- 28: 10:1
Nice leisurely start today. Its only Kate and myself left of my small tour Posted by weary_feet in Weary_Feet Treks the Globe | Jun 15, 2011
- 27: The Russian Pose
Considering the Posted by weary_feet in Weary_Feet Treks the Globe | Jun 14, 2011
- 26: ABTG[img=http://photos. Posted by weary_feet in Weary_Feet Treks the Globe | Jun 14, 2011
- 25: Boobs and Bums[img=http://photos. Posted by weary_feet in Weary_Feet Treks the Globe | Jun 14, 2011
- 24: Van Gogh
Had a really great sleep in this morning after an extremely late night.. It’s amazing- the sun doesn't go down til at least 10.45pm s Posted by weary_feet in Weary_Feet Treks the Globe | Jun 14, 2011
- 23: Opulence[img=http://photos. Posted by weary_feet in Weary_Feet Treks the Globe | Jun 14, 2011
- 22: Mockba
Arrived off the train just after 9am. Had to take a subway ride to get to ou Posted by weary_feet in Weary_Feet Treks the Globe | Jun 14, 2011
- From Russia With LoveBlah. Posted by utchadtn in Chad's Travelocity | Jun 9, 2011
- Sakhalin IslandMy starting point to Sakhalin Island was from Sapporo in Japan's Hokkaido Province to the small port town of Wakkanai. The ANA Hotel is right at the train and ferry stations and serves excellent food from one of the best Posted by LuxuryRogue in Gentleman Adventurer | Sep 20, 2010
- 21: More of the sameNice start with us eating a great brekky of waffle/ cakey things with strawberry jam! Yum (might be the best brekky we've had so far). Spent the morning organising my stuff for our train trip that arvo. Went back to Posted by weary_feet in Weary_Feet Treks the Globe | Jun 7, 2011
- 20: ChurchesA v early start this morning as we had to exit the train at 1am and go to our hotel in Kungur for a bit of a sleep before we set out for the day. I've managed to score my Posted by weary_feet in Weary_Feet Treks the Globe | Jun 7, 2011
- 17-19: ScreensaverI've decided to combine the three days on the Trans Siberian from Ulan Ude to Kungur as the days are very similar in action. Our life on the train goes as such:
- Wake up
- Have some brekky
- Go to the Posted by weary_feet in Weary_Feet Treks the Globe | Jun 7, 2011
- 16: 30% WaterDay started at a more civilised 9pm today with us planning to go for a drive further down the lake shore and visiting a healing hot spring and some famous rock outcroppings.
Today the temp is really cold. I would guess Posted by weary_feet in Weary_Feet Treks the Globe | Jun 7, 2011
- 15: 50th parallelAnother leisurely start (which was good because we didn't get to bed til midnight). Bkfast was some cold cuts and bread with museli and yoghurt.. Probably one of the best I've had over the past few weeks.
Today we are off Posted by weary_feet in Weary_Feet Treks the Globe | Jun 7, 2011
- 14: <2 kms per hourBoarded the train about 9.30pm and were lucky enough to go to sleep quite quickly. Border crossing started at about 5am the next morning....... We didn't get through the border and into Russia til mid morning then we turned around Posted by weary_feet in Weary_Feet Treks the Globe | Jun 7, 2011
- RussiaWell what can I say about Russia? It’s scary and fascinating all at once. I would recommend anyone to visit it and experience it for themselves because it has some of the most stunning buildings I’ve ever seen and is Posted by jpjenkins in Dubai, UK and Europe 2011 | Jun 2, 2011
- A Trans-Siberian Diary: Day 5As we've neared Mongolia the landscape has changed again - much more mountainous and dry.
Leaving Russia has meant that we've made relatively little progress today. After lunch we stopped f Posted by shoestring in A Grand Adventure | May 30, 2011
- A Trans-Siberian Diary: Day 4Day four already! We're over half way through our voyage.
As local time deviates more and more from Moscow time, things are getting a bit confusing. We're eating breakfast when we wake, then lunch when we're hungry, then dinner when the Posted by shoestring in A Grand Adventure | May 30, 2011
- A Trans-Siberian Diary: Day 3After another restless night, we woke up cold. The temperature has dropped and is hovering around 10 degrees centigrade, so people along our corridor have locked themselves in their compartments. The weather has turned overcast and rainy. The landscape ha Posted by shoestring in A Grand Adventure | May 30, 2011
- A Trans-Siberian Diary: Day 2The day has passed surprisingly quickly. It's been quite refreshing not spending the whole time sightseeing and feeling the pressure to take advantage of seeing as much of a city as we can before we move on. Instead, our options Posted by shoestring in A Grand Adventure | May 30, 2011
- A Trans-Siberian Diary: Day 1After making our last blog entry and repacking our cases, we made our way to the railway station via the Moscow Metro, allowing ourselves plenty of time - the trains go once a week so we didn't want to miss Posted by shoestring in A Grand Adventure | May 30, 2011
- Moscow UndergroundOur two nights on a bus weren't nearly as bad as we'd imagined - the first night we both even managed some sleep. But the bumpy road leading into Moscow meant the second night was more restless, and we were Posted by shoestring in A Grand Adventure | May 24, 2011
- A Hairy Moment at the BorderWe crossed into Russia at around 1.30am this morning. This meant everyone tramping off the bus and having to go through passport control. Having heard this could take ages, we were quite heartened that the two lines appeared to be Posted by shoestring in A Grand Adventure | May 23, 2011
- MoscowIt was a long flight from the Fiji Islands but I finally made it to Moscow!!! Can’t wait to go out and explore.))
A bit about me: I’m 20 years old. I have lived all my life in Australia and Fiji Posted by Crazy Fiji in Moscow | May 5, 2011
- Northern Caucasus (Chechnya, Ingushetia ...)Invited by President Ramzan Kadirov. Flew Moscow to Grozny in Yak 40 by Grozny Avia. Very friendly reception. Totally rebuilt from war devastation. On the way to becoming a modern UAE-style emirate. Impressive leadership. Unique Nakh culture. Very macho. Posted by LuxuryRogue in Gentleman Adventurer | Apr 24, 2011