Siberia: In the Middle of Somewhere

I’m not sure what to expect from Siberia — pine and birch forests with an occasional gulag, perhaps — but I’ll soon be experiencing the real thing as my train rolls out of Moscow’s Kazan station and heads east, rattling through a series of switches and out onto the...

How will TSA react this time?

Last week, at Moscow’s busiest airport, Domodedovo, a suicide bomber killed 35, and wounded over 100 more in the airport’s arrivals hall, a far easier target to enter than the heavily secured departures area. When we examine how security is deployed at US...

The Trans Siberian Railway – crunch time

With parts one and two of my Trans-Siberian trip, I’ve shown the fun of planning the trip from scratch. Since I’m going by myself, I want to get as much as possible planned ahead of time so there are hopefully no surprises. Adventures with Russian visas At...