Imagine travelling back in time to the Russian Empire before the First World War and the maelstrom of the 1917 Revolution, before the ruthless

We just received a ‘selfie’ from one of our private guides in St Petersburg. She (in centre) is with 2 of our transsibbers. We are often asked, ‘what clothes will...

A bit of humour to start your education regarding the data on a typical Russian rail ticket.

A nun chants at a lectern as others watch from the back of the whitewashed Russian Orthodox chapel, warmed by the slanting sun. Through the

Conceived from the first as one of Europe’s great cities, St Petersburg grew from the vision of one extraordinary man. Peter the Great engaged Europe’s finest

Words and photographs cannot describe the magnificence of the Mongolian steppes. It was a five hour bumpy drive to our camp, 300 km beyond the capital, traversing vast sweeping plains...