All Aboard, Moscow

Trans-Mongolian train journey - Moscow to Ulaanbaatar

September 17th 2006
Train Number 6 - the trader train - Moscow to Irkutsk We left the safe haven of Logan's apartment full of nervous excitement, with bags full of provisions, a big bottle of vodka, and not too much idea what we'd let ourselves in for. For the statto's, what we did know was this: We would be covering 5185 kms on the train from Moscow to Irkutsk (capital of Siberia). The entire ... 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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Daren Grover & Abbie Reynolds

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We're moving to NZ - Abbie going home and Daren bumming along for the ride. No 24 hour flight for us - we're trying to keep our green credentials by going back overland - yep, Europe and Asia by ferry, train, bus but not plane! The journey kicks off on 7 June. Our current itinerary (and this will change as we discover we can't stick to our budget) looks something like this: Scotland, Newcastle, ferry to Amsterdam, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Germany... AND then the exciting bit: St ... full info

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