22 January 2014 – Chiang Mai, Thailand
Jenia explores the Kristi guesthouse in Chiang Mai, while Sergey takes a nap.
Jenia explores the Kristi guesthouse in Chiang Mai, while Sergey takes a nap.
Walking around Shwedagon pagoda on our first day in Myanmar.
Founded: 1652 Population: 588,000 House Museum of Volkonsky noble family exiled to Siberia after a failed Decembrist revolution. Irkutsk, Russia. Irkutsk was the most anticipated stop on the whole journey for us because of the much celebrated Russian lake Baikal – the world’s largest reserve of fresh water, as well as, the deepest lake in…
So, where are you from? – oh, you are Russian? No wait, you don’t have an accent… Oh you are American too? After many such conversations in a course of a year plus in travel, we don’t tend to over-think this part of getting to know other travelers too much. In general, we feel equally…
Hanging out on top of our boat, making our way from Battambang to Siem Reap via the Sankae River. Even though its not the best season and water levels are low, we had the best time. During our 7 hour trip we saw chinese fishing nets, floating villages, fisherman, and beautiful nature.
Jenia’s hometown of Petrozavodsk has a gorgeous embankment. Here we are taking a walk among all the marriage ceremonies. The short Karelian summer of mid June to mid August is the most popular time to get married (for obvious reasons).
We are in the capital of Laos, Vientiane. The waterfront of the Mekong river seems to be a popular spot at dusk, and we definitely enjoyed surveying the scene. Have a look for yourself!