Among the Golden Horde – Part 2
22nd March There are not many guests in the camp; apart from
March 23, 2011
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22nd March There are not many guests in the camp; apart from
21st March In preparation for arrival at Ulan Bator I get up
The Trans-Manchurian line runs from Irkutsk to Ulan Bator and on to
The dog sledging centre is based in the valley high above Listvyanka
Sometime during the night we passed over the Ural mountains and through
At 1am we cross the border into Belarus. The train attendants wake
I have just learned that my friend and talented musician, Steve Dagleish
22nd March There are not many guests in the camp; apart from our guides there is Kevin, a fuel technician who
21st March In preparation for arrival at Ulan Bator I get up at 5.00am and do the Indiana Jones thing over
The Trans-Manchurian line runs from Irkutsk to Ulan Bator and on to Beijing for the next leg of the journey. The
I spend the day in Irkutsk before catching the train that takes me to Ulan Ude and then over the Mongolian
The dog sledging centre is based in the valley high above Listvyanka in the heart of the pine forest. The centre
I disembark from the train at 6:15am at Irkutsk. In the last 24 hours the cabin next to mine has been
Today is my last full day on board the #2 Moscow-Vladivostok train and there is a touch of cabin fever in
Sometime during the night we passed over the Ural mountains and through Ekaterinberg (famous for being the birthplace of Boris Yeltsin
Train number six takes me from Moscow to Irkutsk and is the longest single leg of the journey. As I will
It’s Saturday morning and I have roughly 24 hours to “do” Moscow. My guide is Lena, a Muscovite schoolteacher who works
At 1am we cross the border into Belarus. The train attendants wake us up and the border guards come on board
I have just learned that my friend and talented musician, Steve Dagleish is unwell and in hospital. Get well soon Steve,
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