Hola! My last and final entry of my travelblog as I returned home last saturday and facing the expected huge jetlag! Our departure from Ussuriysk, Russia, was a pretty early one but that didn't matter as we all wanted to head out the country asap and enter China just as quickly :o The busride itself was a pretty comfy one with mainly russians and chinese, and 3 dutchies! Thanks to the very thoughtful guide who helped us filling out all the details on the exit/entry forms minutes before arriving at the border. It took us about 2 hours waiting before we [View Full Entry]

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Dear all, We finally arrived in China last Friday after a few days of serious hardcore travelling :p The second stage of our Trans Siberian trip was according plan but we had to make some slight adjustments here and there, never a dull moment when you're on the run :) We left Irkutsk for the second time after a good night sleep since friday night wasn't as big as back home, no major hangovers :) Our train wasn't a very recent one but the plaztkartny looked pretty similar to the one we had from Moscow to Irkutsk. The first day and [View Full Entry]

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Hi Folks, It's me again :) I know, it has been a while but finding access to the web in Siberia is like finding a needle in a haystack......Rite, we arrived in Irkutsk saturday week ago after 78 hours on the train which was quite an experience! Moscow has treated us very well and it was pretty emotional saying goodbye :p Our train departed at 23.30 sharp so we were there at least 30 mins in advance - don't want to miss this one aye:p Our compartiments were very basic with 2 bunks on each side and our gear was supplied [View Full Entry]

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Peoples, The first update since my arrival in Moscow last saturday, no worries me and my buddies are doing pretty well in the land of glasnost & perestroijka! Flying to Moscow friday was quite an experience as I was the only traveller who didn't have the russian nationality :) Checking in at the Dublin airport went fairly smooth, even saw a familiar face in the fella who issued my visa a few weeks ago :p random! Anyhoe, S7 airlines flew under 4 hours to Moscow where I landed at 6am. Pretty wasted as I only slept for an hour or so, [View Full Entry]

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Dear all, Just a few days before I head off to Moscow where I will meet my 2 buddies Jay and Honza to take the train all the way down to Beijing! And yes, it's the mother of all trainrides: The Trans Siberian Express!! A big dream is finally coming true - making an epic trainjourney that is :) Preparations started basically after Paddy's day this year(thought it was more bartalk than becoming reality) and took about 4 months in total until I've collected my necessary visa for both Russia and China so that I could book outgoing and returning flights. [View Full Entry]

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