Around the World in 80 Clicks

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

The enormous, white cathedral with golden domes on the banks of the Moskva river has a curious history and, being ... [more]

Novodevichy Convent and Cemetery

A complex where you can easily spend hours wandering around a cemetery, a convent with towers where important ... [more]

Sculpture Park

All those Soviet-era statues had to go somewhere - some ended up in the Sculpture Park, and to keep them up-to-date, ... [more]

Stalins Seven Sisters

Impossible to miss while walking around Moscow, the so-called Seven Sisters are fine examples of Stalinist architecture, ... [more]

Moscow subway stations

Much more than just a functional transportation system, the subway of Moscow resembles an extensive museum where ... [more]

Vulcanarium

Before exploring some of the around 300 volcanoes on Kamchatka, a visit to the Vulcanarium, or Volcano Museum, ... [more]

Vachkazhets

Pristine mountains surrounding a small lake, and a lovely waterfall are reached after a bumpy ride through the ... [more]

Avachinsky Pass

Majestically defining the horizon to the north of Petropavlovsk, twin volcanoes Avachinsky and Koryaksky have ... [more]

Three Brothers Peninsula

The peninsula directly south of Petropavlovsk makes for a wonderful hike in discovery of beaches and bunkers, ... [more]

Mutnovsky Valley of Geysers

Walking around a narrow valley with fumaroles spewing hot steam into the air, listening to bubbling mud while ... [more]

Esso

The trailhead for many hikes in Bystrinsky National Park, quiet Esso also offers lovely wooden houses, several ... [more]

Bystrinsky Nature Park

What was supposed to be just a long day of hiking through the wild beauty of Bystrinsky Nature Park, turned out ... [more]

Valley of Geysers

As soon as the noise of the rotors of the helicopter die down, you hear the hissing of hot water escaping from ... [more]

Uzon Caldera

An enormous explosion of a volcano created a wide space surrounded by steep, snow-covered mountains, with plumes ... [more]

Kamchatka from the air

On a helicopter flight over Kamchatka, you are guaranteed to get spectacular views of its volcanoes, both active ... [more]

Mutnovsky volcano

Walking straight into the crater of Mutnovsky gives the opportunity to see an active volcano at work, where fumaroles ... [more]

Russky island

The biggest of the islands in the Vladivostok archipelago, Russky offers ample opportunities for hiking along ... [more]

Vladivostok bridges

Three tall bridges have recently been added to Vladivostok, changing the looks of the city as well as being new ... [more]

Khabarovsk

Major city in the Far East of Russia, Khabarovsk is surprisingly attractive and makes for great walks around its ... [more]

Around the World in 80 Clicks

Personal travel impressions both in words and images from Russia. Clicking on the pictures enlarges them and enables you to send the picture as a free e-card or download it for personal use, for instance, on your weblog. Or click on the map above to visit more places in Europe.
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