We are almost on the home stretch of our Trans-Siberian Railway adventure. The fire alarm sounds as we wait for our train to be announced in the main hall of Yekaterinburg Railway Station. We…
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Standing amongst other passengers in the central hall of Irkutsk Railway Station we watched the screen to see which platform our train would arrive at. Unable to avoid a conversation with a lingering drunk,…
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After checking in, we reunite with Scott in the hotel bar and I order a ‘Balkan Grill’. To the envy of everyone it turns out to be an amazing and delicious meat feast. Scott…
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Planning to do a few more hours of exploring Ulaanbaatar before our train, Matt and I wait for Brett in the lobby. After 15 minutes I go to his room to find him a…
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We’d only just arrived in Mongolia but it felt like we had already seen so much. That is the beauty of rail travel. We arrived at Ulaanbaatar Hotel, it would have been considered grand…
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My iPhone alarm went off. Dammit, why did we stay out so late? Brett was not getting up. It took a few tries to rouse him. We were too early for the hotel breakfast…
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It was finally happening. My dream of doing the Trans-Siberian Railway had come true. It wasn’t just going to be me though. Three close friends that I had known from my school days were…