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July 31st 2011
I’ve had the Yekaterinburg Blues This train to St. Petersburg is great! I had heard that there are good trains and bad trains on the Trans-Siberian, but I didn’t really understand. Now that I’ve been on a few, and in different classes, I have learned a lot. A backpacker said she was going on “The Baikal” on this same route and it was good. I forgot to find out the name of this one. T ... 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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Sheila Walsh

The Great Walsh of China

Hi, This blog is what it says in the title: The Great Walsh of China - an Irish grannie in China and beyond. That's me - I'm a "mature traveller" which means I'm on the sunny side of 65 and I've been getting around a lot in recent years. My five kids have grown up and are scattered throughout the Western world. I now have five delightful grandchildren. For some years I've been taking overseas assignments so I can see the world and meet the people in a way I could never afford as a tourist. I first came to China in March 2011 to do an office job in Beijing. I had a great life but had to retir... full info

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