After a long border crossing, we made it into Russia. We sat for several hours while they changed the wheels(?) on the train as the train... Continue reading »
We arrived into Irkutsk after a mammoth 30 hour journey from Mongolia. It wasn't so much the journey as the wait with us arriving at the... Continue reading »
The journey to Irkutsk wasn't quite as pleasant as the journey to Ulaanbaatar due to having to spend basically all day at the Mongolian-R... Continue reading »
Wed 23rd AugustWe were at the hyrdrofoil at 7am as suggested by our hosts and 40 minutes later we were flying across the middle of Lake B... Continue reading »
It was time to leave Moscow and embark on our much awaiting Trans Siberian Rail journey. Cathal had been looking forward to this bi... Continue reading »