From travelling through Siberia at -50c to the deserts of the Arab world, which can reach + 50c Mikael Strandberg clearly likes extremes. He gave a very enjoyable talk to the Historical Association of Oman about his journey through Siberia . The perils of falling down drunk at -50c were your arm or whatever appendage you slept on would be amputated. The disappointment of having shot your Bear for your first meat in a month only to see it swept away by a river in flood – oh! the tribulations of life in Siberia .