8 articles tagged with lake baikal
There's something primordial about standing on nearly a meter of transparent ice, gazing into the crystalline depths of the world's deepest lake. *Che meraviglia!* The first time I stepped onto Lake Baikal's frozen surface, I felt like I'd landed on...
The Buryat people tell of Baikal's creation when the gods dropped a massive stone from the heavens, creating both the deepest lake on earth and the magnificent mountains that cradle it like protective ancestors. Standing at the edge of Lake...
The first time I witnessed Lake Baikal's ice caves, I stood breathless, camera forgotten at my side. Twenty-five million years of geological history suspended in a cathedral of translucent blue ice—nature's most magnificent film set, untouched by human hands. As...
The first time I heard the ice of Lake Baikal sing beneath my feet, I understood why Siberians speak of this place with such reverence. *Baikal não é apenas um lago, é um oceano congelado de histórias* — Baikal isn't...
When I tell friends I've taken my two children to Siberia in the dead of winter, I'm usually met with raised eyebrows and concerned looks. But Lake Baikal in winter isn't just a destination—it's a masterclass in natural wonder and...
The morning light filters through intricate wooden latticework, casting geometric shadows across my notebook as I sit in a 19th-century courtyard in Irkutsk. The air carries the scent of cedar and the distant aroma of freshly baked bread. Having documented...
I've always believed that the most transformative journeys are the ones that push us beyond our comfort zones, and my two-week solo adventure along the Trans-Siberian Railway to Lake Baikal certainly qualifies. After years of traveling with my husband (who...
There's something profoundly transformative about standing on a metre of solid ice, knowing there's over a kilometre of water beneath your feet. The crystalline silence of Lake Baikal in winter – broken only by the occasional otherworldly groan of shifting...