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Visit Arctic Russia for extreme adventure
Europe, Outside India, Russia, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Travel tips for Arctic Russia

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

January 16, 2018 By maverickbird
Reindeer herders and coast dwellers of Pomor village
Europe, Outside India, Russia

The lost Pomor village on the frozen White Sea coast

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

January 13, 2018
A sami man in murmansk
Europe, Outside India, Russia

Missed the Aurora Borealis and discovered the Sami instead

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

January 4, 2018
Winter wedding can be a great photo stop during your arctic adventure
Europe, Outside India, Russia

Arctic adventure begins

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

January 1, 2018

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