ALTAY SCENERY

THE GORNO DRINKING EPISODE

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August 21st 2007
First bush camp in Siberia is just outside of the border town. We met Sasha at the frontier he will be our guide for the duration of the trip through Kazakhstan and Russia. Already he is encouraging everyone to drink by presenting a Parliament vodka bottle to all and toasting our arrival. It actually is quite good, very smooth, but I can sense this will be trouble for most of us who can't hold the ... read more

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more