Travel Stories «Russian Federation»
04 June 2008
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Russian Federation
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Last Update 02 July 2008
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A: Once back in Irkutsk P. and I decided to follow the guidebook and we went to visit Arshan. Arshan is a little Spa village to the south-west of Irkutsk in the Sayan mountains. Arshan is in the Buriat region of Russia. The Buriats are an ethnic group related to the Mongolians. To get there we had t...
18 May 2008
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Russian Federation
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Last Update 02 July 2008
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A: The Hostel we stayed in in Irkutsk managed to organise a lift for us to Olkhon Island by minibus. The bus ride was quite uneventful except for the fact that the driver's mobile phone rang constantly. They have not heard about hand-free phone sets for phonig while driving so the driver had one han...
10 May 2008
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Russian Federation
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Last Update 02 July 2008
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A: So here we are in Irkutsk. We left Krasnoyarsk yesterday after watching the parade for Victory day (9th May 1945). We stayed for the night in a hotel together with the 2 German guys. It took us a while to find decent accommodation. We ended up in this Hotel which turned out to be renting out appa...
07 May 2008
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Russian Federation
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Last Update 02 July 2008
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P So today we had the first person that really tried to rip us off! For the last few days we have been travelling with two nice German guys, Denis and Daniel. We spent the last two nights on the train with them. On the trains you are provided with bed linen and towels. This morning during breakfast ...
03 May 2008
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Russian Federation
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Last Update 02 July 2008
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P Tonight we take our first long distance train. We are leaving Moscow and Europe behind. The train will take about two days and will deposit us 80km into Siberia. I am really looking forward to it. I am looking forward to seeing the changes especially in the people. We will be under 200km from Kaza...
30 April 2008
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Russian Federation
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Last Update 02 July 2008
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A: ok here we go, here comes my first entry to our travel blog. We arrived in St. Petersburg on Monday night and now it is time again to leave for Moscow. What did we do or see in the meantime. The flight from London to St. Petersburg was painless and getting through the passport control also. P. wa...
