In this video, we take a closer look at a traditional Russian house in Kemerovo, Siberia, highlighting the lifestyle of my ...

To travel from Ust-Kut, where my 2,300-mile journey began, is no simple thing. Moscow and the government of the SakhaRepublic (in Russian, Yakutia), a semiautonomous region within greater Siberia, ...

When I told colleagues I was planning a trip to Siberia, they smirked and questioned, "On vacation?" But when I mentioned the idea to my Russian teacher, she grabbed my hand, fired off several "nyets" ...

Deep in the heart of Central Asia, the Altai peaks rise above endless forests and frozen lakes, a true sanctuary of nature’s ...

TRAVEL EDITOR'S NOTE: Ray Metzger of Byron writes of a recent trip to Russian Siberia. In 1991 two priests, the Rev. Myron Effrig and the Rev. Dan Mauer, traveled to Vladivostok, Russia, the ...

Grouchy armchair travelers, rejoice: Paul Theroux has written another travel book. And he's as cranky as ever. Theroux first wrote about Eurasian rail travel 33 years ago in "The Great Railway Bazaar, ...