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Bikini-Clad Snowboarders Take To Siberian Slopes (Video)
Snowboarders worldwide usually dress warmly, covering as much skin as possible to avoid frostbite if not hypothermia. Russians are normally no exception to the rule, with winter temperatures dropping to sub-zero levels with great frequency.
To catch the attention of ...
Video: A Sublime Disruption
"A Sublime Disruption" from Gareth Nolan on Vimeo.
Gareth Nolan shot this short film, "A Sublime Disruption," during a trip around the world he took in 2011. "This video is not about the places I visited, but merely an attempt to evoke the feeling of wonder and ...
The Caucasus, Central Asia And British Airways
I traveled to Beirut earlier this year with bmi (British Midland International), the East Midlands-based airline partially absorbed into British Airways in the spring. My Beirut trip was meant to be the third installment in an ongoing series called "Far Europe and ...Russian Forest Now Features 170-Foot-Long Trampoline (VIDEO)
At Archstoyanie, an annual festival held in the forests of Nikola-Lenivets, Russia, architects from Estonian design firm Salto created a 170-foot-long trampoline. Dubbed "Fast Track," the elongated trampoline acts similar to a people mover at an airport. Except in this ...Russian Ship Carrying 700 Tons Of Gold Ore Goes Missing
A Russian cargo ship carrying more than 700 tons of gold ore has gone missing off the country's Pacific Coast after sending a distress call a few days back. The ship, which is named "Amurskaya," had a crew of nine aboard at the time and was headed for the island of Feklistov ...The Most Dangerous Takeoff Ever Captured On Video? (VIDEO)
Is this the most dangerous takeoff ever? This video shows a Russian UTAir Antonov An-24 taking off from what NYCAviation describes as a "swamp in the central Russian town of Bodaybo."
Struggling to take off amid flying mud a plume of muddy water behind it, ...
How To Stay In A Castle On Your Next Trip
When trying to make your travels extra special, the accommodation can really make or break the ambiance of your vacation. Vacation rentals can help with this by allowing you to stay in all types of unique properties, from the bizarre and architecturally innovative to ...Train In Vain: Four Days With A Pair Of Uzbek Prostitutes, Final Part
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I said a tentative goodbye to Marina, not knowing whether she wanted to lose me or not. I didn't have the mental capacity to deal with the chaos and uncertainty of a new place, so I was pleased when Marina said we should ...Train In Vain: Four Days With A Pair Of Uzbek Prostitutes, Part Four
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Day Four
I woke up in a sweat and was told by Marina that we had crossed into Turkmenistan, a country I had no transit visa for. The compartment was a white-hot crucible of heat that was exacerbated by the fact that none of ...Train In Vain: Four Days With A Pair of Uzbek Prostitutes, Part Three
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Day Three
On my third morning on board an increasingly hellish train ride, I found a fully intact piece of excrement resting on the train's only toilet seat I could get to. It seemed not to have been an accident; in fact, the feces ...Train In Vain: Four Days With A Pair Of Uzbek Prostitutes, Part Two
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Day Two
We reached the Kazakh border before lunchtime and there was an unbelievable commotion as scores of merchants boarded the train while others threw big boxes through open windows. Two men barged into our compartment carrying ...Train In Vain: Four Days With A Pair Of Uzbek Prostitutes, Part One
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After spending four sweltering, monotonous days on a dirty, cargo-laden train from Moscow to Bukhara, sharing a compartment with two Uzbek prostitutes, a Russian soldier and a capricious, alcoholic conductor prone to flashbacks from ...Video: Russian Bungee Jumper's Eyes (Nearly) Pop Out Of Head
If you've never bungee jumped, I think a Reddit commenter's description of the activity as a "pants-shitting good time" is dead-on. Said commenter was referring to the experience of a young, newbie Russian bungee jumper in the LiveLeak video below.
This kid's facial ...
Video(s) Of The Day: The World In Two Minutes
If you only knew the world through viral videos, what would our perceptions of other countries look like? Video company Woki Toki mashed together some of the most famous videos from their home country, Chile, as well as the United States, India and Russia. Although Woki ...
A Unique Adventure Destination: Siberia's Altai Mountains
If you're looking for a colorful and unique adventure vacation, look no further than Siberia's Altai region. In the Turkic and Mongolic languages, the word Altai means the "Golden Mountain." Once you see the area up close, you'll understand why the name is so fitting.
...Moscow On The Hudson: The Pains Of Getting A Russian Visa
Standing in front of the bus door at Sheretmetyevo airport in Moscow, I steepled my hands at a young woman and begged her to pay my bus fare. I had no rubles and was dangerously close to missing my connecting flight to Minsk. There was supposed to be a free Aeroflot ...Video: BASE Jumper Survives 400-Foot Drop When Parachute Fails To Open
A Russian BASE jumper survived a 120-meter (393-foot) drop from an electrical tower after his parachute failed to open while his friends looked on, filming the entire incident. The video, which you'll find below, shows the man tentatively shuffle out onto the edge of the ...
Assassination Of The Romanovs Subject Of New Exhibition
In 1918, the emerging Communist government of Russia shocked the world when it assassinated Tsar Nicholas II, his family and members of his staff.
The Tsar had been blamed for a series of national setbacks. First, there was the humiliating defeat of the Russo-Japanese ...This May Be The Last Year To See Lenin's Tomb
Lenin's Tomb, the place in Moscow where the father of the Communist Revolution lies embalmed, waxen and puffy behind glass, is endangered. As Russians move further away from Communism, a majority – 56 percent – thinks that Lenin should be buried. Members of the ...71-Year-Old Grandmother To Bike From Russia To France
After having traversed Russia no fewer than 16 times by bike, what's next? For 71-year-old grandmother Yulia Mikhailyuk, the next step is a bicycle journey from the western Russian city of Tver to Paris, France.
According to Russia Today, Ms. Mikhailyuk, a former physical ...
