Stories, photographs and thoughts from a travelling couple taking walks and mapping their routes, while backpacking around India, and parts of the world.
We spent three memorable months of 2016 exploring the incredible country of Russia, experiencing its culture, living with its warm people and travelling along its vastness on the Trans Siberian Railway route. Here are some of the stories we collected along the way.
There is a really funny story behind this photo. Everyone is all smiles now, but that wasn't the case, just moments before.
Exploring the stunning Olkhon Island, which is surrounded by Lake Baikal, the deepest, largest and most ancient freshwater lake in the world, was undoubtedly one the most unforgettable experiences we have ever had.
One lazy afternoon in Moscow, the wife, father-in-law and I decided to take a walk down the Malaya Ordynka and later found ourselves at the Tretyakov State Gallery.
We biked our way from Suzdal, a pretty Russian village to another village called Kideksha, to take a look at a 900-year-old Church, one of the oldest in Russia. Here’s a glimpse of what we saw on that beautiful sunny day.
This month, the Trans-Siberian railway route celebrates 100 years of its existence and we got a chance to be a part of its century-old story.
Everything is bigger, grander and incredibly imposing in Russia. Anything of importance either reflects the sheer decadence of Tsarist opulence or the Soviet penchant for the grandiose.
The not-so-often seen side of The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, also known as The Church Resurrection of Christ.
It’s only when we reached the city of Kazan, our second stop on the Trans Siberian journey, that we were reminded of the Asia in Russia.
Here is a photograph from our first stop - Nizhny Novgorod. Birth place of the famous writer Maxim Gorky, and a meeting point of the Oka and Volga rivers.
The Cathedral has a long, troubled and fascinating past that dates all the way back to the 19th century. A story as complex as the history of Russia itself.
For the next three months, Russia is our home, our office, our stomping grounds and our chance to explore a new land, culture and perspective.
