Wednesday, 2 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery
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Wednesday, 2 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery
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Tuesday, 1 Jan 2008 | Views [608] | Comments [6]
Whew!!! I made it to Saint Petersburg after an 8 hour train ride crammed in with 3 burly Russian babushkas!! I missed my French mate who at least could speak English! Anyway, ariving at 7.30am didn't seem to please my transfer driver who got lost in ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sunday, 30 Dec 2007 | Views [888] | Comments [7]
Ok I took a gamble and decided to try my luck on the Moscow Metro, the main undergound rail system. Everything I've read says its cheap, fast and easy so what could go wrong? I had a map of the train network so found the closest station to the hotel ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Saturday, 29 Dec 2007 | Views [615] | Comments [1]
Hello again, this time from Moskva!! I can't believe I actually made it, not because of any misadventure this time, but because it took 78 hours on the train from Irkutsk!! I got to the Irkutsk station with plenty of time to spare, and actually found ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Tuesday, 25 Dec 2007 | Views [476] | Comments [6]
This will be just a short post to let you know I'm leaving Irkutsk today. I spent a couple of hours yesterday uploading most of my pics to the journal, so check 'em out and some of my stories will make more sense after you see them. I've been walking ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Monday, 24 Dec 2007 | Photo Gallery
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Sunday, 23 Dec 2007 | Views [800] | Comments [5]
Hello again! I finally made it into Irkutsk, Russia!! Oh man, the train trip from Ulaanbaatar started in a chaos as I was the only foreigner at the station and totally unable to communicate, but thankfully with a bit of sign language, I got passed the ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures