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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…
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…
RE: Help Needed to Plan our trip

by everbrite 17 May 2012

Several comments: Mid September in Moscow and St. Petersburg is lovely but it will be cold in Mongolia by October when you arrive there.…
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: Trans-Siberian (or Mongolian) early July 2012 / Possible share?

by everbrite 08 May 2012

1. It is possible to purchase tickets for segments wholly within Russia online on the rzd.ru website beginning 45 days prior to travel.…
Re: Tickets for the Trans-Mongolian Railway

by owainjones 26 April 2012

Thanks to previous contributors for the info already provided. I'd appreciate some additional advice on purchasing tickets for the Trans…
RE: New Russian Train and Trans Siberian Sticky

by Baikaler2012 25 April 2012

Hello everybody! baikaler2012 will greet you! I would like to share my plans for the summer concerning Lake Baikal.I would like to explore…
RE: Lake Baikal: Olchon - Accommodation

by Bugz 21 April 2012

You can't go wrong with Nikita's Homstead on Olkhon Island, we really enjoyed our stay there. It is quite a long trip from Irkutsk , by…
RE: Please comment - Trans-Siberian Railway itinerary

by everbrite 20 April 2012

one night in Ulan Bator makes little sense unless it is simply to make the connection. If you want to see the Gobi Desert or Lake Khovsgul,…
Re: To stop between Moscow and Irkutsk or not to stop...

by swilliam 14 April 2012

Thanks for the tips! I will nix the Olkhon Island trip (I allowed 3 days for it, which was just about all I could arrange between trains…
RE: To stop between Moscow and Irkutsk or not to stop...

by everbrite 12 April 2012

Several comments: 1. It takes a day to get to Olkhon Island and the same to get back so a short trip there is usually 4 days. 2. Tomsk…
Re: To stop between Moscow and Irkutsk or not to stop...

by swilliam 11 April 2012

Hmm, I was originally planning: Ulan-Ude / Irkutsk (with brief Olkhon Island visit) / Tomsk / Perm / Moscow — but now you have me reconsid…
RE: To stop between Moscow and Irkutsk or not to stop...

by everbrite 10 April 2012

Unless you get a business visa, the maximum time that you can spend in Russia is 30 days. Given that the train from Moscow to the border…
RE: Moscow-Ulan ude itinerary

by katsel 13 March 2012

And I agree with number 6, you only need a couple of days on Olkhon Island.
RE: Trans-Siberian Railway Itinerary -I need your opinion- thanks

by minniegirl 10 March 2012

I made this trip in November and stopped: Ulan Ude - 1 night (wish I'd had more but then I also really enjoyed the Buddhist stuff) Irk…
RE: Moscow-Ulan ude itinerary

by minniegirl 10 March 2012

I recently made the trip in the opposite direction, starting in Vladivostok and stopping in Ulan Ude, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Yekaterinburg…
RE: Moscow-Ulan ude itinerary

by everbrite 08 March 2012

First, Russia is not a budget destination. Hostels are few and expensive compared to many other parts of the world. I'll assume that you…
RE: Beijing to Moscow

by everbrite 03 March 2012

My advice would be to spend 4-6 weeks and do this trip properly as it is unlikely that you would repeat any portion again in the future.…
RE: Amsterdam to St Peterburg itinerary help

by everbrite 03 March 2012

You are correct it takes about a week to travel from Moscow to Beijing and you are starting from Petersburg so you need a add another…
RE: Russia in May

by everbrite 02 March 2012

Plan your train to Irkutsk right and you can travel to Olkhon on arrival though I kind of liked walking around Irkutsk for the day, a…
RE: Trans-Siberian Railway Itinerary -I need your opinion- thanks

by trytosmileveryday 02 March 2012

Hi, I think you're squeezing too much in. We felt moving often would have been a pain and our brains wouldn't have kept up with trying…
RE: Beijing to Moscow

by everbrite 01 March 2012

3 days in Beijing will be tight to see the major things and you will have to make choices. 4-5 whole days is really better. Then you can…
RE: Russia in May

by dk105001 28 February 2012

Thanks Ruth, for taking the trouble to check. We did want to travel on a train for at least one night in Russia, so the Severobaikalsk…
RE: Trans-Siberian Railway Itinerary -I need your opinion- thanks

by jaoto 28 February 2012

> How would I arrive at Olkhon Island? from Irkutsk or (less likely) Severobaikalsk. Ulan Ude will be inconvenient as base.
RE: Moscow - Beijing, stop Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk, UU & UB

by jaoto 27 February 2012

Is there somewhere better to stop the arguably most rewarding town in Siberia is Tomsk. Some of the best exsamples of the typical Siberia…