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Disproving Chekhov.

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

  I think we were all well ready to leave Yekaterinburg.  Myself because the kitchen incident was still a thing of embarrassment, Rdoc because the keyboard monument was a moment that could never be topped, and Arnika because she is a restless soul who has to keep moving.  As this was to be the longest single train leg it was a nice feeling to be embarking with a pack full of freshly laundered clothes.  With free breakfast, free wifi, free washing machines, a good selection of movies in Russian the Europe Asia Hostel really was a big improvement on the previous assortment of hotels and monasteries.  Except in one key area; snoring.  Both nights spent there have had the same occurrence of two big Russian guys coming into the room about 4am promptly collapsing [read on]

Straddling Continents

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

 It has felt like a long time coming but after nearly four weeks of baby steps the trans-Siberia starts now.  Technically only starting in Moscow the traditional route goes down through Nizhny Novgorod across through Perm and the Ural mountains to our current destination of Yekaterinburg and then further on out to Vladivostock.  Because of the false start out of Moscow that was the Golden Ring and then getting sidetracked to Kazan this fourteen hour overnight leg felt like the real beginning of the journey east.  Not least because Yekaterinburg is a further time zone away from Moscow.  The fourth out of eight on  the trip.  This leg also marks the point, in the form of a handy white pillar, where Europe becomes Asia and we reach the verges of Siberia.

Europe on one side, Asia the other.

Europe on one side, Asia the other. [read on]

The great river.

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
The thing is that, despite all previously documented troubles, Kazan is a really great place and I am really glad that the route was able to be influenced away from the usual stop in Perm to include it.  ... [Continue reading this entry]

The Artist and the Dictator.

Thursday, May 7th, 2009
One of the most prevalent questions encountered so far has been Moscow or St Petersburg, which do you prefer?  As the title of this post alludes to one is based on the premise of beauty and the other power.  One ... [Continue reading this entry]

Sleeping Beauty & Assorted Animal Abuse.

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
With all the hostel dramas it was quite an effort to force ourselves to get out and explore a little bit and make some use of the day remaining.  A major incentive was the Sunday only market which Ivan informed ... [Continue reading this entry]