Kazan and the Temple of All Religions
My final stop on the Trans-Siberian Railway before returning to Moscow was Kazan, a city that is as ethnically and religiously diverse as Ulan Ude...
An Excursion to Ganina Yama
As I walked away from the taxi outside of the Yekaterinburg train station, I felt my hope slipping away. My main reason for stopping in...
Discovering Buddhism & Buryatia in Ulan Ude
Arbat StreetI stared out of the dusty train window at rows and rows of wooden houses. They seemed to go on for miles and, as...
My Soviet Sojourn: What I Don’t Want to Miss
My Big Adventure (or perhaps, more appropriately, my “Soviet Sojourn”) has been two years in the making. Along the way, I developed a mental list...
Thirty-Somethings See the World: Amanda Baker
Welcome to the third in a series of traveler spotlights on Katie Going Global, profiling some of my fellow thirty-something travelers who are getting ready...
How to Save Money on European Train Travel
If you have ever been to Europe, chances are you have probably taken a train at some point. They are generally a quick and easy...
A Beginner’s Guide to Tracing Your Roots Overseas
This is Part 2 in a two-part series on combining travel with genealogy – specifically Norwegian genealogy. Check out Part 1, Finding My Roots in...
Finding My Roots in Norway
This is Part 1 of a two-part series about combining travel with genealogy. Check out Part 2, A Beginner’s Guide to Tracing Your Roots Overseas.When...
A Night with the Russian Mafia in Lisbon
As we finished a late dinner at a cave-like restaurant in the center of Lisbon, we asked the owner to recommend a bar for a...
My Bucket List Rediscovered – Ten Years Later
I’ve read quite a few blog posts in recent months about people’s “bucket lists” – a collection of things they want to do before they...