March 19, 2011
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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
My first day of solitary travelling and already I am on my
…and how often can you say that? When I broached the subject
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,
I have decided I like trains. Not in a geeky sort of way; I am hopefully a long way from wanting
My first day of solitary travelling and already I am on my fourth train; the Belgian countryside is rolling past the
…and how often can you say that? When I broached the subject with my wife she was very understanding. “I want
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