Arctic zone

No day light in Yakutsk. January 14, 2010.

An American Ian was asking me recently, “I am wondering how the lack of sunlight effects people in the long winter months. How many hours of daylight do you have, and it is dreadful? In summer, are the days extremely long? I am fascinated by your home.”

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Another request arrived from the USA was very specific. About the ways of travelling from Yakutsk to Tiksi in September 2009. Read more…

Actually, international visitors’ first question sounds in another ways. Like, ‘Do I need to get an entry permit for visiting Yakutia.‘ Answer, ‘No.‘ But an inviting organization or person needs to point in invitation applications which settlements within Russia including Yakutia international travellers intend to visit. That’s the ordinary procedure. So to visit Yakutia, foreign guests are required to have only valid Russian visas.

The next question I always hear is whether this or that region of Yakutia is open for foreigners. Read more…