By bolot | Published:
November 12, 2009
The journey along the Lena River from its head evokes much travelers’ interest. Reasons vary. Recently I received another request, but from the U.S. this time. An Orthodox priest wrote:
“I want to travel by river to Yakutsk, June 2010 for a sabbatical project because early Orthodox missionaries to Alaska took this route in 1794. Where [...]
Posted in Answers, Locations, Services, Travel | Also tagged hydrofoil vessel, Olekminsk, Peleduj, Siberia, summer, the Lena river, Travel, Ust-Kut, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
October 21, 2009
There are three options. You can reach Lensk from Yakutsk:
1) by plane,
2) by taxi,
3) hitchhiking (mostly with truck drivers).
Posted in Answers, Locations, Services, Travel | Also tagged flight, Mirny, rates, roads, schedule, Siberia, taxi, the Lena river, tourism, Travel, winter, Winter Exotica, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
September 12, 2009
Walter Colebatch, the UK Sibirsky Extreme moto adventure project leader, returned to Yakutia from Baikal. He said good bye to his fellows Tony and Terry, who went back home to England. At that moment, he thought “I still harboured a burning ambition to get to the Arctic Circle in Asia… I just had enough [...]
Posted in Answers, Editorial, Locations, Photo, Services, Travel | Also tagged Aikhal, Anabar, bike, biker, car, Chernyshevsky, Cold, Editorial, Expedition, fuel, maps, Mirny, Morkoka, motorcycle, Photo, rates, roads, Siberia, Sibirsky Extreme, the Lena river, Travel, Udachny, Ust-Kut, Viluisk, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
August 21, 2009
Maybe, it’s a little bit late at this point. Navigation on the Lena River, that usually lasts from early June till late September, is coming to the end. However, I think the following info will appear to be useful in the future.
I found out two alternative ways of traveling the Lena River on parts Ust-Kut [...]
Posted in Answers, Locations, Photo, Services, Travel | Also tagged barge, boat, hydrofoil vessel, Olekminsk, Photo, rates, schedule, summer, taxi, the Lena river, tourism, Travel, Ust-Kut, vessel, Winter Exotica, 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 | Also tagged bike, biker, Expedition, Mirny, motorcycle, Peleduj, rates, roads, Sibirsky Extreme, summer, the Lena river, Travel, Udachnyj, Ust-Kut, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
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 | Also tagged boat, hydrofoil vessel, Olekminsk, Osetrovo, Peleduj, rates, river port, schedule, the Lena river, timetable, transportation, Travel, Ust-Kut, Yakutia, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
November 27, 2008
Further, please, find the list of distances between republic’s towns and Yakutsk:
Posted in Answers, Travel | Also tagged Aldan, car, Coldest City, Mirny, Nerungri, Nurba, Olekminsk, Pokrovsk, roads, Srednekolymsk, taxi, Tommot, tourism, Travel, Udachny, Verkhoyansk, Viluisk, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
November 16, 2008
Information on Yakutsk, Mirny, Nerungri, Lensk. Key facts.
Posted in Answers, Editorial, General, Locations | Also tagged coal, construction materials, diamond cutters, food industry, fuel energy, gold mining, industrial profile, Mirny, Nerungri, urban area, Yakutsk |
By bolot | Published:
November 12, 2008
43 pages with information on the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in English.
Posted in Answers, Economy, Editorial, General, Locations, Travel | Also tagged authority, cooperation, diamonds, downloads, Economy, Editorial, environment, government, history, industry, invest, investment projects, mine, mineral, Mirny, nations, Nerungri, people, Photo, policy, population, sport, translation, Travel, Yakutian, Yakutsk, Ysyakh |
By bolot | Published:
August 2, 2008
“Hi Bolot, I plan to travel to Sakha next year and want to ride my motorcycle from Magadan to Lensk, in August. I understand that the road from Yakutsk to Khandyga can be very muddy in this time of year. Is it possible
