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  1. Danny125 avatar

    RE: Rail Trip across Central Asia

    by Danny125 30 May 2012

    Cool thanks for the advice, Sounds like I can make the trip without too much pre planning, good to know there is a train route that exists.…

  2. Danny125 avatar

    RE: Rail Trip across Central Asia

    by Danny125 30 May 2012

    Cool thanks for the advice, Sounds like I can make the trip without too much pre planning, good to know there is a train route that exists.…

  3. Danny125 avatar

    Rail Trip across Central Asia

    by Danny125 29 May 2012

    Hello all, I'm planning a rail trip from London to Vladivostok (or similar) for this summer via central asis and there are a few parts…

  4. Supertramp4 avatar

    RE: Trans-siberian Railway July 2012 - Travel mates?

    by Supertramp4 27 May 2012

    I'm a 21 years-old Canadian from Montreal and I was planning as well to travel the trans-siberian train from St.Pete to Vladivostok in…

  5. snickers26 avatar

    Trans-Siberian in August 2012 - Looking for travel partners?

    by snickers26 24 May 2012

    Hi there! I'm a female in my early 30s living in Singapore and looking for travel companions to do the Trans-Siberian railway trip in…

  6. snickers26 avatar

    Trans-Siberian in August 2012 - Looking for travel partners?

    by snickers26 24 May 2012

    Hi there! I'm a female in my early 30s living in Singapore and looking for travel companions to do the Trans-Siberian railway trip in…

  7. crackedpleasures avatar

    RE: Driving Permits for Foreigners in North Korea

    by crackedpleasures 22 May 2012

    Do you mean she works for a humanitary aid organisation? In this case the employer (the NGO) should be able to provide such info. If they…

  8. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Thinking of doing a trip in September and need your help

    by anillos_de_saturno 19 May 2012

    +Does anyone have any recommendation for flights to Uzbekistan from UK?+ If you are looking for cheap flights, you could take a look…

  9. absishere avatar

    Thinking of doing a trip in September and need your help

    by absishere 19 May 2012

    Dear all, I have done some research about a crazy trip I would like to do at the start of September for a region I have never visited,…

  10. everbrite avatar

    RE: Cheap traveling from Russia to Asia

    by everbrite 19 May 2012

    There are several options to get from Irkutsk to Beijing. 1. Train or bus to Ulan Ude, bus to Ulan Bator, overnight passenger train from…

  11. beccax01 avatar

    Re: Trans-Siberian Railway Advice - Tour and Itinerary

    by beccax01 16 May 2012

    Thank you both for the great response and advice. A few friends have suggested the same. However, my travel companion is set with doing…

  12. jaoto avatar

    RE: Trans-Siberian Railway Advice - Tour and Itinerary

    by jaoto 16 May 2012

    >Personally, it were me, I would skip Vladivostok and the days I also think that is a good idea. First you don't have enough time - you…

  13. kemet2033 avatar

    Vladivostok - Moscow train ticket

    by kemet2033 14 May 2012

    Hello, Is it easy to find ticket for Vladivostok - Moscow route? Or is it very busy during summer months? Thanks for your answers.…

  14. kahrani avatar

    Visa form question: listing cities

    by kahrani 14 May 2012

    Hi, I'm in the process of completing the visa application form, which is an online one that the NZ embassy requires me to fill in and…

  15. everbrite avatar

    RE: Trans-Siberian Railway Advice - Tour and Itinerary

    by everbrite 14 May 2012

    There are only two crossings from Russia to Mongolia that would be useful in this trip and the second one through Altai does to offer…

  16. jaoto avatar

    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…

  17. jaoto avatar

    RE: Trans-Siberian Railway Advice - Tour and Itinerary

    by jaoto 13 May 2012

    >the train from Vladivostok to UU says only even days for the 1/2 Rossiya the 1/2 is one specific train from/to Moscow. There is of cours…

  18. celticbhoy7 avatar

    RE: Trans-Siberian Railway Advice - Tour and Itinerary

    by celticbhoy7 12 May 2012

    Just two suggestions. Visit Ulan-Ude/Mongolia before Irkutsk/Baikal as you're passing through Ulan-Ude anyways on the train from Vladivostok…

  19. Travelling_Librarian avatar

    RE: Trans Siberian: solo in platzkartny

    by Travelling_Librarian 11 May 2012

    I think I'll buy some supplies in Vladivostok first and then supplement that with any babushki food available along the way if necessary.…

  20. everbrite avatar

    RE: How to use Siberian Railway

    by everbrite 10 May 2012

    Russian trains do not permit hop on and off. Yu must buy a ticket from Vladivostok to Irkutsk and then another from Irkutsk to Yekaterinburg…

  21. oddb avatar

    How to use Siberian Railway

    by oddb 10 May 2012

    Hi everyone. I have a question to use Siberian Rail way. I will start my travel from Vladivostok to Yekaterinburg by train. And I…

  22. egjeg avatar

    RE: Being mistaken for an American

    by egjeg 09 May 2012

    Vladivostok is 36 hours from haerbin, not manchuria. The chinese border is much closer than that.

  23. ben_hanscombe avatar

    RE: Being mistaken for an American

    by ben_hanscombe 09 May 2012

    >close to Vladivostok Close in relative terms. Thirty-six hours on a train with no dining car.

  24. egjeg avatar

    RE: Being mistaken for an American

    by egjeg 09 May 2012

    Probably the north east (manchuria), close to Vladivostok leela. Did you get to visit Haerbin when you were here? They have a big russian…

  25. DrGerhard avatar

    Re: yanji to vladivostok?

    by DrGerhard 09 May 2012

    There is a daily bus fromYanji to Russia. One day to Vladivostok the next day to Ussurijsk. The bus goes at 9:30 a.m., from the bus termin…

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