The Russian visa
Comments OffRecently Yakutia was visited by Germans’ Land Rover off-road vehicle expedition “Paris - Moscow - New York: Transcontinental 2009.” Everything went smoothly. Two vehicles entered Russia, expedition members spend a few days in Moscow, gave the press-conference and did much work with cars preparation, then a few weeks on the way to Yakutsk. Eventually they [...]
How do the people of Yakutsk survive in extreme cold?
Comments OffAccepted a lot of questions from Marie, of windy Chicago. Three dozens, maybe. All of them about Yakutsk and its dwellers’ way of life in the winter. I had two attempts to answer and, sorry, made Marie waiting for the reply a few days, because I was sick and busy later.
Railroad stations in Yakutia?
Comments OffA Swiss, who plans to travel across Yakutia and go back to Moscow by train, asked a few questions about availability of railroad stations in the region. My answer is following:
Video: When it is below - 40C. Yakutsk, Dec. 2008
Comments OffReal winter arrived in Yakutsk. Fog, cold, slow driving became a part of our daily life. Watch the 30-sec video shot on Dec. 7, 2008. That’s the view on the intersection from my window.
Download the Kolyma Highway travel map
Comments OffIt happened. The travel map for the Kolyma Highway is available online now. Designed for adventurers who are not afraid of driving the Kolyma Highway, well known as the Road of Bones.
It is presented in PDF on 7 pages (the A4 format.)
Available maps for:
(1) Republic of Sakha (with Kolyma Highway),
(2) Yakutsk,
(3) Nizhnyj Bestyakh - Churapcha,
(4) [...]
Video Reports: The struggle against the cold
Comments OffToday I was interviewed by a RussiaToday TV Channel reporter. The channel has the program “Russia Close-Up”. It’s a unique series on RT, travelling to hard-to-reach places, revealing the answers to your questions. Last 20 days a RT team was travelling across the region and has aired many videos. Some of them are available on [...]
Photo Report: One Day in Yakutsk
Comments OffJust decided to take pictures of what I see daily on the way to my job place and back home.
Road distances between Yakutsk and towns
Comments OffFurther, please, find the list of distances between republic’s towns and Yakutsk:
Taxi & Flight: Yakutsk - Oymyakon - Ust Nera - Yakutsk
Comments Off“Next January I will come in Yakutia. I will stay 2 days in Yakutsk then I’ll go to Oymyakon by a long-distance taxi (where does this taxi start?). To come back is it possible to fly from ust nera to yakutsk? You know aircompany and cost of ticket?” asked a weblog visitor.
Coldest place on the earth in Sibiria
Comments OffMight want to watch a Brit reportage from Oymyakon, the Pole of Cold. Here is the video to stream.
