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Kamchatka

56th Parallel: Trekking Volcanoes in Kamchatka

2017-02-21 by Phil Butler

Kamchatka acid lake

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 – […]

Tags: 56th Parallel, Kamchatka, Kamchatka travel, Michael Schneider, Russia hiking, Russia tours, Russia treks, Russian adventures, Siberia

Experts Warn Locals and Tourists Of Klyuchevskaya Volcano

2016-04-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano in Kamchatka

Rescuers have recommended that local Kamchatka residents and tourists refrain from traveling to the area nearest the Klyuchevskaya erupting volcano. As reported Tuesday via EMERCOM, the huge volcano began spewing lava,. and there is a potential danger of pyro-clastic flows to the settlements and surrounds of the South Eastern slope there in Kamchatsky Krai.

Tags: Kamchatka, Kamchatsky Krai, Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Klyuchevskoy, travel advisory

Spectacular Volcano Eruption Draws Tourists To Kamchatka

2012-12-27 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Russian tourists are flocking to the country’s far-east this Christmas to feast their eyes upon a spectacular, once-in-a-lifetime treat – the eruption of the Plosky Tolbachik Volcano, in the remote Kamchatka Peninsula of Siberia.

Tags: active volcano, Kamchatka, Kamchatka volcano, Plosky Tolbachik, Russia far east, volcano, volcano eruption, Плотский Толбачик

Kamchatka: A New Frontier in Adventure Surfing

2012-10-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Few places in the world are more enticing for the adventure traveler than Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, what with its desolate landscapes, stirring volcanoes, unearthly black-sand beaches, and countless miles of virgin forest.

Tags: adventure surfing, Kamchatka, kamchatka peninsula, Russia, russia surfing, Vladivostok

Yakutia Air Takes Off to Alaska

2012-05-25 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Yakutia Air, the Russian regional carrier, is to fly once a week between Alaska in the US and the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia’s Far East, a popular yet remote adventure travel destination known for its volcano treks and superb fishing.

Tags: alaska, Alaska-Russia flights, Boeing 737-700, Kamchatka, Petropavlovsk, Russian Far East, Yakutia Air

Welcome to Russia Really Does Welcome Tourists

2010-12-07 by Phil Butler

Russia's Buryat's region the Arshan valley

Argophilia Travel News continues coverage of the Russian Federation’s initiatives to expand their travel and tourism industry. An interview with a top travel business executive reveals much about Russia’s road to parity in travel, as well as the nature of Russia’s industry. Expanded travel choices within Russia appear to be right around the corner.

Tags: Altai, Baikal, Kamchatka, Karelia, Kazan, Kharkov, Minister Putin, Odessa, Olga Timofeeva, Russia hotels, Russia industry, Russia travel, Russia travel industry, Russia visit, Russian Federation visa, Sevastopol, St. Petersburg, UNWTO, Vladimir Putin, Welcome to Russia

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Emergency teams and EMAK units respond to a major building collapse at Chania’s former War Museum, confirming no individuals were trapped in the rubble.

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