It was an early start, everyone was awake and ready to eat by 7 am; salami and pate was a lovely change to Kasa. The weather promised to...

My first thought of the morning was: 'only five km to go, Niiiiiice!' No rush to pack, eat or even open both eyes. The gentle wilderness,...

What a bloody cold night. We don't believe it was below 5c but it most definitely felt like the North Pole. Even my super-duper jacket...

Waking to the sound of the river rather than rain was lovely, sleeping on a flat surface rather than a ski slope was just amazing,...

I love the sound of rain, it's like a lullaby that makes me sleep like a baby. If I could I would have reinforced my swollen ankle with...

I have to say I never had a better spot to write my blog than I do right now. There is a lake behind me, a waterfall to my left, another...

Another restless night where I imagined being a ski jumper with all the sliding I did all night. I thought I was the last one up but when...

I almost froze last night and I'm only slightly exaggerating. My arms were shivering the whole bloody night; moving them around helped a...

It was a slow start. Even though we woke at 7 am we didn't leave until 10 am. I even had time for a quick shopping trip for some 'more'...

The journey was long; 7 hours of hot, stuffy, camped, and absolutely wonderful minibus drive. The views were very postcard-like:...

I don't remember exactly when I decided to visit Siberia but I know why I did it. To Escape. Stress at work lack of a challenge and a...