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RE: Traveling with Trans-Siberian railway

by michaeldunha 29 May 2012

If it were me I'd be inclined to try book ahead each time I leave a city rather than just turn up hoping for the best. You can use search…
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…
RE: To stop between Moscow and Irkutsk or not to stop...

by jaoto 11 May 2012

> I'll just have to sleep in the train station hahaha In that case, I Russia there is normally both showers and simple and affordable…
RE: Taxis at stations late at night

by michaeldunha 28 April 2012

I would think the obvious solution would be to book a taxi in advance, could be arranged via your hotel. I can't say I've notice any place…
Re: Taxis at stations late at night

by swilliam 27 April 2012

Also - according to the most recent edition of Bryn Thomas's Trans-Siberian Handbook, most stations have lodging within them? Just very…
RE: To stop between Moscow and Irkutsk or not to stop...

by everbrite 16 April 2012

Most of the time when I have arrived in a strange city in the middle of the night, I have found at least one person at the train station.…
Re: To stop between Moscow and Irkutsk or not to stop...

by swilliam 15 April 2012

I'd like to do the Perm-36 Gulag tour and do a trip to the Kungur Ice Caves, but I don't know where I'd sleep. We'll probably book at…
RE: The Andiamo : Bad Experience times Ten

by BOOMER1 15 April 2012

100% Santos: The Perm That Is Never Wrong....
RE: To stop between Moscow and Irkutsk or not to stop...

by everbrite 15 April 2012

Where are you going in Perm? When the train arrives there will be taxis there to meet arriving passengers so I don't know that it would…
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 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: Teaching in the US

by SoloHobo 10 March 2012

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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: Trans-Siberian Railway Itinerary -I need your opinion- thanks

by jaoto 27 February 2012

It looks like you try to force too many destinations into too short time. The best (and probably most difficult) solution is to upgrade…
RE: Trans-Siberian Railway Itinerary -I need your opinion- thanks

by kiwikitten 24 February 2012

I agree with the Irkutsk comments - Ulan Ude is a much nicer place whether you are interested in Buddhism or not. Listvyanka is another…
RE: Trans-Siberian Railway Itinerary -I need your opinion- thanks

by everbrite 22 February 2012

>Kungur ice cave and Perm-36. Has anyone been there? are they far away from the city? Try searching the TT as there are a couple of descri…
Re: Trans-Siberian Railway Itinerary -I need your opinion- thanks

by phone85 22 February 2012

Thank you for all of your helpful replies. I will remove Kabarovsk from my travel plan. In Perm, I want mainly want to see the Kungur…
RE: Trans-Siberian Railway Itinerary -I need your opinion- thanks

by RussiaGuru 21 February 2012

hello phone85, I agree Perm is not worthy to visit, but you should visit Novosibirsk because it's the biggest and most cultural place…
RE: Trans-Siberian Railway Itinerary -I need your opinion- thanks

by EddyV 21 February 2012

I found nothing interesting to see or do in Perm or Krasnoyarsk, but lots of great stuff nearby each of them. So if you can only spend…
Re: Samara, Kazan, Nizhny via the Volga?

by AlexWhiteUS 16 February 2012

Good day! I'm from Samara, Russia. Just read your topic, and can say this: It's real to have a longer direct travel from Samara to Nizhny…
Re: Our itinery for trans-mongolian journey

by trytosmileveryday 24 January 2012

Thanks! More things to think about! can't remember if it was because of train schedules we stayed this long in Perm, will rethink and…
RE: Our itinery for trans-mongolian journey

by atsirlin 23 January 2012

1. Your time for Vladimir and Suzdal is rather short. Don't take Vladimir as a simple stopover, find one-two hours to see the city center.…
Our itinery for trans-mongolian journey

by trytosmileveryday 23 January 2012

I've spent the past two days researching train times etc and we've come up with the following. We want to spend time in Irkutsk & Moscow…
RE: Kungur Ice Caves -

by vkap 25 November 2011

Sad to read this. I live in Perm, was in Kungur many times but never got into the cave. Just heard from experienced people, that the best…
Kungur Ice Caves -

by FijianFun 24 November 2011

To Kungur or not to Kungur? My girlfriend and I are currently making our way across Russia by train and we decided that we wanted to…