Like all large urban city, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky serves up an eclectic mix of traditional Russian foods as well as imported favorites, such as Korean Kimchi, Chinese noodles and even pizza and French fries. But your best bet is to stick to much-loved Russian fare. It’s as much a part of your Russian experience as observing Kamchatka’s magnificent landscape. Seafood Much like …
Destination: Khabarovsk and the Trans-Siberian Railroad
With the resumption of non-stop Yakutia Airlines flights from Anchorage to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, it opens up the endless possibilities of outdoor adventure and cultural exploration in the Russian Far East. Khabarovsk Flights are available from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Khabarovsk, a picturesque river city on the confluence of the Amur and Ussuri Rivers. It’s only a short three-hour flight. Khabarovsk is the second …
Hidden Treasures: Cove-to-cove Hiking in Primorsky Krai by Catherine Trainor
Nakhodka, a city about four hours north of Vladivostok, is best known for its active port – but the most spectacular part of this area of Primorsky Krai is the small, nearby coves on the Sea of Japan. They are easily accessible by car, yet feel a world away. The beaches are naturally sandy and the water is warm enough …
Why go to Kamchatka now?
Interpacific Aviation & Marketing Inc. (AirRussia.US) attended the Travel and Adventure Show in the Bay Area some time ago to promote air travel and tourism to the Kamchatka Peninsula and Russia’s Far East. We discovered two things: we were likely the most exotic destination at the show and the excitement about air service to this remote region was overwhelming. It …
Russia’s Far East: Immense Flyfishing Frontier beyond Alaska By Rene Limeres
A new fly fishing frontier of great promise has been quietly developing in the last twenty years, unbeknownst to many. Located virtually at America’s back door, only a few hours by plane from Anchorage, Alaska, Russia’s Far East- immense, mystiqueful and misunderstood, holds a universe of opportunity that has been barely tapped. Most of its hinterlands remain totally unspoiled and …
Plan Your Vacation to the Russian Far East and Siberia
If you want to visit Russia’s most exotic places with endless opportunities to explore one of the world’s most dramatic landscapes, unique wildlife, native cultures and hospitality, consider spending your vacation in Siberia and the Russia Far East. Kamchatka The Kamchatka Peninsula, just across the Bering Sea from Alaska, is one of the world’s most pristine and awe-inspiring wild places. …
Direct Flights Reopen Kamchatka Peninsula to Alaskans by Rene E. Limeres
Imagine if you will, all you Alaskans (and Outsiders) who flock to the Kenai each summer, if the Peninsula jutted some 750 miles into the North Pacific, and was the size of Nevada. Picture a rugged spine of ancient mountains running up its center, with hundreds of swift, sparkling trout streams rising from either side to make their way down …