Destination: Zvyozdny Gorodok

Mark Ames is ready for blast off! He visits Zvyozdny Gorodok or Star City to test himself out as a cosmonaut. Also at this hi-tech space centre he walks in a cosmonaut's boots and sees what life is really like in orbit.

Destination: Pereslavl-Zalessky

This time the Wayfarer is in Pereslavl-Zalessky – one of the oldest Russian towns in the Yaroslavl region. Besides its antiquity it’s the perfect place for water sports like kiting and wind-surfing. The town also gives Mark Ames a chance to quench an intellectual hunger in the Peter the Great museum, in the old Kremlin or in the irons museum. He also gets an opportunity to go to...

Destination: Novgorod

The Wayfarer visits Novgorod - an ancient Russian town which could have been Russia’s capital if history had taken another turn. This trip is all about history. Mark Ames does some winter diving for historic artefacts and examines the archaeological museum and remains of the ancient trade market. He tries to make the traditional Russia shoes called lapti and enjoys a nice meal in a Russian...

Destination: Pereslavl-Zalessky

This time the Wayfarer is in Pereslavl-Zalessky – one of the oldest Russian towns in the Yaroslavl region. Besides its antiquity it’s the perfect place for water sports like kiting and wind-surfing. The town also gives Mark Ames a chance to quench an intellectual hunger in the Peter the Great museum, in the old Kremlin or in the irons museum. He also gets an opportunity to go to...

Destination: Pereslavl-Zalessky

This time the Wayfarer is in Pereslavl-Zalessky – one of the oldest Russian towns in the Yaroslavl region. Besides its antiquity it’s the perfect place for water sports like kiting and wind-surfing. The town also gives Mark Ames a chance to quench an intellectual hunger in the Peter the Great museum, in the old Kremlin or in the irons museum. He also gets an opportunity to go to...

Destination: Pereslavl-Zalessky

This time the Wayfarer is in Pereslavl-Zalessky – one of the oldest Russian towns in the Yaroslavl region. Besides its antiquity it’s the perfect place for water sports like kiting and wind-surfing. The town also gives Mark Ames a chance to quench an intellectual hunger in the Peter the Great museum, in the old Kremlin or in the irons museum. He also gets an opportunity to go to...

Destination: Novgorod

The Wayfarer visits Novgorod - an ancient Russian town which could have been Russia’s capital if history had taken another turn. This trip is all about history. Mark Ames does some winter diving for historic artefacts and examines the archaeological museum and remains of the ancient trade market. He tries to make the traditional Russia shoes called lapti and enjoys a nice meal in a Russian...

Destination: Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk is the third largest city in Russia after Moscow and St. Petersburg and definitely the largest one in Siberia. A lot of discoveries are waiting for Martyn Andrews there: from a perfect railway system and the train museum with an exceptional collection of steam engines, to wonderful botanical gardens, and a fox-breeding factory.

Destination: Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk is the third largest city in Russia after Moscow and St. Petersburg and definitely the largest one in Siberia. A lot of discoveries are waiting for Martyn Andrews there: from a perfect railway system and the train museum with an exceptional collection of steam engines, to wonderful botanical gardens, and a fox-breeding factory.

Destination: Nalchik

This timeMartyn Andrews is going on a trip around Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria in the foothills of the Caucasian Mountains. A lesson in traditional dancing, a knitting exam, a quest to conquer the mountains and a diving session in a mountain lake await him there.