Inland Visions with Sean Thomas

Happy 89th birthday to the Moscow Metro ! 🌏Inland Visions

Fantastical methane bubbles trapped in the crystal clear ice of Lake Baikal. The world’s deepest lake is famous for its incredible ice formations and transparency - definitely a sight to see!

Soak up Dagestan’s beauty and tradition 🌏Inland Visions

The enchanting works of Buryat sculptor Dashi Namdakov inspired by the endless Baikal

Evening meditation 📍Kaliningrad region, Russia

📍Valley of Geysers, Kamchatka Geysers are a very rare phenomenon in the world. Each one has a name and its own temper.   This area of the Valley of Geysers on Kamchatka is the edge of a large volcanic caldera, which acts as a giant water reservoir. The water is heated by magma to up to 300 degrees, gets saturated with gases, and rises towards the surface.  A geyser shoots water periodically - it can go silent for hours, sometimes days.

The Itelmen are a small ethnic group of the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia. One hypothesis says they sailed to Kamchatka from Hawaii. Another claims they trekked from Mongolia. Some say the Itelmen originate in America. However, the Itelmen call themselves the “people living here.” Archeologists proved that the Itelmen have been living on Kamchatka for over 8,000 years. 🌏 Inland Visions

Imagining how Russian Easter Bread (kulich) could look like if it was inspired by Kamchatka’s famous cone shaped volcanoes 🌋

Dagestan - a land of centuries-old traditions and amazing people who take pride in their heritage 🌏 Inland Visions

Dagestan - a land of centuries-old traditions and amazing people who take pride in their heritage

Sea otter and her baby - the newborn is so tiny that it stays on its mother’s tummy until it’s grown enough to take on the world. 🌏 Inland Visions

Catch the all new episode today https://rumble.com/v4szjh0-inland-visions-underground-wonder-the-moscow-metro.html

Underground wonder - the Moscow metro is not your typical transit system. A majority of its stations are cultural heritage sites and look more like palaces than subway platforms. From historic treasures to new high tech designs - enjoy the exquisite architecture, precious materials and priceless artwork all while getting around the city. 

Sound on 🔊 Since at least the 4th century BC the people of the Tabasaransky area of Dagestan have been making world famous carpets by hand. There’s no formal education for carpet weavers. When girls are 6 to 8 years old, they are taught how to make knots. Over time, a girl learns this craft from her mother or grandmother. Every weaver chooses a design herself. Colors are selected intuitively, based on how they look together. A well-made rug is a source of pride for the family. 

The Caucasus Nature Reserve is cultivating an innovative programme to reintroduce Persian leopards into the wild - saving them from the brink of extinction. Baby leopards born at the centre are trained to develop the necessary instincts for survival in the wild. The centre creates conditions for these predators to be able to follow their instincts and succeed. Sometimes special hunting training sessions are needed. It’s a kind of fitness that turns 2-year-old cubs into real beasts, ready to take on any mountain in the Caucasus.

Fashion à la russe at Volga fashion week in Moscow - Russian designers and artists unite to showcase their unique creations

Ancient man-made terraces in the mountains of Dagestan. Chokh’s terraces were the first example of grain terrace farming in the world. The first settlements in this area date back to 6-7 thousand years BC. These terraces have become an integral part of the landscape the beauty of which we can enjoy today. 🌏 Inland Visions

One of the oldest musical instruments. Murtazali Magomedov plays the pandur over the ancient terraces of Chokh - a village nestled high up in the mountains of Dagestan 🌏 Inland Visions

Dog sledding has a very special place in the life of the indigenous peoples in Kamchatka. What seems like entertainment for some was once a crucial method of survival in extreme weather. The Semashkin family is now reviving these ancient traditions. 🌏 Inland Visions