In the summer of 1990 the first tour groups went to Belarus. In the following years more and more distant destinations were approached. But we don't want to bore you with our chronicle which is available online anyway.
2020, On the occasion of our 30th anniversary, we started here with a few "treasures" from our picture box and show you how travel has changed.
We still add pictures regularly, so it might be worth returning.
Malbork Castle, view from the East
![Malbork castle in sunset](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/8/csm_15_08_Malbork_damals_a27b3dcccf.jpg)
![Malbork Castle in sunset](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/b/csm_15_08_Malbork_heute_a9328000ae.jpg)
Arbat in Moskau
![Arbat Pedestrian Area](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/e/csm_15_10_Arbat_damas_7ef28bd28a.jpg)
![Arbat pedestrian area in Moscow](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/d/csm_15_10_Arbat_heute_ad7ee9058d.jpg)
St. Petersburg Canals
![Blood Church Channel with Blood Church](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/c/csm_15_10_blutkirche_kanal_damals__cc3520ebe3.jpg)
![Blood Church Canal with blood church](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/2/csm_15_10_Blutkirche_kanal_damals_2aeba5b59c.jpg)
Raffael Loggia in the Hermitage
![Hermitage painted loggia](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/0/csm_15_10_Ereemitage_Venice_damals_21614c5f75.jpg)
Catherine's Palace
![Catherines Palace palace](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/b/csm_15_10_Katharinenpalast_damals_6a8d4978e9.jpg)
![Catherines Palace palace](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/1/csm_15_10_Katharinenpalast_heute_e62221b5cf.jpg)
Albert Street in Riga
![Riga Art deco house front](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/7/csm_15_10_Riga_damals_4bda6c00b4.jpg)
![Riga Art Deco House front](/fileadmin/_processed_/1/2/csm_15_10_Riga_heute_d326322274.jpg)
Valdai
![Valdai Lake](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/2/csm_15_10_Valdai_see_damals_a9d351d33b.jpg)
![Valdai peopla at lake](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/1/csm_15_10_Valdai_See_heute_1438e2979f.jpg)
Neva Banks
![Neva Banks Neva with palaces](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/c/csm_15_10_stp_waterfront_damals_84a4062f37.jpg)
![Neva Banks place at Neva banks](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/8/csm_15_10_Waterfront_21__46c76934b4.jpg)
St. Kasimir Church in Warsaw
![Warsaw small church with square](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/c/csm_15_10_Warschau_damals_aa25cc99f2.jpg)
![Warsaw small church with square](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/a/csm_15_10_Warschau_heute_acaaa0260d.jpg)
The Three Brothers
![Guildhouse medieval houses](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/1/csm_15_10_Zunfthaus_damals_f891a9b03b.jpg)
Grand Cascade at Peterhof
![Cascades Cascades](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/c/csm_15_20_Kaskaden_damals__27b2723a74.jpg)
![Cascades Cascades in front of palace](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/c/csm_15_20_Kaskaden_heute_0577b587f9.jpg)
Palace of the Lithuanian President
![Presidents Palace Palace with flag](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/6/csm_15_20_LT_Praesident__damals_3a8408ec6c.jpg)
![Presidents Palace Palace with flags](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/3/csm_15_20_LT_Praesident_heute_b81ca37537.jpg)
Livu Square in Riga
![Old Town Riga city square](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/d/csm_15_20_Riga_Altst_damals_a026c5591b.jpg)
![Old Town Riga square in town](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/0/csm_15_20_Riga_Altst_heute_5a35669f9d.jpg)
Monument for Peter the Great in Moscow
![Monument Monument at river](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/c/csm_15_20_seefahrer_damals_1a94bfa472.jpg)
![Monument Monument at river](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/3/csm_15_20_seefahrer_heute_8_f5fb2bb8f5.jpg)
Tallinn Town Hall
![Tallinn Town Hall](/fileadmin/user_upload/Aktuelles_Mir_30/15_20_Tallinn_Rathaus_damals_neu.jpg)
![Tallinn town hall with tall tower](/fileadmin/user_upload/Aktuelles_Mir_30/15_20_Tallinn_Rathaus_heute_.jpg)
Riga, the works of Michael Eisensteins
![Art Deco](/fileadmin/user_upload/Aktuelles_Mir_30/15_30_Jugendstil_damals_neu.jpg)
![Art Deco Art Deco house](/fileadmin/user_upload/Aktuelles_Mir_30/15_30_Jugendstil_heute.jpg)
Tiled Stoves in Catherines Palace
![Tiled stove tiled stove](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/e/csm_15_30_Kachelofen_damals_99c4683341.jpg)
The castle dates back to the early 18th century and was embellished and renovated by each subsequent tsar. The tiled stoves go back to the year 1826, until then the palace was unheated. Brrr.
Alexander-Nevski-Cathedral in Tallinn
![Nevski Cathedral Orthodox Church](/fileadmin/user_upload/Aktuelles_Mir_30/15_30_Nevski_damals_.jpg)
![Alexander Nevski in Tallinn](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/2/csm_15_30-Nevski_heute_neu_f1a28b1484.jpg)
Peterhof - Upper Gardens
![Peterhof Palace Front](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/c/csm_15_30_Palast_damals__659ab9122f.jpg)
![Peterhof Palace Palace, Fountain and park](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/3/csm_15_30_Palast_heute__cb7df42eae.jpg)
St. Nicholas Garrison Church in Brest
![Brest Altar](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/7/csm_15_40_Brest_Kirche_damals_791e7a6cbc.jpg)
![Brest Inside an orthodox church](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/3/csm_15_40_Brest_Kirche_heute_ee4ed869a9.jpg)
Departing Belarus
![Border Caravan at border monument](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/9/csm_15_40_Grenze_damals_52500e5458.jpg)
![Border View through windscreen](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/f/csm_15_40_Grenze_heute_9215cd8667.jpg)
Cultural Palace of the Unions in Minsk
![Cultural Palace Minsk large building with columns](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/c/csm_15_40_Kulturpalast_Minsk_damals_4ed6bb0e9f.jpg)
![Cultural Palace Classicist building with columns](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/7/csm_15_40_Kulturpalast_Minsk_heute_1cc7e8b4de.jpg)
View Towards the Kremlin
![At the Moskva Kremlin](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/b/csm_15_40_Moskva_damals_d4b483b656.jpg)
![Moscow today](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/0/csm_15_40_Moskva_heute_neu__d9636b36ec.jpg)
Kasan Cathedral in Moskau
![Moscow typical russian church](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/0/csm_15_40_Moskau_damals__9c62335088.jpg)
![Moscow Typical Russian Church](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/5/csm_15_40_Moskau_heute__c715291c86.jpg)
Kiev
![Kiev Overlooking river](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/6/csm_15_50_Kiev_damals__2d4911be6e.jpg)
![Kiev Churches overlooking river](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/a/csm_15_50_Kiev_heute_0f1a19eb4b.jpg)
Horse-drawn Carriage
![Carriage horse drawn farm carriage](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/1/csm_15_50_Kutsche_damals_43c947a816.jpg)
![Open Carriage open carriage](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/d/csm_15_50_Kutsche_heute__1f569f668e.jpg)
Market Halls
![Market Market hall](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/b/csm_15_50_Markt_Kiev_damals_a0a0f99ef2.jpg)
![Market Fruit Stall](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/6/csm_15_50_Markt_Kiev_heute__6260be4490.jpg)
Novodevichi Convent in Moskau
![Moscow Church Wall](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/4/csm_15_50_Moskau_damals_c47ad93414.jpg)
![Moscow Russian Church](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/a/csm_15_50_Moskau_heute___2b06c56eac.jpg)
Opera House Odessa
![Opera House Opera House](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/b/csm_15_50_Odessa_Oper_damals_0c23be3cab.jpg)
![Opera House Opera House](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/d/csm_15_50_Odessa_Oper_heute_b3182a2451.jpg)
GUM Departement Store
![Gum Market Hall](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/a/csm_15_50_Gum_damals_9da8ed89fe.jpg)
![GUM Department Store](/fileadmin/user_upload/Aktuelles_Mir_30/15_50_Kaufhaus_Gum_heute_neu.jpg)
Potemkin Stairs
![Potemkin Staircase View towards port](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/2/csm_15_50_Potemkin_Treppe_damals_13d0f8d9f8.jpg)
![Potemkin Staircase View towards port](/fileadmin/_processed_/1/3/csm_15_50_Potemkin_Treppe_heute__942ef4b43b.jpg)
Catholic Church in Minsk
![Church brick-gothic church](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/0/csm_15_78_Rote_Kirche__damals_7952f3da9c.jpg)
Train Station in Brest
![Brest Station railway tracks](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/0/csm_15_79_Bahnhof_Brest_damals_5f12ae8db5.jpg)
![Brest Station Station building](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/7/csm_15_79_bahnhof_brest_heute_0a212afcf9.jpg)
European Road No 30 in Belarus
![Main road Caravan on wide road](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/6/csm_15_79_Rollbahn_damals_4807f05051.jpg)
![Main route motorway with motorhome](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/6/csm_15_79_Rollbahn_heute_4da7a36226.jpg)
Minsk, Independance Square
![Independance Square parked vehicles in front of office building](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/a/csm_15_79_Unabhaengigkeitsplatz_damals_a01cd1bce4.jpg)
![Independance Square square with houses](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/4/csm_15_79_Unabhaengigkeitsplatz_heute_5fe609f602.jpg)
Cultural Palace, Warsaw
![Wasaw Building and Bus stops](/fileadmin/user_upload/Aktuelles_Mir_30/15_79_Warschau_damals.jpg)
Lomonossow-University in Moscow
![University Moscow Impressive soviet style building](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/b/csm_15_98_universitaet_damals_3099a2dbb0.jpg)
![Universität Building soviet style](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/a/csm_15_98_univeristaet_heute_74abefa4c7.jpg)
Driving Overland through Siberia
![Siberian country road Dusty Road with motorhomes](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/2/csm_15_98_Sibirien_Damals_fdd1bd570f.jpg)
![Siberian country road Road in open landscape](/fileadmin/_processed_/1/a/csm_15_98_Sibirien_spaeter_0f72fd8037.jpg)
Alt-Orhei in Moldova
![Moldova Church overlooking river valley](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/0/csm_15_98_Moldawien_Damals_ea128ae23e.jpg)
![Moldova river with hill and church](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/c/csm_15_98_Moldawien_heute_86dba6318d.jpg)
Malbork Castle
![Malbork Marienburg Castle](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/3/csm_15_98_malbork_damals_a4d92bc650.jpg)
![Malbork Castle Malbork](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/3/csm_15_98_Malbork_heute_eb40015d15.jpg)
Today the Marienburg is registered in the UNESCO world cultural heritage and is still considered the largest brick building in Europe. If you're around, take the time to visit.
Tour Brochures
![Tour Offer Flyer with logo](/fileadmin/user_upload/Aktuelles_Mir_30/15_99_Katalog_Damals.jpg)
![Title Page Front Page](/fileadmin/user_upload/Aktuelles_Mir_30/15_99_Titel__klein.jpg)
Saint Stanislas Cathedral
![St. Stanislas church with columns](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/1/csm_16_05_Stanislaus_damals_7008661212.jpg)
![St. Stanislas cathedral with white columns](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/9/csm_16_05_stanislaus_heute_c133ec1710.jpg)
Visa
![Visa Old Russia visa](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/e/csm_16_05_Visum_damals_d677cd4c2b.jpg)
![Visa Passport with visa](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/d/csm_16_05_Vium_heute_c520ed10b1.jpg)
Filling Petrol
![Petrol Pump red petrol pump](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/d/csm_16_06_Tanken_damals_0374c76777.jpg)
![Petrol Station Empty road with petrol station](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/d/csm_16_06_Tanken_heute_d4bdbc90bd.jpg)
Farmhouses
![Farmhouse Farmhouse with motorhome](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/8/csm_16_07_Bauernhaus_damals_e24f493c71.jpg)
![Farmhouses Russian Farmhouse](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/0/csm_19_07_Bauernhaus_heute_bf619f227d.jpg)
Going into China
![Gateway Gateway with motorhome](/fileadmin/_processed_/1/1/csm_16_07_Torbogen_6f26a021b8.jpg)
![Entering China Empty Road in China](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/e/csm_16_07_Torbogen_heute_d34d9f70be.jpg)
Kola Peninsula
![Karelia motorhomes taking a break at river banks](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/b/csm_16_09_Karelien_damals_0dda11072c.jpg)
![Karelia river in sunshine](/fileadmin/_processed_/1/c/csm_16_09_Karelien_heute_cd11ba4fb6.jpg)
Diesel Supplies
![Filling up with petrol can car being filled from petrol can](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/9/csm_16_09_Kanistertanken__324891f124.jpg)
![Petrol Station Petrol Station](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/d/csm_16_09_kanistertanken_1d1f495dc2.jpg)
Driving Together
![Going in the group motorhomes on roadside](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/5/csm_17-07_Konvoi_Karelien_damals_28738b63dc.jpg)
![Going in the Group empty road](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/6/csm_17-07_Konvoi_ohne_heute_947a8b8195.jpg)
Burgher Houses
![Historic Houses Ruin of a historic house](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/5/csm_18-04_alte_Haeuser_damals_d854a017b0.jpg)
![Historic Houses Brick Houses](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/1/csm_18-04_alte_Haeuser_heute_702f6619c5.jpg)
House of the Soviets
![House of Soviets 1992 Tall Building](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/f/csm_18-07_Monstrum_damals_ac5bcc6978.jpg)
![House of Soviets Tall building](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/8/csm_18-07_Monstrum_heute_9147960de9.jpg)
Rossgarten Gate
![Rossgarten Gate Gate in winter](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/9/csm_18-05_Rossgaerter_Tor_damals__12d012bbeb.jpg)
![Rossgarten Gate Brick gothic gate](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/1/csm_18-05_Rossgaerter_Tor_heute_ab76850bb6.jpg)
Stock Exchange Königsberg
![Prussian Stock Exchange Building](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/7/csm_18-08_Boerse_damals_6fbd72e186.jpg)
![Old Prussian Stock Exchange Building](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/1/csm_18-08_Boerse_heute__7835879ffa.jpg)
Borders
![Border 1992 Russian jeep at border](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/1/csm_18-06_Grenze_damals_7eae958e0d.jpg)
![Border Traffic lights at border](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/2/csm_18-06_Grenze_heute_21e9ae1cd4.jpg)
Cathedral Kaliningrad
![Cathedral Kaliningrad 1992 Cathedral ruins](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/0/csm_18-10_Dom_damals_6b314ef99a.jpg)
![Cathedral in Kaliningrad Cathedral](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/2/csm_18-10_Dom_heute_6ee8b16247.jpg)
Lake Naroc in Belarus
![Lake Naroc 1991 Picknick in Russian Winter](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/c/csm_19-11_Narotschsee_damals_ac13fb3754.jpg)
![Lake Naroch camping group sitting together](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/6/csm_19-11_Narotschsee_heute_dc99225bb7.jpg)
Brest
![Overnight place in Brest then Escort with parked camping group](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/d/csm_19-11_Brest_damals_66059f498e.jpg)
![Overnight Place in Brest Overnight place in Brest](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/e/csm_19-11_Brest_Heute__42d6cda530.jpg)
Camping Perestroika
![Perchurowo then dirty motorhome entering campsite](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/c/csm_19-11_Perchurowo_damals_490ce4c120.jpg)
![Pechurowo today campground exit](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/5/csm_19-11_Perchurowo_heute_526ed97feb.jpg)
![Rocket Launcher Rocket Launcher next to motorhome](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/2/csm_19-11_Raketentraeger_1f1cad4a16.jpg)
Petrol Station
![Petrol station in 1991 Soviet petrol station](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/e/csm_19-11_Tankstelle_damals_a70ffd7a96.jpg)
![Petrol Station in Karelia Petrol Station](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/0/csm_19-11_Tankstelle_heute_3ba7cfca25.jpg)