Backpacking in Barnaul: Full Budget Guide

A few clicks from the border of Siberia, Barnaul seems like a place straight out of a ‘walk in the park’ ad. But oh, the irony-this city feels more like a living pressure cooker. You’ll need cash in small bills, shoveled copies of ‘Travel Novosibirsk’ (Barnaul’s step-sibling), and a tight inner budget. But worry not, the city’s safety has an A-minus; even the stray cats seem suspicious. Sneak into the St. Michael’s Cathedral, from midnight to dawn, when only your business acquaintances whisper about Stalin’s autopsy. Fully expecting the Landec, max out with paying for corrugated fiber and 20GB of WhatsApp Plan B.