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RE: Trans Siberian: solo in platzkartny

by jaoto 13 May 2012

>Stops on the Trans-Siberian, main trunk line, these days, are so short you don't have time First the sellers typically board the train…
Re: Trans Siberian: solo in platzkartny

by Chicagobest 12 May 2012

Traveliing Librarian, the Wall Street Journal just did a front page article about vegemite. They said it is gradually dieing out. I…
RE: Chita to Severobaikalsk possible?

by yblanter 08 March 2012

May be I misunderstand the point, but one can travel from Chita to Severobaykalsk by train, connecting either in Tayshet, or in Skovorodino…
RE: Feasilibity: Chita - UUD - Baikal - (Ulan Bator or Khabarovsk)?

by everbrite 04 March 2012

>Is it feasible to travel from Nizhneangarsk to Tynda by train and see things within a 4-5 day timeframe or will I just be rushing about…
Feasilibity: Chita - UUD - Baikal - (Ulan Bator or Khabarovsk)?

by nesma 04 March 2012

I've a flight booked that gets me into Chita towards the end of August 2012 and I have about a 2 week period before I need be back at…
Re: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?

by Chicagobest 13 January 2012

In 2010 we took the BAM. Actually, we flew to Tokyo and went overland to Novosibirsk via Sakhalin Island and Komsomolsk Na Amure. Don't…
RE: Russia travel visas

by chrisj 03 January 2012

Firstly you will need visas for Russia, Mongolia & China. Secondly your passport nationality will determine what process to follow.…
Re: From the USA to Kamchatka

by Chicagobest 17 September 2011

Great post by EddyV . I was speaking of Provideniya and Anadyr when I disparaged towns in Chukhotka. I think it is too expensive to…
RE: Trans-Sib beginning Sept 8

by davyd 29 August 2011

now trains became very different. if it is transsiberian i think it's likely will be very modern bogeys, with world class facilities so…
RE: Chita to Severobaikalsk possible?

by lakers6902 04 June 2011

Hey everyone! Heres an update for anyone else planning something similiar in the future. Ive searched and looked at numerous maps and…
Chita to Severobaikalsk possible?

by lakers6902 02 June 2011

Hey everyone! I have been looking for hours and havent been able to find the answer, so I am really sorry if this has been answered alrea…
Re: Local Bus Astrakhan to Siochi Via Chechnya and North Ossetia

by Chicagobest 08 February 2011

Thanks very much for the candid comments. Andrew, we also took our children to Abkhazia in 2008. No problems at all. I speak a little…
RE: Haerbin to Chita (Siberia)

by davyd 19 December 2010

Yes, separate trains (on Chinese and Russian sides) are better. I suggest overnight soft sleeper express to Haerbin departing at 9.30…
RE: Visa Issue Russia - Mongolia - China

by everbrite 30 October 2010

1. Forget trying to get a Russian tourist visa in Ulan Bator. Recent reports indicate that only transit visas are possible and since you…
RE: Trans-Siberian Express, options

by everbrite 08 October 2010

No one can decide for you and without knowing your interests it is difficult to make recommendations. The scenery from the train gets…
Re: BAM - Baikal Amur Mainline - Lake Baikal - Circum Baikal

by ferys 13 September 2010

Hello, I travelled the BAM railway 3 weeks ago, it is really good experience. I travelled in opposite direction then you want to and used…
Re: BAM - Baikal Amur Mainline - Lake Baikal - Circum Baikal

by Chicagobest 31 August 2010

The cost for 2 adults and 2 children (6 and 8) one way from Konsolmolsk to Tynda was 10,300 rubles for kupe upper berth. For one adult…
Re: BAM - Baikal Amur Mainline - Lake Baikal - Circum Baikal

by Chicagobest 29 August 2010

We just got back on Sunday from a 30 day journey around the world including the BAM. Thee were 4 of us including my wife and two daughters…
BAM - Baikal Amur Mainline - Lake Baikal - Circum Baikal

by TravelingOne 28 August 2010

My husband and I are considering riding the BAM next summer and I'd appreciate any information you can share regarding such a trip. How…
Re: Lena river-Yakutsk-Magadan

by siberia2010 01 May 2010

Hi all, I'm planning to visit Yakutsk in July 2010. Who can provide us actual information about the train / bus connection and schedules…
RE: siberia and fer east

by everbrite 12 February 2010

From Lake Baikal take the boat to Severobaikalsk and from there take the [BAM|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baikal_Amur_Mainline] to Tynda.…
RE: Do BAM trains arrive on time?

by Firehazard Jack 12 December 2009

+If it really is too risky, is there anything interesting in or near Tynda to do?+ As far as I can recollect, Dervla Murphy spent some…
RE: Do BAM trains arrive on time?

by everbrite 11 December 2009

I would agree with the above. I tend to think that at least for larger cities such as Tynda, the arrival times tend to be at or before…
RE: Do BAM trains arrive on time?

by iexela 11 December 2009

Tynda is a capital of BAM. It is a dull Soviet city build in 1975 People always came here for money, not for fun. There is no money in…
Do BAM trains arrive on time?

by EddyV 11 December 2009

In early January I have tickets booked on the BAM from Krasnoyarsk to Severobaikalsk then on from there to Tynda. I don't want to spend…