Published: December 26th 2007
November 25th 2007
November 25th 2007
The train from Ulan Bator to Irkutsk was tattier than the one in which I'd arrived in Mongolia, and the unexpected bonus of toilet roll in the loos and a towel in the linen package was offset by the surliness of the provodniks/provodnitsas (carriage attendants). There weren't many passengers in my carriage and in fact only 1 in my compartment - Tatiana, a Russian professor whose teaching time was... Read Full Entry
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I quit the rat race in 2005, after working as an IT project manager for over a decade. I then travelled around the world for 4 years, a period of my life which is covered by this blog. After finishing my trip, I wrote a book about my dissatisfaction with my career, my reasons for quitting my job, life as a first-time thirtysomething backpacker, and finally the lessons learned from being exposed to experiences and people that I would never have encountered if I'd stayed in my office. The book is called "Out Of Office Male" and is available as an eBook at [url=http://www.amazon.com/Ou... full info
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Date: 29th December 2007
Ah the memories...
Great blog - brought back memories of my trip on the trans-mong last year ... though looks like you had a nicer compartment and an easier time crossing the Mongolian/Russian border! Enjoy the rest of your travels! E
From Blog: Exile on Dzerzhinskogo Street
Ah the memories...
Great blog - brought back memories of my trip on the trans-mong last year ... though looks like you had a nicer compartment and an easier time crossing the Mongolian/Russian border! Enjoy the rest of your travels! E
From Blog: Exile on Dzerzhinskogo Street
Date: 22nd February 2009
It's very funny to read that Irkutsk has only 3 hostels. Actually, Irkutsk has a huge amount of hostels. Most of them are surprisingly luxury... but expensive. Food is divine... Service is generally perfect... I suspect, that only your humble income didn't let you find one of them... You should not write such stupid comments. I can proof my info... Most of those hostels have their own web-sites with complete information and pictures... It is just a bias... My e-mail: sergeevvv@mail.ru
From Blog: Exile on Dzerzhinskogo Street
It's very funny to read that Irkutsk has only 3 hostels. Actually, Irkutsk has a huge amount of hostels. Most of them are surprisingly luxury... but expensive. Food is divine... Service is generally perfect... I suspect, that only your humble income didn't let you find one of them... You should not write such stupid comments. I can proof my info... Most of those hostels have their own web-sites with complete information and pictures... It is just a bias... My e-mail: sergeevvv@mail.ru
From Blog: Exile on Dzerzhinskogo Street
Date: 22nd February 2009
Re stupid comments
My comment that Irkutsk has only 3 hostels came from the mouth of the owner of the hostel that I stayed in. Perhaps you are unaware of the difference between a hostel and a hotel (it's more than just the letter s)?
From Blog: Exile on Dzerzhinskogo Street
Re stupid comments
My comment that Irkutsk has only 3 hostels came from the mouth of the owner of the hostel that I stayed in. Perhaps you are unaware of the difference between a hostel and a hotel (it's more than just the letter s)?
From Blog: Exile on Dzerzhinskogo Street
Date: 21st June 2009
sludos
hola, envio un saludo desde México, agradeciendo las magnificas fotos de esta ciuidad, la busque porque queria saver de verdad existe, y esto porque encontre el nombre de la ciudad al leer un libro donde se menciona.
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sludos
hola, envio un saludo desde México, agradeciendo las magnificas fotos de esta ciuidad, la busque porque queria saver de verdad existe, y esto porque encontre el nombre de la ciudad al leer un libro donde se menciona.
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Justin
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onward to Kazakhstan !
all the signs seem to point towards your next trip being in a landrover (painted in a union jack perhaps?) bound for Kazakhstan.
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