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RE: Help Needed to Plan our trip

by jaoto 18 May 2012

>This does not have to be purely a train trip the hydrofoil across lake Bailkal, or along the Angara from Irkutsk to Bratsk are other…
Re: Time needed for tour of Bratsk dam

by AlexandrShihov 17 May 2012

We invite you on a journey to Lake Baikal (for 3-4 days). We will go by 2 cars: Hyundai Tucson (2008) and Subaru Forester (2006), one…
Time needed for tour of Bratsk dam

by JonMW 16 May 2012

Assuming the Baikal ferry from Olkhon is running by June 20 or so, I'm planning on taking the BAM train from Severobaikalsk to Krasnoyarsk…
RE: Feasilibity: Chita - UUD - Baikal - (Ulan Bator or Khabarovsk)?

by everbrite 04 March 2012

Google earth should show the route. Honestly, I have taken dozens of trains in this part of the world and after an hour or two the scenery…
RE: Russia in May

by everbrite 26 February 2012

There is no easy train ride between Severobaikalsk and Irkutsk as you need to backtrack to Bratsk. The train is a local train and takes…
Re: Tans Siberian railway

by jaoto 19 February 2012

Mary, for the trip you have planned you should be a rather dedicated train enthusiast. Most of your time in Russia will be just sitting…
RE: Trans Siberian - Beijing - Moscow

by chrisj 13 February 2012

July is peak season so you would need to book trains well in advance. The Beijing UB train only runs twice a week. Nadam in UB often…
RE: Hiking in Baikal lake

by everbrite 22 January 2012

I dislike buses because you can't really get up and move around. There is a daily train from Irkutsk to Bratsk. The #087 which takes…
Re: Hiking in Baikal lake

by JonMW 22 January 2012

I was reading about Arshan and it sounded nice but I couldn't find it on the map. Took me a while to realize it's not on the lake. If…
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: Russian-English phrasebook for travelers

by jaoto 14 December 2011

Seems like we have some interesting dialogue going here;) > in my book there are transcriptions in English I belive there is something…
RE: Russian-English phrasebook for travelers

by jaoto 14 December 2011

The most effective way of leaning the Cyrillic alphabet that I have seen in the Russian for foreigners litterature is this 4 category…
RE: First Timer's Itinerary

by chrisj 02 December 2011

I spent 89 hours on trains going from Beijing to UB to Irkutsk to Bratsk to Vladisvostok, & survived. Would I do it again? Yes, of course!…
RE: Trans Siberian Itinerary

by JonMW 06 November 2011

Great info. Thanks. After reading a bit more, I'm wondering about the BAM line and checking out Baikal from the northern end town of…
plans for a trip to Siberia

by jaoto 03 July 2011

i have made some plans for a trip to Siberia. Please give me your suggestions and comments. I will go to Irkutsk from St Petersburg by…
RE: Russia in March / April

by normunds77 05 November 2010

Moscow and Irkutsk is not comparable. Even south and north of Baikal. Severobaikals what is up in north is in ice while south is starting…
RE: Russia in March / April

by normunds77 05 November 2010

at this time wether i Irkutsk region is deap winter. I was at Bratsk, Ust Ilimsk and Severobaikalsk in midle of march, I met temperature…
RE: Bad experiences

by chrisj 24 February 2010

I've had a 25 hour flight delay because of heavy snow in Kunming, had my flight out of Vladivostok sold out from under me, by the travel…
RE: BAM adventure plotting

by everbrite 08 September 2009

1. pretty ambitious especially without some planning. 2. there are no best bits of the BAM - search some recent threads from the past…
RE: Russia in Winter

by everbrite 20 May 2009

Yes, it would likely be colder in Severobaikalsk then in Irkutsk. It is further north and more subject to cold Arctic winds. If you…
RE: Cheap routes out of Australia

by chrisj 16 May 2009

China Air via Taiwan, have flights to many Asia Pacific destinations. I'd fly Seoul to Beijing / Shanghai, & skip the Incheon Ferry to…
RE: All about Baikal region

by everbrite 22 November 2008

1. Car rentals are available but cost will depend upon the car, the length of time, the agency and thus what you want to know is not readily…
Re: Travel to Baikal at March 2008

by dynaev 10 January 2008

*to Siberia* If you do not believe me and think that cost of travel is very hight, I propose to calculate it together. 1. transport…
Re: Travel to Lake Baikal at March 2008

by dynaev 10 January 2008

*to Siberia* If you do not believe me and think that cost of travel is very hight, I propose to calculate it together. 1. transport…
Travel to Baikal at March 2008

by dynaev 08 January 2008

Hello, travellers! My name is Nikolay. I am from Moscow. I am looking travel companion for fishing on the Lake Baikal at end of March…