Culture, customs, event, Photo, tradition, Yakutia, Yakutsk, Ysyakh |
By bolot | Published:
June 4, 2009
A London-based liaison officer wrote to me “I am trying to get a deal together to buy 200,000 carats of rough diamonds from Alrosa in Yakutia. Only problem is, their English speaking representatives’ websites do not work, nor do their telephone numbers. Very frustrating!!!!” Then he added the best line I had ever read “You [...]
Posted in Answers, Economy, General | Tagged ALROSA, business, company, contact, diamonds, Economy, London, mining, Mirny, Moscow, Yakutia |
By bolot | Published:
June 3, 2009
A Turkish traveller, who is planning to complete the around-the-world lonely trip “Istanbul2Instanbul”, is asking: “Everybody is talking about the danger to cross the Road of Bones alone, however, there are lots making lonely trips with thier motorbikes or cars. Do you think that it is dangerous to be alone on this road? If so, [...]
Posted in Answers, Locations, Travel | Tagged accommodation, car, hospitality, housing, Khandyga, Kolyma Highway, Magadan, Oymyakon, Pole of Cold, Road of Bones, roads, security, summer, Tomtor, tourism, Travel, Ust Nera |
By bolot | Published:
June 1, 2009
At long last, I managed to get 2009 Summer Hydrofoil Vessels Timetable for those, who expressed the strong wish to travel along the Lena River from Ust-Kut to Yakutsk. This is a long voyage, I need to warn you.
Posted in Answers, Locations, Services, Travel | Tagged boat, hydrofoil vessel, Lensk, Olekminsk, Osetrovo, Peleduj, rates, river port, schedule, the Lena river, timetable, transportation, Travel, Ust-Kut, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
May 28, 2009
Received a message from the U.S.:
I think your website is a great service to travellers who are interested in visiting Yakutia! I have been to Yakutsk before and love the nature. After looking though the internet and your site I still have two questions that I couldn’t find answered. Both of them have to do [...]
Posted in Answers, Services, Travel | Tagged airlines, car, contact, Expedition, flight, Magadan, north, rates, roads, schedule, taxi, the Lena river, Tiksi, tourism, Travel, winter, winter road |
By bolot | Published:
May 27, 2009
The next request from South Korea was like “Will you tell some a very cheap way to make residence registration at a guest house in Yakutsk? How much will it cost for a night?”
Posted in Answers, General, Services, Travel | Tagged hotel, migration, migration registration, migration service, Russia, Russian Post, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
