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Day 21: Vladivostok, Russia

June 30, 2011
End of the line - Vladivostok StationWe were woken up on the train at around 6am and as we pulled into Vladivostok station we were able to see the sun beginning to rise over the Pacific.  We bid farewell to the Vladivostok Youth Football Team and went to...

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Day 18-20: Irkutsk to Vladivostok

June 30, 2011
This was going to be the big one.  A lot of people say that Irkutsk is the half way point between Moscow and ...

Day 17: Irkutsk, Russia (part two)

June 30, 2011
Today was set to be a bit of a nothing day as we had to complete the six hour slog back to Irkutsk.  Breakfast was a ...

Day 15-16: Lake Baikal, Russia

June 26, 2011
Day One: Olkhon Island and Shaman’s RockView over Khuzir Bay, Lake BaikalOur trip had thus far been ...

Day 14: Irkutsk, Russia (part one)

June 24, 2011
The remains of four burgersThe train from Yekaterinburg arrived at Irkutsk at 09.40.  The station is on the opposite ...

Day 12-13: Yekaterinburg to Irkutsk

June 23, 2011
Our four train journeys across Russia could be split into two categories: bearably small and unbearably massive. By ...

Day 10-11: Yekaterinburg, Russia

June 19, 2011
Day One: Church on the Blood and Yekaterinburg City CentreChurch on the Blood, YekaterinburgThe train rolled into ...

Day 9: Moscow to Yekaterinberg (1816km)

June 19, 2011
View from the window - note, this is not Siberia yetOur journey from St Petersburg to Moscow had been a pretty gentle ...

Day 5-8: Moscow, Russia

June 16, 2011
Day One: Arrival from St PetersburgKomsomol Metro Station, MoscowHaving left you last night as we got on the the train ...