Trips when Olka Kot visited Russia

This was Max's test run on the rocks! Everything was as it should be — sleeping in a tent, eating over a fire, swimming in a cold lake, picking leaves from rowan and aspen trees. Max showed that he is a true born traveler, and instead of spending at least one night in a tent, we stayed for all three! Now Max clearly misses the rocks and wants to go back. Well, we will definitely be back soon)

This is our first trip abroad, which we went on together with Max. For the first time we traveled to other countries by car. For the first time we sailed on a ferry, driving onto it, and not entering on foot as before. For the first time, we could afford to stay where we wanted. There were a lot of things we've done for the first time in this trip.

Vyborg was our second city we've visited by car. The road to Vyborg was quite boring — we drove there along the Vyborg highway. Upon arrival, the first thing we did was go to the famous Mon Repos Park. Now most of it is drying out, but even the territory that is open to the public allows you to enjoy this place to the fullest. The walk through old Vyborg was quite interesting, despite the rainy weather. We returned back to St. Petersburg along the most picturesque coastal highway. Next time we'll take this route in both directions!

Our first trip by car further than 100 km from St. Petersburg. We've walked around the city and also traveled around Veliky Novgorod, looking at Rurik’s Settlement and St. George’s Monastery. We drove to Novgorod along the Moscow highway, returned through Luga, driving towards St. Petersburg along the Kyiv highway.

Our first big Asian trip with Nata after which it became crystal clear that life would never be the same again.