6 Sundance Films that Embraced the Power of Travel
You can always count on the Sundance Film Festival to share outstanding independent films — and luckily for us, the festival screened quite a few travel-related flicks this year. Whether those films shined a...
All Roads Lead to Russia: Anticipating the Upcoming World Cup
This month, the 21st FIFA World Cup will kick-off in the Russian capital of Moscow. It is sport’s largest competition, in the world’s largest country. The enormity of both is mystifying. Every four years,...
A Guide to Kaliningrad, Russia
In recent years, Kaliningrad’s historic neighborhoods have been invigorated by a new wave of cuisine, art, and urban design. The city — which was primarily used as a natal base until the end of...
Travel Video: Trans-Siberian Dream
Videographer Dennis Schmelz embarked on the journey of a lifetime — a trip along the Trans-Siberian Railway, spanning across Europe and Asia.
Hoping to learn more about his adventure along the historic route, we caught...
Instagram Spotlight: Tatiana Pechenina (@pechenina)
We feature some of the brightest Instagram storytellers in the Passion Passport community through our Instagram Spotlight series. This week, Tatiana Pechenina (@pechenina) describes her passion for photography and how it has influenced her travels.
I’m...
Meeting the Nenets
In the language of the indigenous Nenets, “Yamal” means “the end of the world.” A fitting name for such a place. It is a remote, wind-blasted area of permafrost, serpentine rivers, and dwarf shrubs,...
A Brief Encounter on the Trans-Siberian Railway
The mammoth of a train rolls very slowly down the snowy tracks to the platform. I find my carriage and show the provodnitsa (carriage attendant) my ticket. She shrugs and pushes me toward the...
At the End of the Earth: Three Days with the Chukchi
On the Northernmost side of Eastern Russia is the Chukotka region, home to a number of native peoples, including the Chukchi. In total, there are just under 16,000 Chukchi, living in tribes of 10-20...
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