A small, privately-run hotel which opened in 2007 with 11 luxury rooms aimed specifically at business travellers 'who value comfort, safety and excellent quality'. 

It is on the way from Tolmachevo Airport to the City Centre, and nice touches include a 24 hour restaurant and laundry, with breakfast included in the price. 

Boasting business class and European standards, it seeks to offer an individual touch to its demanding clientele, with a staff who seek to cater for the habits and tastes of their guests. 

For past year devoted Masha has been waiting in a hospital for the beloved owner who will never return.

Ten restaurants from the Urals are joining in this year for the first time - will Siberia follow? 

I hate the cold, yet here I was, in winter, boarding a plane for Siberia. This was no holiday– after all, no one goes to Siberia for a holiday!

This is my second story for The Siberian Times, and again it is about garbage cleaning. 

Faced with loans and unpaid alimony for daughter, Vyacheslav took flight and now blogs about his escape from financial problems.

He chose to become a hermit for six months on the shore of Lake Baikal in deep winter, miles from the nearest town and city.