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Re: Siberia Camp of volunteers

by dlakme 29 May 2012

Hi, This sound very interesting. Do you take on only students or adult volunteer? I'm planning a trip to Siberia in mid July and thinkin…
Re: Places on earth you would like to visit...

by Kiwi_Razz 28 May 2012

Congo Kailasa Siberia Galapagos
Re: Planning to go to St. Petersburg, hard time with parents.

by AndrewSmith 28 May 2012

As previous posters have said, you're not taking a great risk by going to St Petes. I took my parents (in their 60's) to Ukraine. Like…
Western Siberia - Altai, Tuva - and into Mongolia (via Olgii) AUGUST

by MNixon14 26 May 2012

Hi there, I'm a female traveler, aged 30, from New Zealand, looking for a fellow female traveler to join me for about two weeks for this…
RE: Help Needed to Plan our trip

by jaoto 23 May 2012

>add Veliky Novgorod I think it is a strange destination for a Trans-siberian journey. With the *very* limited time they have available…
Lake Baikal

by AlexShi 20 May 2012

Hello friends who likes travel and adventure, Our names Alena, Tatiana, Alex and Aleksander. We are living in Russia, Irkutsk city; our…
RE: Help Needed to Plan our trip

by EddyV 19 May 2012

Couldn't agree more with jaoto. For the casual traveller there is little to differentiate one city from another so stopping at more than…
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: Help Needed to Plan our trip

by jaoto 18 May 2012

>am curious as to why you chose Nizhny Novgorod as a place to stop. I would second the idea of visiting Kazan 4 reasons are the excurtion…
Lake Baikal Trip

by AlexandrShihov 17 May 2012

Hello friends who likes travel and adventure, Our names Alena, Tatiana, Alex and Aleksander. We are living in Russia, Irkutsk city; our…
Re: Trans-Siberian (or Mongolian) early July 2012 / Possible share?

by ppro 16 May 2012

hi ruth, i've been reading a lot online and emailing various ticket companies, visa services, consulates etc, basically doing more backgrou…
RE: Dull and Boring Countries

by MsUnderstood 14 May 2012

Siberia is vast, and I think very interesting in many aspects. Why do you think it is flat? It has the worlds deepest lake, Bajkal, which…
RE: Dull and Boring Countries

by polar_star 13 May 2012

Ireland - like here, only the weather is worse Most of the Arabian pensinsula - full of sand, ugly, glitzy, modern buildings, and just…
RE: Dull and Boring Countries

by Rezinka 13 May 2012

For me it would be probably Siberia and the Stans as I´m not a big fan of flat, monotoneus countryside.
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 Railway Advice - Tour and Itinerary

by jaoto 12 May 2012

>Visit Ulan-Ude/Mongolia before Irkutsk/Baikal Regard Ulan Ude, Irkutsk (and Severobaikalsk) as alternative bases to explore the Baikal…
RE: My annual I-Hate-Proms thread

by NorthAmerican 12 May 2012

>They all dress up, dance the quadrille,...etc. What is the quadrille like, barbi? I always thought it was a dance in which the couples…
Re: How to use Siberian Railway

by Chicagobest 10 May 2012

Ruth is correct. But with a couple of days in Irkutsk, you should have no problem booking the next leg from Irkutsk to Ekarerinberg.…
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…
Re: shamanism in Siberia/ Tuva

by Lippi 08 May 2012

Met with Kenin Lopsan- fascinating, deep experience. Thanks for pointing him out to me.
RE: shamanism in Siberia/ Tuva

by FLXLLOY 08 May 2012

try to visit clinics in rural villages. good luck! mate
RE: UFO Tourism in Russia, the next big thing?

by WaterhazardJack 07 May 2012

+Some believe an atomic -powered alien spacecraft exploded while trying to get to an alien base in Siberia.+ Some being the operative…
UFO Touriism in Russia, the next big thing?

by Chicagobest 07 May 2012

I wonder if anyone knows about practicalities of visiting sites in Russia where mysterious incidents have occurred. I have a couple in…
RE: Trans Siberian: solo in platzkartny

by the_ufo 07 May 2012

I took this train a lot of times, but for only a half-way (from Siberia to Moscow and vice versa). Platzkart seems to be the most reasonabl…
seeking co-travelers to hire a jeep/driver in Mongolia

by sensey60 07 May 2012

Hello, As part of a long trip including the Trans-Siberian, we make a stop for 7 days in Mongolia. It is very short indeed, but we would…