Russia Archives • Maverickbird

Arctic adventure begins

Aurora Borealis drew me out of my balmy Indian spring on February 2012 and took me to the frozen Arctic […]

My Arctic Russia adventure was very short and conducted by a very reliable and efficient tour company called Nordic Travel. They […]

February 13, 2026

Strangely enough, a mild but magical Aurora Borealis appeared on my last night at the Arctic Circle. It happened around […]

February 13, 2026

On the fourth day of my Arctic Adventure, my little group and I went deeper into the Murmansk Oblast federal […]

February 13, 2026

The next day we stayed back at Murmansk as the Aurora forecast predicted brilliant possibilities of Northern Lights sighting in peripheries of […]

February 13, 2026

In this Russia travel guide, I will share some tips and hacks on saving money while exploring this gorgeous, vast […]

October 16, 2019

Russia is one of the most beautiful, culturally rich, diverse, and intriguing destinations in the world. Though in recent years […]

October 15, 2019

I woke up to cloudy skies the next day. It was my 2nd day in Moscow and despite the dreary […]

October 12, 2019

As I was writing the previous posts on autumn in Russia, memories of my first trip to this vast country […]

October 11, 2019

Some of my most cherished memories of the Russian capital city are in autumn. Moscow autumn is a glory to […]

October 10, 2019