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Last Leg of Trans Mongolian

Sunday, 8 Apr 2007 | Views [417] | Comments [1]

Three days and four nights on the train from Irkutsk to Moscow......and didn't I need a decent shower!! The trains only have a toilet with enough room to move around to have a towel bath and splash a bit of water around. Not quite the same. I got to the ... Read more >

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Richie Cunningham drives a Marshrutky in Western Siberia

Sunday, 1 Apr 2007 | Views [1111] | Comments [2]

I decided on a trip to Listvyanka and a run on the Dog sledding out that way somewhere. Just got to find it now. I caught the tram out to the bus station then a marshrutky ( minivan travelling a set route) to Listvyanka. The trams are the really old ... Read more >

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Ulaan Baatar to Irkutsk

Monday, 26 Mar 2007 | Views [406] | Comments [1]

Talk about the slow way to go, got it in one this time. The train I took delivers the mail all the way from the Mongolian capital to Ulan Ude in Russia. We pulled out of Ulaan Baatar about 7:30 PM on the Friday night. There were stops in the middle of ... Read more >

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