Videos tagged with "trekker"

Lonely Planet - Russia Part1 [14:55]
Ian Wright journeys to Russia, the largest country in the world which covers more than 10 million square miles and spans 11 time zones. For 70 years travelers were unable to visit the then USSR, but since the collapse of communism Russia has become an increasingly popular destination.
Tags: Ian, Wright, russia, moscow, Saint, Petersburg, Globe, Trekker, travel, channel

Lonely Planet - Russia Part2 [14:11]
Ian Wright journeys to Russia, the largest country in the world which covers more than 10 million square miles and spans 11 time zones. For 70 years travelers were unable to visit the then USSR, but since the collapse of communism Russia has become an increasingly popular destination.
Tags: Ian, Wright, russia, moscow, Saint, Petersburg, Globe, Trekker, travel, channel

Lonely Planet - Russia Part3 [10:58]
Ian Wright journeys to Russia, the largest country in the world which covers more than 10 million square miles and spans 11 time zones. For 70 years travelers were unable to visit the then USSR, but since the collapse of communism Russia has become an increasingly popular destination.
Tags: Ian, Wright, russia, moscow, Saint, Petersburg, Globe, Trekker, travel, channel

Lonely Planet - Russia Part4 [10:39]
Ian Wright journeys to Russia, the largest country in the world which covers more than 10 million square miles and spans 11 time zones. For 70 years travelers were unable to visit the then USSR, but since the collapse of communism Russia has become an increasingly popular destination.
Tags: Ian, Wright, russia, moscow, Saint, Petersburg, Globe, Trekker, travel, channel

"Venice of the North" Globetrekker's photos around St. Petersburg, Russia [02:38]
A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to St. Petersburg, Russia by TravelPod blogger Globetrekker titled "Venice of the North" Globetrekker's travel blog entry: "Seventh Pit Stop: St. Petersburg, Russia (Sankt-Peterburg, Rossiya) Local Time: 12:22PM, Friday US Central Daylight Saving Time: 3 AM, Friday Opulence, Grandeur, Majesty. These are the words to describe how beautiful St. Petersburg is. Founded in 1703 by Peter the Great as "The Window To The West," St. Petersburg soon became the capital of Russia for almost 300 years until 1918 when Moscow was elected as the new capital of the Soviet Union. Disdaining Russian culture, the rulers at the time preferred the more refined cultures, languages, and architecture of Italy and France. Therefore, St. Petersburg bore no resemblance to any typical Russian city. Dissected into hundreds of small islands by the Neva River and its tributaries, the city of St. Petersburg is surrounded on all sides by water and the huge Gulf of Finland. Arriving to Moscow Station on Thursday morning (August 31, 2006) at around 8AM, my traveling companions and I were exhausted but excited to explore this charming port city of Russia. Before the establishment of St. Petersburg, Russia really had no direct access to any major ocean. The principal port town of Murmansk, located on the Arctic Ocean, was only open 4-5 months a year during the short summer months. The streets and buildings of St. Petersburg were built by the great Italian ...

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