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RE: Japan to Kamchatka --Motorcycle

by everbrite 14 May 2012

Flights too and from far East Russia are limited, particularly between Alaska and Russia. I think there is a ferry or freighter between…
South Korea in October, wanna join me?

by bougainville 06 May 2012

Hi guys, I plan 2.5 weeks low budget escapade in South Korea this year -> 2nd-18th October (stiff date as I've already booked my tickets)…
RE: should my friend disguise herself in Russia by wearing a mask and hat?

by zashibis 15 April 2012

>should my friend disguise herself in Russia by wearing a mask and hat? I'll go further than Ruth and say that I can't think of a worse…
RE: Primorsky Kraj - what to see? (+ Chinese border question)

by Giora 14 April 2012

Hi Helmut, Having never been to Russia, I can't tell you anything about what life is like on that side of the border. But on the Chinese…
RE: Independant Travel to Sikhote-Alin Tiger Reserve

by mateosh40 09 April 2012

As promised, now that I'm home here is some more info from my trip. Over the course of my travels I have always been a little obsessed…
Re: Has anyone been to the extreme North of Russia?

by polarbear75 15 March 2012

I went on an incredible cruise to Novaya Zemlya last year with an Aussie company called Aurora Expeditions. Our trip started in Murmansk…
Crossing the Pacific

by Olerhead 09 February 2012

So, some people might've seen me posting here and there about a Round the World trip I am planning. I won't post my list of destinations…
RE: Vladivostok to South-East Asia

by bristolnewbie 28 January 2012

If you have not seen it yet, make sure you watch the movie Dersu Uzala, directed by Kurosawa! It`s a beautiful film and shows you how…
RE: Independant Travel to Sikhote-Alin Tiger Reserve

by zashibis 10 January 2012

Both the Russian Far East and [a remote part of Yemen|http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?messageID=19349297#19349297] the…
RE: Dec 11, 1941

by Mel_L_Ellenmellen_Jr 12 December 2011

"Hitler apparently hoped the Japanese would declare war on the Soviet Union." True, but he was even more delusional than usual if he…
RE: Sad but true

by section8 09 December 2011

"Really? How many polar bears were killed by hunters this year?" Hundreds, more if you want to count estimates on poaching (especially…
RE: Ferry from Vladivostok to Japan/Fushiki

by everbrite 29 November 2011

Check with FESCO, the Far East Shipping Company. They still offer RoRo (roll on/roll off) regular liner shipments of vehicles and general…
RE: Buying camper and budgeting.

by everbrite 02 November 2011

You obviously haven't looked at road conditions. While there is a transRussia highway, which supposedly is completed, not all the road…
RE: Russia far east - Ostrov Sakhalin

by yblanter 28 October 2011

I do not think there are any direct connections between Sakhalin and Japan now. You would need to backtrack to Vladivostok and then take…
Russia far east - Ostrov Sakhalin

by rum_miester 28 October 2011

Hello, Can anyone give me advice on how to travel from east coast of Russia to Ostrov Sakhalin Island and then onto Hokkaido? I plan…
Rafting, fishing and hunting in Russia

by GangstaCrazy 14 October 2011

Friends, there is a possibility in the spring - autumn 2012 to organize a tour of one of the most picturesque rivers of the Far East of…
RE: From the USA to Kamchatka

by everbrite 07 September 2011

>There are no commercial regular flights between Alaska and Russian Far East at the moment, but "Vladivostok-Avia" plans to operate a…
Re: From the USA to Kamchatka

by salmysh 01 September 2011

Hello Diego There are no commercial regular flights between Alaska and Russian Far East at the moment, but "Vladivostok-Avia" plans…
Rogozin, NATO and Lybian refugees

by xokapi 09 July 2011

Inattentively watching TV today, 9/7, in western Siberia while making a cup of tea, I chanced upon an interview with Dmitriy Rogozin,…
Re: Palawan / Japanese Encephalitis

by norrie19 28 August 2010

And depending on which advice your doctor takes will still be ambigouous. I got the shot a few years ago for a work assignment in the…
Re: Black Ibex Expeditions

by voyageurfred 14 July 2010

Like "wandering student" I have no personal knowledge of Black Ibex either. However I can tell you that for my month-long trip through…
RE: Nature in Korea

by dominic77 13 July 2010

OK, a contact with much more knowledge of Leopard Cat taxonomy than myself has replied to my email: "Leopard Cat Prionailurus bengalensis…
RE: What permits are needed for Chukotka and Russian Far East

by sealfrog 09 June 2010

Probably in yugno-sakhalinsk as well but i have to know the dates to get people in place
RE: What permits are needed for Chukotka and Russian Far East

by sealfrog 09 June 2010

Good luck! and be cerefull if you need som help in vladivostok i can give you a local gide .keep in touch Best Rgts Alex
RE: What permits are needed for Chukotka and Russian Far East

by Jansie 07 June 2010

Ok, so given the time we have and taking all the helpful information on this thread into account we have decided to give Chukotka a skip…