I traveled* to Donetsk in October 2025, a city we constantly hear about in Western news without actually knowing what it looks like today. As the capital of Donbass, Donetsk…

For years, Smolensk lingered in the back of my mind. As a French tourist who loves history, I dreamed of walking through this fortress city so tied to Napoleon’s 1812…

Kalmykia is Europe’s only buddhist “nation” and a hidden gem in the southern Volga region. I’ve never heard about it until my last minute planned hitchhiking itinerary made me cross…

Republic of Kalmykia is located in the southern Volga region, just north of the Caucasus, bordering the Caspian Sea. It’s mostly known for being the only Buddhist region of Europe…

Hello reader, as you have surely noticed, this blog contains no ads and only few affiliated links, it is also very niched (I mean, Russia is far from being the…

Russia streatches from the European Union’s borders all the way to the Pacific coast, 9000+ kilometers from Moscow. The largest country in the world still fascinates travellers in 2025. Despite…