Aug 30
The Amateur Traveler talks to Sheila from “Travels with Sheila” about an exploratory trek she did with the venerable trekking company Mountain Travel Sobek in Siberia (Altai Republic) that did not go as well as anyone had planned. This show is about Mis-Adventure Travel.
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Travels with Sheila
Mountain Travel Sobek
Sheila’s Russia trip
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5 Responses to “Travel to Siberia, Russia - (Mis)Adventure Travel - Episode 149”
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September 5th, 2008 at 4:57 am
To answer your question, I enjoyed this one very much. It’s much more interesting than, say, cruise ships or Disney to me. But then again, I’m more of an adventure traveler. Nice work!
September 8th, 2008 at 5:57 am
This episode seemed to be more of “what went wrong” instead of “what there is to see over there”
You said you don’t like to do negative episodes, but if you only do positive episodes people will have the impression that travel is always wonderful. I think we should take the bad with the good and take reality as it is.
September 13th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
I loved this episode. I think that these people oculd overcome what went wrong and had a good time
September 21st, 2008 at 10:47 pm
I really enjoyed this episode. Everyone who has traveled has had problems at some point. Shiela reminded you that when you’re done you’ll laugh (or at least not cry) over the misadventures. Also, it’s nice to see how things can go wrong when taking a more adventurous trip, so people can decided if they’re ready for something like that.
November 5th, 2008 at 5:40 am
Great episode. See it as an great experience and adventure, because the most exciting adventures can’t be planned. And a Siberia-Trip certainly is a great adventure.