By bolot | Published:
February 8, 2010
In a previous post “How to get a taxi going to Yakutsk at the Neryungri railroad station?” I mentioned Matt George, a UK backpacker. This is a guy, who asked me about how to get at the Neryungri railroad station a taxi going to Yakutsk. My answers you can find in the mentioned publication. Here [...]
Also posted in Locations, Travel | Tagged car, Coldest City, Nerungri, Oymyakon, roads, Siberia, taxi, tourism, Travel, winter, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
January 27, 2010
This is a temporary post. Just would like to let my weblog visitors know that everything is okey with us. We returned, had a ton of impressions, a lot of pictures and dozen of videos with fun and useful info. Btw, This trip gave a lot of info to create many post with profound info. [...]
By bolot | Published:
January 15, 2010
As far as you know, I decided to organize a road trip to Oymyakon, the Pole of Cold, from Jan. 17 till Jan. 21 for my friends. Today we, trip participants, gathered and had lunch in Yakutsk at the Chicago Bar.
There were alll of those mentioned in travellers list, including a German photographer Bjorn [...]
Also posted in Editorial, Locations, Travel | Tagged car, Cold, Editorial, Expedition, Khandyga, Kolyma Highway, Oymyakon, Pole of Cold, Road of Bones, roads, Siberia, Tomtor, tourism, Travel, winter, Winter Exotica, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
January 11, 2010
As you noted by my announcements, I decided to arrange my friends’ roadtrip from Yakutsk to the Pole of Cold, Oymyakon. So… I was forced to come across some technical questions, like visa, air tickets, car rent, transfers, accommodation, etc. Man, so many things are to be done! Praise God, everything goes smoothly so far. [...]
Also posted in Services, Travel | Tagged car, Nerungri, Oymyakon, Pole of Cold, rates, roads, Siberia, taxi, tourism, Travel, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
January 9, 2010
Amazing! I received questions from an American lady, whose given name is Summer. It’s like “Hello from summer to winter.” She was asking:
I found some amazing stories about people who were there lately as tourists and I was wondering: Somebody on a web site who was there suggested highly the North Face Himalayan suit and [...]
Also posted in General, Travel | Tagged clothes, Cold, cold weather, fur, fur boots, fur coat, life, Oymyakon, Pole of Cold, reindeer, Siberia, tips, tourism, Travel, winter, Winter Exotica, Yakutia |
By bolot | Published:
January 6, 2010
A month ago the message arrived from Sweden. A horses breeding enthusiast Karl wrote:
First of all, I want to tell you how fantastic it is of you to put up this opportunities to ask questions about Yakutia.
Thanks for your positive feedback :)
Well, I´m very interested in the Yakut ponies. There is actually not so much [...]
By bolot | Published:
December 29, 2009
Thanks to Eva Krečová, I’ve eventually watched the Long Way Round episode dedicated the Road of Bones. So many years past, but it happened now only. If you weren’t lucky to see it, just do it and consider your traveling this way. Must be a lot of fun and adventure stories.
Btw, Eva Krečová & Tomáš [...]
Also posted in Travel, Video | Tagged bike, Khandyga, Kolyma Highway, Magadan, mountain, Road of Bones, roads, Siberia, summer, the Lena river, Tomtor, Travel, Ust Nera, Video, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
December 28, 2009
A Jordi, of Catalonia, is asking:
I have been reading the last report about Norwegians’ accident [in Yakutia/Siberia], and I want to ask you something… Is this a recent story? I haven’t found the piece of news relating to this.
Nowadays I know some people who want to make the journey to Oymyakon [the coldest place in [...]
Also posted in Locations, Travel | Tagged car, Cold, Khandyga, Kolyma Highway, Magadan, mountain, Oymyakon, Pole of Cold, rates, Road of Bones, roads, Siberia, Tomtor, tourism, Travel, Ust Nera, winter, Winter Exotica, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
December 22, 2009
Today’s top local news is totally dedicted to Norwegian adventure travelers lost allegedly in the Oymyakonsky region by the Embassy of Norway and found by the Russian rescuers. They were okey.
They appeared to be very naive travelers. They thought they would be the first who made it to Magadan by the old route of [...]
Also posted in Announcement, Travel | Tagged car, Kolyma Highway, Magadan, mountain, Oymyakon, Pole of Cold, Road of Bones, roads, Siberia, Tomtor, Travel, winter, Yakutia |
By bolot | Published:
December 22, 2009
A few weeks ago I received a question from an UK backpacker, who is coming to Yakutia in January 2010. He asked “Is there an ice road to the Lena Pillars? Is it possible to make it there in January?”
Btw, a request was sent via the Facebook group “Ask-Yakutia-Today,” everyone is welcome to join [...]
Also posted in Locations, Photo, Travel | Tagged car, Cold, ice road, Lena Pillars, maps, Photo, roads, Siberia, the Lena river, Travel, Tumul, winter, Winter Exotica, Yakutia |
