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Places Under the Aurora Borealis: Russia’s Kola Peninsula

Mihaela Lica Butler

Most travelers who plan a vacation to see the Aurora Borealis usually think about destinations like Alaska, Denmark, Finland, Scotland, Greenland, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland, while Russia comes to mind rarely. So add to your bucket list a trip to the Kola Peninsula as an alternative to more popular travel spots to see the Northern Lights. It’s hard to […]

8 years ago

Eating Well During Lent in Yaroslavl with Anna Novikova

Aleksandr Shatskih

Join Anna in a culinary journey like no other. Lent in Yaroslavl is a captivating experience when you dine at Ivan Vasilyevich.

8 years ago

MITT 2017 Hits Expocentre Moscow

Argophilia Travel News

At “Expocentre” this week the 24th International Tourism Exhibition MITT 2017 has been one of the year’s early sensations. Set to be exclusively B2B this time around, the event saw a significant increase in visitors this year.

8 years ago

Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Railway Journey: The Best Way to See Russia

Mihaela Lica Butler

Imagine the world’s greatest railway excursion, the Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Railway journey from Moscow to Vladivostok.

8 years ago

No, Travel & Leisure – Love for Russia is Not Strange!

Phil Butler

A Travel & Leisure story this morning caught my eye. “Strange Love? U.S. Tourists Flock to Russia in Record Numbers” is a revelation that’s not surprising to some of us. What the writers at Time Inc. and Affluent Media Group don’t realize is, Americans and Russians don’t despise one another – so boosted tourism is not so “strange” after all. Here’s a photographic look at other reasons for Russia’s touristic value.

8 years ago

Faces of Russia: Misha

Aleksandr Shatskih

Having grown up in an era of overweening ambition, Misha dreamed of nothing else but living in a big city. In 2003 he left his village for Moscow, ready to conquer the world. Years later, he realized that the world is not enough for his Russian soul, so he came back and settled in a quiet Russian village to play his harmonica and raise his three children.

8 years ago

Faces of Russia: Protesting Against Protests in Art

Aleksandr Shatskih

This is the first of Liza’s (Elizaveta Dygdanova) solo projects with a loud name “Protest”, that has caused quite a stir among the savvy.

8 years ago

Intourmarket (ITM) Travel Fair is Moscow Reaches its 12th Edition

Aleksandr Shatskih

Intourmarket is the only event of its kind officially supported by the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism and other federal agencies. ITM is a B2B event.

8 years ago

Anna Novikova: In Pursuit of the Maslenitsa!

Aleksandr Shatskih

Argophilia’s Anna Novikova, in pursuit of the traditional Maslenitsa and the perfect blini (pancake) in Yaroslavl, Russia.

8 years ago

Faces of Russia: Mila Arutyunyan on Immortality

Aleksandr Shatskih

Anna Novikova with a story about the immortality of the human spirit via Mila Arutyunyan, an Armenian-born Russian shopkeeper.

8 years ago

“The Art of the Brick” LEGO Exhibition Moscow

Aleksandr Shatskih

American artist Nathan Sawaya’s LEGO sculptures are on display in Moscow in an exhibition “The Art of the Brick,” from today. The unique artworks on display at the Expocentre Pavilion near Krasnaya Presnya Park consist of 100 works using some 5 million LEGO bricks. Cartoon and film characters, along with famous works of art and […]

8 years ago

56th Parallel: Trekking Volcanoes in Kamchatka

Phil Butler

A couple of times a month our my friend Michael Schneider, Founder of  56th Parallel emails me news and special deals for unique travel across Russia. 56th Parallel is an Independent travel company that specializes not only in trips to Russia, but adventure travel experiences off the scale. Michael’s most recent mail offers a real “bucket list” must – […]

8 years ago

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