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May 8th 2011
Hi from Moscow we arrived yesterday after 5 nights and 6 days on the train.The good news is that we are still talking - well at least James is still listening! Our only incident was at the Sino Soviet border when James discovered his US trip was booked on the wrong dates. No one on the train had Internet. James asked this Czech-Soviet if he could make a phonecall on his mobile to Hong Kong. This d ... read more

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more

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Bucket list trip. This is an account of a trip across China and Russia, with a brief visit to the UK, volunteer vet work in Botswana, a trip to Dublin and back to Perth. My travelling companion, for those that do not know him, is none other than my friend and colleague Dr James Forbes, 73, originally from Aberdeen and an equine veterinarian with a mind like a steel trap. James is in charge of the purse strings and being a teetotaller thinks that alcohol just gives you expensive urine. My urine will get very expensive if there is a dutyfree at the Sino-Soviet train border. To fill you in on ... full info

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