Russia Experience

Last week we took a cursory glance at the subject of disability within modern Russia. It soon became apparent that people dealing with such issues have more than the nature of their infirmity to ...

https://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/disability-rights-in-russia/

“Some people avoid them, ignore them, or pretend they don’t exist. Ìt makes them feel uncomfortable and they have an ‘animal instinct’ to avoid people with such problems.” I am having ...

https://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/living-with-disabilities-in-russia/

In this final look at Russia’s short-lived presence in Alaska, we’ll examine the deciding factors that ultimately turned a land of opportunity into a money-leaking liability. The downturn sta...

https://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/russia-and-alaska/

Last week, we took a look at the seemingly bizarre occurrence of Russia selling Alaska to America. As the saying goes: “If it wasn’t real, you couldn’t invent it.” Let’s examine this pi...

https://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/russians-sell-alaska-2/

On first hearing, it came across as a “beginners” attempt at an April Fools Day joke, something so obviously false that no one could take it seriously: that “Russia sold Alaska to America.�...

https://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/russians-sell-alaska/

For the time being, we’ve regrettably had to put up the shutters. The Russia Experience is currently not open for business until June 1st 2020. We sincerely hope that in the not too distant fu...

https://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/covid-19-and-the-russia-experience/

Seeing giant pandas is one of the many reasons people visit mainland China. These magnificent creatures are as iconic as the Great Wall and the Terracotta Army. Despite habitat destruction, China...

https://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/about-baby-pandas/

We ended last week’s episode with Russia’s TV-psychic boom of the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. AM is guiding me on this bizarre exploration. Who would have thought that Western-style TV ...

https://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/contemporary-relics/

Whatever time of the year you choose to visit, Mongolia is a land of opportunity. It’s a country where you can truly go off the beaten path and be heavily rewarded for it. In Mongolia, you can ...

https://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/mongolian-travel-experiences/

Last week we took a cursory glance at Russia’s magic-related small ads, with the help of AM – someone who knows about these things. Now it’s time to delve a little deeper. AM has a marked s...

https://www.trans-siberian.co.uk/blog/magical-charlatans/