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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: 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: Tuva update

by FLXLLOY 08 May 2012

lovely info. thanks for sharing.
Siberia Camp of volunteers

by krsk 28 April 2012

In the *summer* of 2012 will organize archaeological expedition. More than 30 students of geography and ecology will take part in work.…
RE: Tuva update

by Lippi 28 April 2012

Just came back from Tuva and can share some information. I took the overnight train from Krasnojarsk (740 Rubels one way) to Abakan where…
RE: shamanism in Siberia/ Tuva

by Lippi 19 March 2012

Massive thanks. Helps a lot.
RE: shamanism in Siberia/ Tuva

by hafe 18 March 2012

please read kenin Lopsan
RE: shamanism in Siberia/ Tuva

by hafe 18 March 2012

from krasnoiarsk take train platskart or collective taxi to abakan - 400 km- then collective taxi to kyzyl - 400 km- should be less then…
RE: Tuva update

by Lippi 16 March 2012

Very helpful. Thanks.
RE: shamanism in Siberia/ Tuva

by everbrite 16 March 2012

>Which means I will not find them? Probably not. >Any ideas how to approach them? Local connections. Someone who knows someone who…
RE: shamanism in Siberia/ Tuva

by Lippi 15 March 2012

Which means I will not find them? Any ideas how to approach them? Thanks for any help.
RE: Mongolia to ... (towards the west)?

by jayroo 15 March 2012

Beijing to Irkutsk! 1,650 km. If you already have tickets/transport to UB, maybe UB to Abakan, via Khovsgol, into Tuva. Or UB to Urumqi.…
RE: shamanism in Siberia/ Tuva

by EddyV 15 March 2012

Be careful - there is a big difference between the businessman-shaman type people who can be found running clinics in Kyzyl and "real"…
shamanism in Siberia/ Tuva

by Lippi 14 March 2012

I would like to learn more about shamanism and as I will be working for 1 week in Krasnojarsk in later April, I thought I could use another…
RE: Tuva update

by JonMW 24 January 2012

So the best way from Tuva to Altai via public transport is by train from Askiz to Novokuznetsk? What about the Tuva "loop," i.e., Abakan,…
RE: India! First time traveller, jumping in at the deep end (February 4th-25th)

by Martin2008 18 January 2012

Tuva: That guy is "me" lol Yea I heard from religious people that Udupi is very good, spiritual place and perhaps more importantly for…
RE: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?

by yblanter 18 January 2012

Tuva has the highest homicide rate along all subjects of Russian Federation and many people do not consider it safe, especially the western…
RE: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?

by Chicagobest 16 January 2012

Thanks for the hard to find opinion and review. From Altai to Novosibirsk, there seem to be a couple of routes. The southern route could…
RE: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?

by olgatkachenko 15 January 2012

*Are there cheaper accomodations there? What is the nearest train station? Kemerovo?* There is no accomidation directly at Tomskaya Pisanit…
Re: Four Days in Russian Altai, What Is a Man to Do?

by Chicagobest 14 January 2012

Many thanks to yblanter. One of these days we are going to spend a night in a komnaty in a Russian train station. The ones we have seen…
RE: Driving to London from Ulaanbaatar

by mredman 12 November 2011

Yeah, I agree with #3. I wouldn't go for the UAZ-469 and instead pick a Niva (VAZ 2121). Its just a much newer and more modern (if you…
RE: Irkutsk, Russia to Moron, Mongolia?

by everbrite 13 September 2011

Sorry but neither the border at Borshoo (from Ak Dovurak in Tuva, Russia to the Uvs province, Mongolia) nor the one near Lake Khovsgul…
Re: Tuva update

by Chicagobest 30 August 2011

Thanks for the helpful comments. Railroads, even in Russia, take much longer to build than anticipated. We took the BAM last summer…
RE: Tuva update

by yblanter 30 August 2011

The construction of Kuragino - Kyzyl railroad (it actually will start east of Abakan) has not even started, I do not see any way it could…