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Trans Siberian - Irkutsk to Ulaanbaatar 22.10.11 - The weather has continued to amaze us, and we woke to another blue sky sunny day as we left Olkhon. As we waited for our bus back to Irkutsk, the first snowflakes started to fall and we all Posted by Long way home in Overland Adventures Home | Oct 25, 2011
22.10.... man möge hier eine Parallele von der Pralinenschachtel zum Wetter ziehen... Man weiß nie, wie man sich anziehen soll. Donnerstag haben Chrisi und ich endlich unsere Pässe zurück bekommen, und haben auch dann gleich eine Metrokarte beantragt... Da d Posted by Honza Lipton in Moskva 2011 | Oct 22, 2011
Family @ RussiaI spent the past 4 days in Moscow, stopping over for a brief family visit on my way to SE Asia. It was great to see my parents and younger siblings, neither of the two deserves the descrip Posted by kgbgirl11 in Around the World in 90 Days | Oct 21, 2011
Olkhon Island18.10.11 - A chilly morning start as we were collected for our transfer to Olkhon Island. Despite being collected at 7:45am, we then drove 5 minutes and sat at the central market until 9:20 as they waited for more people Posted by Long way home in Overland Adventures Home | Oct 20, 2011
Biking on OlkhonFollowing breakfast of pancakes and jam, we (more I convince Karol) rent bikes and decide to take a route that @even a very old man@ did in <5 hours. We never made it to the top. Karoline Armstrong was not Posted by yravussi1 in Yann and Karoline post-graduation trip | Oct 18, 2011
Lake BaikalEarly wake up, quick breakfast, 25 min jaunt to bus station. 15 people in small minivan zooming towards lake Baikal. Highlights (for some of us): flat tire right at the time of crossing another small minivan containing an unflat one; you Posted by yravussi1 in Yann and Karoline post-graduation trip | Oct 18, 2011
Moscow ShinanagensSetting off from our hostel at 12:30am we walked to the the train station. The walk in all honesty was a little disconcerting, the usual hustle and bustle of the noisy St. Petersburg streets was replaced by a eirey quiet. Posted by Christian25 in Flying The Nest | Oct 17, 2011
Trans Siberian - Yekaterinburg to Irkutsk15.10.11 – I awoke this morning to the sound of wings flapping, and found the Russian man watering his birds on the bench table in the cabin…..great. Given we’re going to be in this cabin for around 50 hours, it Posted by Long way home in Overland Adventures Home | Oct 17, 2011
Trans Siberian - Moscow to Yekaterinburg13.10.11 - Woke late, the scenery is just flashing past constant streams of trees, land, roads and the odd river/lake. The day flies by and, after enjoying a pot noodle lunch, we soon find it’s time to get off the Posted by Long way home in Overland Adventures Home | Oct 17, 2011
Moscow, Russia09.10.11 - Sunday morning, and not much going on as we arrived and made our way to our Hostel (Capital Hostel, Moscow). More of a little homestay with multiple rooms, the host was helpful and armed with a map we Posted by Long way home in Overland Adventures Home | Oct 17, 2011
St Petersburg, Russia05.10.11 - So, the journey home has begun. After almost 5 years living and working in London, we have decided it’s time to head home. The keys to the flat have been handed back, the boxes have been shipped (slightly Posted by Long way home in Overland Adventures Home | Oct 17, 2011
Driving Miss Daisy’s TrainIrkutsk to UlaanBaator - 6th October 2011 The train from Irkutsk to Ulan Bator spends more time stationary than in motion. With all of the stops I have worked out that the average speed that we have done over the Posted by beatski in incidentals | Oct 16, 2011
Irkutsk to UlaanbaatorIrkutsk to Ulan Bator – 5th-7th October When I first started thinking of doing the Trans-Siberian I was told of the ‘Vodka Train’. So I went on their website and checked it out, they advertised the Trans-Siberian and said that Posted by beatski in incidentals | Oct 16, 2011
Irkutsk - Paris of SiberiaIrkutsk – October 2011 If there is one city which will welcome you in their own special way and then send you back a nervous wreck then that City has got to be Irkutsk, the capital of Siberia, or according to Posted by beatski in incidentals | Oct 16, 2011
Irkutsk2:52 Moscow Time (6:52 - local time) I stir and open my eyes seeing our train mother finalizing her packing prior to our imminent arrival in Zima. The darkness of the southern siberian sky is slowly giving way to pinkish/blue light. Posted by yravussi1 in Yann and Karoline post-graduation trip | Oct 16, 2011
Baikal express9.28 - 5:55 Moscow time Inside temp - 20C Outside temp - likely -5C Sunshine again... this definitely confirms that I am ont travelling with Marino, a ver close ami of mine with whom I have extensively travelled, always under rainy skies!!! Travellin Posted by yravussi1 in Yann and Karoline post-graduation trip | Oct 16, 2011
Train 10 Baikal 3:45 Moscow Time Our internet portal (Iphone) wakes us up. We groggilily put our stuff together and walk down for our awaiting taxi. 15 minutes later train station. The large timetable containing all departures flicker with incoming changes to the set Posted by yravussi1 in Yann and Karoline post-graduation trip | Oct 16, 2011
9. RussiaNervousness about what Russia would hold for us was quickly confirmed. It was the only visa we required and the Finnish/Russian border control was 4 hours of hither and thither and huffing, teeth gnashing and a taste of the legendary Posted by StevenCarol11 in Steven and Carol | Oct 16, 2011
Trans-SiberianTrans-Siberian This is a post i should have published about a week ago but have only just finished it...... I'm 4663 kilometres into the Trans-Siberian, 4649km is the half way point between Moscow and Vladivostok the far eastern port town of Posted by beatski in incidentals | Oct 16, 2011
Meeting Point Hostel - Ekaterina's houseLights just flickered and died. I write by the sun's light distilled through thick northern clouds. Our new hostel, which is a 15 minute bus ride and 10 minute walk from last night's Europe-Asia Hostel feels like a 5 star Posted by yravussi1 in Yann and Karoline post-graduation trip | Oct 11, 2011
Arriving in Yekaterinburg03:30 Moscow Time -> Position Yekaterinburg Waiting Room #8 - 3rd floor main terminal All trains run on Moscow time throughout the entire country. We were supposed to arrive @ 1:51 Moscow time but our train was about 40 minutes late. Posted by yravussi1 in Yann and Karoline post-graduation trip | Oct 11, 2011
St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg is the biggest city we have visited so far on our trip, luckily though our unique hostel, in is run down shell of an apartment is located centrally, enough so that it has allowed us the opportunity to Posted by Christian25 in Flying The Nest | Oct 11, 2011
10.10.Freiiitaaaag, hatten wir unseren ersten Übersetzungskurs, der war ziemlich interessant, ein bisschen schwer, aber okay, wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt ;) Chrisi ist früher gegangen, um ihre Eltern abzuholen, ich bin gleich weitergehetzt in eine der in Posted by Honza Lipton in Moskva 2011 | Oct 10, 2011
Russia and Communism...17 things I didn’t know about Russia and Communism, I couldn’t make it to 20…..: 1. During Soviet times even all of the buildings had to be considered equal, none could stand out and be any different from the other. Consequently Posted by beatski in incidentals | Oct 7, 2011
Yekaterinburg to IrkutskYekaterinburg to Irkutsk – 29th September to 1st October I don’t eat Pork, and I haven’t eaten Pork for about 10 years. That is up until this train journey when pork managed to find its way into my stomach. Posted by beatski in incidentals | Oct 7, 2011

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