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Hola everyone! As per (of late), I’m mixing up the geography – and climates – of my blogposts, just so things don’t get samey… And that means: no Siberian winter-roads today; instead: picturesque Patagonian mountains – albeit featuring something very cold and icy (and massive). Confused? Of course you won’t be – the give-away’s in […]

People sometimes ask me: “Eugene, why are you so drawn to the North? What is it about deep-frozen Siberian cities likes Yakutsk, or just-as-cold Far-Eastern ones like Magadan, and the treacherous winter roads that connect them? It’s like this. In the Arctic and near-Arctic it’s always winter – even when it’s summer. But the “real” winter – […]

From wintry Siberia back to summery Patagonia, and another installment from Los Glaciares National Park (Argentina)… Already covered: – First day (trekking toward Mount Fitz Roy) – Second day (getting to Laguna de los Tres for the best views of Fitz Roy) Coming up, day three: getting to and checking out mainly Cerro Torre, plus […]

I don’t think I mentioned what route we’re taking this year on our road-trip, so here it is: Irkutsk > Yakutsk > Magadan (not necessarily the route shown on the map at that link; that’s just to give you an idea of the where and the how long?!!). The expedition is going well, but I […]

Longtime inhabitants of this cozy corner of the internet will remember that if ever one of my posts begins with a photo of the Magadan restaurant in Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO), it’s done for a reason, and also means that that and upcoming posts sure won’t be boring…

On the first day of our trek around Los Glaciares National Park in Patagonia most of the potentially awesome views were unfortunately hidden by thick clouds. Come the second day, and we were headed toward the Laguna de los Tres mountain lake, which promised wonderful views of Fitz Roy – somewhere up there ->