Escape the Summer Heat in Beautiful Siberia!

Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 09.04.08 | 2:08 PM ET

Oh yes, Russians take to Siberia’s beaches—on Lake Baikal—“to relax and recharge.” The BBC has video to prove it.

Tags: Europe, Russia

Jim Benning is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.

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