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  1. KaterinaKaritskaya avatar

    Re: Train from India to Russia (Moscow) -Yes or No?

    by KaterinaKaritskaya 31 May 2012

    Hi, Use transsiberian train to go from Mongolia to Sain Petesburg, Russia or even directly to Eu. But you will have to change the train…

  2. everbrite avatar

    RE: 30 day Russia itinerary

    by everbrite 30 May 2012

    There may be other trains but I know that the 082И travels from Kazan to Krasnoyarsk. Note that it takes 48+ hours and that it departs…

  3. 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.…

  4. 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.…

  5. 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…

  6. Lauralilala avatar

    Wild traveling - Last two weeks of June

    by Lauralilala 29 May 2012

    Hello travellers! I'm planning to travel in Mongolia during the last two weeks of June. I would start from Ulan-Bataar, then head to Khogno…

  7. dragontree avatar

    Traveling with Trans-Siberian railway

    by dragontree 29 May 2012

    Hello Did anyone ever travel with Trans-Siberian railway and not reserve train tickets and hotels in advance? Since I do not know which…

  8. everbrite avatar

    RE: 30 day Russia itinerary

    by everbrite 28 May 2012

    Sorry, but even using night trains you need to take travel time into consideration because many of these travel segments are more than…

  9. MNixon14 avatar

    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…

  10. Chicagobest avatar

    Re: Novosibirsk - Hostel?

    by Chicagobest 24 May 2012

    Olga broke the news to many of us that Novosibirsk finally had a youth hostel. It is in a good location, near the Rechnoy Vokzal subway…

  11. Jeraboa avatar

    RE: Novosibirsk - Hostel?

    by Jeraboa 21 May 2012

    there are four options showing up on Hostelbookers, Hostel Zokol has the cheapest private rooms at £16.17 per person per night. [Novosib…

  12. welovetotravel_1 avatar

    Novosibirsk - Hostel?

    by welovetotravel_1 19 May 2012

    Any hostel or cheap hotel recommendation for Novosibirsk in August 2012? We are looking for a reasonable accommodation for 1 night in…

  13. everbrite avatar

    RE: Ulaanbaatar to Almaty

    by everbrite 18 May 2012

    There is no Chinese transit visa. To get a Chinese visa in UB is quite difficult. Look for some posts about this on the NEAsia branch.…

  14. olgatkachenko avatar

    RE: Trekking in Russia (Altai / Barnaul)

    by olgatkachenko 18 May 2012

    *can you tell us if Rocks on the Berd (Berskiye Skaly) can be reached by bus of marshrutka from Novosibirsk? Can you get transport from…

  15. jaoto avatar

    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…

  16. celticbhoy7 avatar

    RE: Help Needed to Plan our trip

    by celticbhoy7 17 May 2012

    Its possible to do absolutely everything yourself, it just depends on what you want. I've been to Russia three times and only used a company…

  17. jando avatar

    Re: Across a continent in 3 min

    by jando 16 May 2012

    Indeed it took 6 weeks ! Moscow-Ekaterinburg: 1 day 2 nights by train Ekaterinburg: 1 day to check the Europe/Asia border Ekaterinburg-…

  18. Chicagobest avatar

    RE: Trekking in Russia (Altai / Barnaul)

    by Chicagobest 15 May 2012

    Thank you very much, Olga. I am really pretty amazed that common tourists can even see something like the Ice Maiden. One example is…

  19. Chicagobest avatar

    Re: Trekking in Russia (Altai / Barnaul)

    by Chicagobest 15 May 2012

    Thank you very much, Olga. I am really pretty amazed that common tourists can even see something like the Ice Maiden. One example is…

  20. jaoto avatar

    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…

  21. 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…

  22. platinumpt90 avatar

    Ulaanbaatar to Almaty

    by platinumpt90 11 May 2012

    There have been many threads about this route, but none that are very clear. I am a US citizen planning on traveling from Ulaanbaatar…

  23. the_ufo avatar

    RE: Rakhat chocolate in Novosibirsk

    by the_ufo 08 May 2012

    If I'm not mistaken it is sold in the Universam on Lenina, 10. Let me know if you still need help;)

  24. JaneBeck avatar

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

    by JaneBeck 04 May 2012

    It's would take you about a week (one way) by train to Vladivostok. To go to Altai you need to split your journey in Novosibirsk and…

  25. olgatkachenko avatar

    RE: Trekking in Russia (Altai / Barnaul)

    by olgatkachenko 03 May 2012

    *The Ice Maiden (2500 year old princess found perfectly frozen and preserved near Kosh Agach)* She is now kept in Novosibirsk, in the…

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