Mondays are quiet in Russia. All of the museums in Ulan-Ude were closed today so I decided to walk to […]
Day 22: The last city in Siberia
At the unearthly, ungodly and downright unreasonable time of 5.22am, the train pulled into Ulan-Ude. It had been a comfortable […]
Day 21: Another Banya – Siberian Style
After a very good night’s sleep, utterly undisturbed by the rumbling trolley buses that make the hostel shake as they […]
Day 20: Kayaking on Lake Baikal
It may be some time before I can raise my arms again – I’m not used to paddling. I’ve spent […]
Day 19: Personal stories in Irkutsk
Perhaps making up for two days of lounging around (whilst still covering vast distances), I spent today very much on […]
Day 18: 48 Hours on a train (Part 2)
Is there anything worse than your alarm clock going off unexpectedly in a compartment with other people? I scrambled to […]
Day 17: 48 Hours on a train (Part 1)
Is the four year old boy in the next compartment running on Moscow time? At around midnight this seemed a […]
Day 16: Tyumen and off on another train
Finally… drizzle! I live in Manchester (UK) and it has been over two weeks since I’ve seen rain. The half […]
Day 15: Yekaterinburg to Tyumen – A short hop on the Trans Siberian Express
Tonight’s post is for one of my friends because I managed to take lots of train related photographs today. After […]
Day 14: Love Your Health
Tonight’s update is going to be focused on Public Health issues. One of things I want to do with this […]
