By bolot | Published:
September 9, 2009
This question I hear very often from international website visitors. The last time it was a Turkish 4WD adventure traveler Ali Eric, who is making his world-around trip Istanbul2Istanbul. A few days ago, while seeping the Russian beer at a local grill house, he said to me:
“You know, before my start, I told friends that [...]
Posted in Answers, Culture, General, History, Locations | Also tagged Culture, history, life, people, Siberia, winter, Winter Exotica, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
August 26, 2009
If you have been thinking about hunting in Yakutia in autumn, check out the pictures of what it can be.
Posted in Answers, Locations, Photo | Also tagged hunt, hunting, Kolyma Highway, mountain, Oymyakon, Oymyakonsky Ulus, Photo, roads, snow, Tomtor, tourism, Travel, Verkhoyansky, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
May 15, 2009
In the course of the week received two requests with the same question like “Do you know the contact info of the Yakutsk-based expert, who can give profound information on how climate changes affect melting permafrost.” The first inquiry arrived from two world-known photographers and another from a Swedish journalist.
By bolot | Published:
January 19, 2009
“Yakutsk, Cherrapunji, Hammerfest, La Paz… these are the cities that top the charts. They struggle doggedly against the toughest environmental conditions on our planet to provide their populations with an acceptable level of existence. These cities persist and continue flourishing in places where normally only traditional villages would be expected to survive…”
That’s how the [...]
Posted in Answers, Editorial, Locations, Video | Also tagged car, Coldest City, documentary, extreme, life, Travel, Video, winter, Winter Exotica, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
January 2, 2009
Accepted 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.
By bolot | Published:
December 14, 2008
It’s now, actually. If to be more accurate, the best period for such visits is from the midth of December till the end of January. It is the very time to feel -50°C and less even in Yakutsk. Check out the table and my recent photographs.
By bolot | Published:
December 11, 2008
We, I and other Yakutians, are often asked about Oymyakon. The last time we forwarded received questions to a local resident. His name is Nikolay N. Krivoshapkin, 50-year-old driver, who was born, grew up and live the whole life in Oymyakon. Nikolay tried to describe what life in the coldest place on Earth looks like. [...]
Posted in Answers, Locations, Social, Travel | Also tagged Kolyma Highway, life, Oymyakon, Pole of Cold, Road of Bones, Travel, winter, Winter Exotica, Yakutia |
By bolot | Published:
December 8, 2008
Yeee, we are in the midst of intensely cold weather. December is prominent here for minus 40 degrees Celsius (-40F). The first day with registered -40C was December 5, 2008. Praise God, there were no strong winds, otherwise we couldn’t stand it.
By bolot | Published:
December 7, 2008
Real 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.
By bolot | Published:
November 27, 2008
Just decided to take pictures of what I see daily on the way to my job place and back home.
