If you remember three years ago I told you how customs and immigration to LEAVE Russia by the Trans Siberian Train into Mongolia was intense and way stronger than it…
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The cathedral sits on an island in the middle of Kaliningrad’s historic center. Today all the island has is the cathedral and a large park, but in the past the…
The Museum Bunker is a museum at the former headquarters of the local German command during the battle to capture the city at the end of World War 2. The…
Given that 90% of all amber in the world comes from Kaliningrad it is only fitting there is a museum dedicated to the gem. The museum is located with in…
Even though Kaliningrad was bombed heavily during World War 2 (then a German town known as Königsberg) many of fortifications from the mid 1800’s still exist. I read there are…
The Museum of the World Ocean is a maritime museum based along the river in the historic center of Kaliningrad. It was established on April 12, 1990 for scientific research…
Kaliningrad, Russia was once the East Prussian capital Königsberg. It only became part of Russia at the end of World War 2, when the Soviet Union expelled all Germans and…
Having caught up on sleep from the long flight over to Kaliningrad, Russia I was ready to get out and explore the city. I had a basic understanding of the…
At the beginning of August I landed in Kaliningrad, Russia, but had no rubles and the airport had no exchange office. Lucky for me the taxi and dinner took credit…
On August 2nd I landed in Kaliningrad, which is a little section of Russia separated from the main land by Poland to the south and Lithuania to the north, plus…
If you are ever flying in Eastern Europe and as soon as the plane touches down everyone erupts into applause then there is a good chance you are on a…
Almost every tourist who visits Singapore faces the dilemma of where to visit and where not to. Mainly, all tourist destinations in Singapore do offer a memorable time. However, there…
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I have Mike Bayer with me for this episode of the Guiding Light podcast and we talking about cruising with kids. He and his wife have chosen to take a…
After working for the whole year, Christmas is the time when the whole family meet and enjoy time together and experience the magical moments to the fullest! Goa, the name…
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We will be talking about Mongolia, Russia, and the Trans-Siberian Train in this podcast as my dad joins me to talk about the month long trip we took in 2016….
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We will be talking about Russia and the Trans-Siberian Train in this podcast as my dad joins me to talk about the month long trip we took in 2016. In…
The answer may surprise you. It is bamboo. Now I bet you are wondering why I am talking about bamboo, which is part of the Asian culture, when I have…
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We are talking about life in Kyrgyzstan and home schooling kids with Jeff & Alisha in this episode of the Guiding Light podcast. Jeff & Alisha moved to Kyrgyzstan a…
Today is the last blog about my trip through Russia with my father and I wanted to leave you with a few random thoughts we had throughout our trip. There…
Here we are inside the C56 submarine museum and my dad is trying to launch me out the torpedo tube. This is the thanks I get for organizing a month…
As you saw on yesterday’s “photo of the day”, my favorite thing to see in Vladivostok was the C56 submarine. Make sure to check out tomorrow’s “POTD” if you want…
Today’s “photo of the day” is of the C56 submarine museum in Vladivostok. I will write all about this fun site tomorrow, so please come back and see for yourself….
This bridge connects the different sides of Vladivostok, the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian train. I wrote about out time in this city, which is home to the Russian Pacific…
Today is our last full day in Russia and we spent it with our friend Steve, who we met in Mongolia, exploring the city of Vladivostok. Why here? Because this…
On our last day aboard the Trans-Siberian train we made a quick 15 minute stop. Would you believe this was one of the few times my dad did not want…
After dad and I visited the cites of Yakutsk, Irkutsk, and Listvyanka we boarded the Trans-Siberian train once more. This time for three and a half days to the eastern…
Yesterday I told you about the magical day we had in Listvyanka on the shore of Lake Baikal. Today I simply wanted to share with you a typical fall day on…
A friend we met on the Trans-Siberian train took my dad and I from Irkutsk to Listvyanka on the bus today. I am sure you read on Thursday how I…
So, when my dad and I were in Yakutsk, which is in the middle of Siberia about 500 miles south of the Arctic Circle, we saw lots and lots of…
We might not need an ice breaker in the Caribbean, but they do need one on Lake Baikal here in Siberia. If you want to learn more about today’s “photo…