Trip: World Adventure June 29 2008
There are [598] stories from my trip: World Adventure June 29 2008
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Monday, 11 Jan 2010 | Photo Gallery
CHINA | Monday, 11 Jan 2010 | Views [803]
Hi All, I forgot to mention that our hostel is in an old synagogue so the internal structure and fittings are quite interesting. Not as interesting as the gloves with little stuffed cats that many of the chinese girls are wearing or the polar bear ... Read more >
CHINA | Thursday, 7 Jan 2010 | Views [761]
Hi All, We have arrived! Got off the train and boldly headed in the wrong direction along the slippery platform before being sent back by an official. Even more slippery up on the street and chaos. We needed to find money and it wasn't clear where ... Read more >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Thursday, 7 Jan 2010 | Views [1535]
Hi All, Our train was a flash no 20. It was the Moscow to Beijing train and had a neat interior and even a TV screen which blocked access to some of the upper storage area above the door. I felt that the new improved version was not as good as the ... Read more >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Thursday, 7 Jan 2010 | Views [1080]
Hi All, Another day and another time zone. Now it is moscow time +6hrs. When we cross the border the time will magically change to beijing time which is moscow time +5hrs which is UT+8 for reference. Got it? We arrived at Chita at about 5am and decided ... Read more >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Monday, 4 Jan 2010 | Photo Gallery
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Monday, 4 Jan 2010 | Views [913]
Hi All,
So we hopped on the train. This was different to the normal 2nd class 4 birth compartment. We were travelling in 3rd class open compartment. This compartment had beds but no doors on the compartments and had more beds next to the windows ... Read more >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Monday, 4 Jan 2010 | Photo Gallery
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Monday, 4 Jan 2010 | Photo Gallery
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Sunday, 3 Jan 2010 | Photo Gallery
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Sunday, 3 Jan 2010 | Photo Gallery
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Sunday, 3 Jan 2010 | Views [810]
Hi All, It was a nice drive out to lake Baikal and angara river, the only river to exit the lake. The river wasn't frozen but there was pancake ice on the edges and the frames of deciduous trees dripping with ice and the ground was covered with snow.... Read more >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Sunday, 3 Jan 2010 | Views [899]
Hi All, Exiled to Siberia. Well not quite. Irkutsk is the eastern capital of siberia and the 'paris of siberia'. It was a trading for furs, ivory, silk and tea from siberia, mongolia and china. Later it was a launching point for exhibitions to Alaska, ... Read more >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Sunday, 3 Jan 2010 | Views [1540]
Hi All, We read in a guide book that travelling on the trans siberian train is one of the 'famous and romantic and potentially enjoyable of the worlds great train journeys' ... A bit of a description of the train. The train is divided into carriages ... Read more >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Sunday, 3 Jan 2010 | Views [791]
Dear All, Woke up and looked out the window and the great view of the monastery then went down to breakfast and noticed that someone was sitting outside the area using a laptop so made a mental note and then headed in for a big buffet breakfast. I ... Read more >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Saturday, 26 Dec 2009 | Photo Gallery
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Saturday, 26 Dec 2009 | Photo Gallery
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Saturday, 26 Dec 2009 | Photo Gallery
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Saturday, 26 Dec 2009 | Photo Gallery
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 25 Dec 2009 | Views [942]
Hi All, Snowing. Sometimes light and fluffy and other times small pieces but coming down quite heavily. Relaxed for the morning at the hostel before heading to the train station before heading onto the metro. Needed to change twice so were glad that it ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 25 Dec 2009 | Views [752]
Hi All, We returned to the hostel and decided to watch a video with a Dutch couple. I didn't know they were Dutch and asked about the accent. The yellow polar fleece clogs on his feet should have been a give a way. While waiting Vanessa and I were watching ... Read more >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Saturday, 19 Dec 2009 | Views [800]
Hi All, The local english paper, the moscow times (www.themoscowtimes.com), tells us that the temperature got to -30degC; 2 died of hypothermia; cash machines froze; ultra polar intrustions of air; electricity consumption pushed to a record; coldest ... Read more >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Saturday, 19 Dec 2009 | Photo Gallery
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Saturday, 19 Dec 2009 | Photo Gallery
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Friday, 18 Dec 2009 | Photo Gallery
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