Blogs from Siberia, Russia, Europe - page 52

Once we arrived at the village the weather had taken a turn for the worse. It was quite misty, not wet but dark clouds were looming and the Siberian wind is rather chilly too. We pulled into a little hamlet of houses and were a little suprised. We knew it was a kind of homestay but these houses only just about had a roof! We were the first ones off with another guy, Peter. I likened him to a bit like stato from that program with Baddiel and skinner some years ago. Anyway it turned out they only had 1 small room left as they had overbooked. There was no room at the inn so Mary and Joseph, sorry, WE were taken on a short walk to a rather nice B&B with an inside toilet and ... read more

First bush camp in Siberia is just outside of the border town. We met Sasha at the frontier he will be our guide for the duration of the trip through Kazakhstan and Russia. Already he is encouraging everyone to drink by presenting a Parliament vodka bottle to all and toasting our arrival. It actually is quite good, very smooth, but I can sense this will be trouble for most of us who can't hold their drinks. i am in the cook group, Lydia decided to do an egg curry so we helped her prepare it. On a cold night like now it is good to eat something spicy. When we went to bed few hours later we heard sounds of truck driving past but it seems to have stopped right where we are camping, it took ... read more

In 2007, when I was a student, my father decided to acquaint his family with his native land. He was born in Nazarovo town, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. That was my first (and the only) travel to Russia. Naturally, I was highly excited to visit at once the most popular and wild Russian region - Siberia. My mother, father, an eldest sister, and me chose a TRAIN (a couchette car!) as a traveling transport that promised us to deliver from my native Ukrainian city to the remote point of our destination. And now please imagine that it takes 4+ days to get to Krasnoyarsk from Kharkov, and the same amount of days - to get us back. Nevertheless, we are a united family, so we cheated our journey funny enough to memorize this episode for a long ... read more

The train took me to Siberia... Pure nature, gingerbread houses, kind, friendly people,smoked fish, waited for me at Baikal Lake, the worlds largest fresh water lake . I have checked the Banya ( russian bath )and checked out the awesome trekking routes around the lake : ) I hope you will enjoy the pics.. A vonat elvitt a messzi Szibériába... Érintetlen természet, mézeskalács házikók, kedves barátságos emberek, füstölt hal várt rám a Bajkál tó mellett mely a világ legnagyobb édesvizű tava . Nagyon jól éreztem magam, de ami a legjobban tetszett az a kornyékbeli hegymászás : ) Remélem, tetszenek majd a képek... y el tren me llevo a Siberia... la naturaleza intacta, casitas de madera de cuento, gente muy amable y amigable, pescado ahumado,me estaba esperando en Lago Baikal, el lago mas largo del mundo ( ... read more

Hello all, After escaping in Mongolia, we forced ourselves back on the train for more fun... yes, the Mongolia-Russia boarder crossing is a minimum of 10 hours, and our train did not disappoint. We arrived at the boarder and having been wisely informed to pee before the arrival due to the provistas locking the bathroom doors for the entire duration, foolishly thought we were ready. Of course, having forgotten to pack enough food (time constraints and such) I decided to jump off the train and hit up the little vendor. I left my valuables... and I mean all my valuables... with my friends and jumped off the train, bolted into the store, grabbed an instant noodle package, and headed out to the train... only to find the train, and my friends, passport, money belt, etc, gone. ... read more