Ulan-Ude June 19-20, 2019 Ulan-Ude (ooh-LAN ooh-DAY) is our third city in the Russian Far East, and this one is special. This is the centre of the last remnant of the Mongols, they of Genghis Khan and the Golden Horde, THOSE Mongols. They once held what was probably the largest empire in the history of […]
Khabarovsk (June 14-16, 2019) Khabarovsk (Kah-BAR-ovsk) is a large city (605,000 population) in the Russian Far East, situated on the confluence of the Ussuri and Amur Rivers. The Amur is one of the great rivers of the world, over 4,000 km long, and it forms the border between China and the Russian Far East, and
Vladivostok June 12/13 2019 OK, Russia here we come! Very excited about seeing Vladivostok. The Aeroflot flight over from Seoul was just fine, which means we didn’t die. (Steve) has a low standard for success when it comes to flying). The days of Aeroflot planes being flying deathtraps are long gone, they’re now running Airbuses
Seoul (June 8-11, 2019) Trans-Pacific flight. Aargh. Either we’re getting older or the planet is getting bigger. Nuff said. We decided to start our trip with 4 days in Korea as Russia limits visas to 30 days and we didn’t want to waste a couple on jet lag. Besides, who doesn’t want to visit Korea?
about the trip First, let me begin our journey with a few facts from a book and from my experiences. Steve and I are on a journey from Kamloops to Seoul, Korea to Russia (from east to west). Then home via Helsinki, Finland and Reykjavik, Iceland, and then via Edmonton to Kamloops. In retrospect, our
December 4, 2012 – the trailblazer is no more Yesterday, a nice man came and took the Trailblazer away. Well, actually, I had to drive it to Vernon for him, but it sounds better the first way. It’s going into semi-retirement, as he will be parking it at his lakeside cottage in Ontario, and it
December 3, 2012 – Four More Sleeps I’m just checking to see if this is the site we want to use for our 2012 trip. So far, it appears to be pretty good! We had our Strata Christmas Party last night, and it was pretty cool. Everyone here is friendly and helpful, and it really
February 23, 2013 – off to our desert isle So, we were all sitting around one day, and Bob mentioned that a buddy of his said that you could rent a boat in Punta Perula and they’d take you out to some really good snorkeling. One thing led to another, and pretty soon Deb and
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