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Re: Old graveyard near (or in) Ulaanbaatar
in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Mar 3, 2013
Alright, this post will mark the last entry concerning the search for the grave. :)

First of a...

RE: Does anybody recognize this (traditional) Chinese character? 有没有人看得懂这个汉字？
in The Lobby » Speaking in Tongues, Mar 6, 2013
Thank you all very much for your answers!

I think we've got the mystery solved. :)

The char...

Does anybody recognize this (traditional) Chinese character? 有没有人看得懂这个汉字？
in The Lobby » Speaking in Tongues, Mar 6, 2013
Hi!

Does anybody recognize this (traditional) Chinese character? It should be a name of a city...

RE: Old graveyard near (or in) Ulaanbaatar
in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Mar 3, 2013
Update 2:

I've contacted my relatives (mother, grandmothers) and they say that the place and g...

RE: Old graveyard near (or in) Ulaanbaatar
in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Mar 3, 2013
Update:

Day 1 on the graveyard:

I arrived to the graveyard at about 11 AM with a Japanese f...

RE: Slyudyanka (Слюдянка) train station - is left luggage service available?
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Mar 5, 2013
Thank you, Ruth!

I'll purchase the Ulan-Ude ~ Slyudyanka ticket as well... It's pretty expensi...

Re: Slyudyanka (Слюдянка) train station - is left luggage service available?
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Mar 5, 2013
Does RZD.ru show ALL the types of seats/berths available? It seems strange to me that there are n...

3 to 4-day trip out of Ulaanbaatar (including departure and arrival)
in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Mar 3, 2013
As I saw the beautiful scenery from the train window on the road to Ulaanbaatar, I've decided to ...

RE: Ulan Ude - Lake Baikal
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Mar 5, 2013
Just in case. :) I thought it might be simpler to leave my things in Ulan-Ude, go for the trip, r...

RE: Ulan Ude - Lake Baikal
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Mar 5, 2013
Well, just in case there would be problems: Is it possible to go (the original plan) from Ulan-Ud...

RE: Slyudyanka (Слюдянка) train station - is left luggage service available?
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Mar 5, 2013
Thank you!
Any ideas about the luggage storage?

Slyudyanka (Слюдянка) train station - is left luggage service available?
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Mar 5, 2013
I'll be arriving to Slyudyanka station from Ulan-Ude on about August 24th, want to see the lake B...

RE: Ulan Ude - Lake Baikal
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Mar 5, 2013
Thanks a lot, Ruth!

I'll ask about the left luggage and if everything is OK, I guess I'll go U...

RE: Ulan Ude - Lake Baikal
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Mar 5, 2013
I'm coming from Ulaanbaatar by bus to Ulan-Ude (or wherever there is cheap and fast connection to...

RE: Old graveyard near (or in) Ulaanbaatar
in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Mar 3, 2013
Just to keep you updated:

I did not abandon my plans to visit Ulaanbaatar and search for the g...

RE: Ulan Ude - Lake Baikal
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus, Mar 5, 2013
Is the trip from Ulan-Ude to the lake Baikal and back, OR Ulan-Ude to Baikal to Irkutsk doable in...

RE: Getting a Mongolian visa from Beijing
in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Mar 3, 2013
Just an update (8th August 2012) regarding Russian, Croatian and French passports, all applying f...

RE: My first Mongolia run?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Mar 3, 2013
Thank you, jiejie!

According to Wikitravel, there is this bus station in Beijing. Do you know ...

RE: My first Mongolia run?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Mar 3, 2013
Please, no new info about my previous post? (num. 7).
It's becoming urgent. :) Thank you!

RE: Only one 1-day (max 2-day) return trip from Ulaanbaatar - the best option?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Mar 3, 2013
Thank you! I'll read about those places. :)