A very nice trip blog from JDmesh:
Great photography and nice humor too!
Part 1 Train from UB to Irkutsk
Part 2 Olkhon Island
Part 3 Swim in the lake (My favourite part)
Part 4 Circum-Baikal Railroad
Old blog about Lake Baikal that hasn't been updated for many years.
November 30, 2011
iPad and cold weather
If you arrive to Irkutsk, Siberia in winter, be careful using your iPad outside. Yes there are some free public WiFi hotspots, but batteries are afraid of cold, so they run out faster than usual. Its better to have maps printed.
November 28, 2011
November 26, 2011
November 25, 2011
November 24, 2011
Winter on lake Baikal
Dear readers. We are glad to announce winter 2011-2012 season. Lake Baikal opens great opportunities from the middle of January, when the lake freezes all over.
Also, its nice to travel in Russia, when its winter. Trains are not that loaded during this time, and you can easily organize an individual trip across Russia, stopping in the places of your interest. We hope lake Baikal is one of them.
Also, its nice to travel in Russia, when its winter. Trains are not that loaded during this time, and you can easily organize an individual trip across Russia, stopping in the places of your interest. We hope lake Baikal is one of them.
Saving while traveling
If you travel across Russia to Mongolia you might find the idea of saving $100 and 5 hours in one smart move from Irkutsk to Ulaanbaatar. If you take a direct train from Irkutsk to Ulaanbaatar it will cost you around 5000 rubles. They don't sell 3d class for this direction, so you will have to get a 'koope'.
So what you can do is to take a train to Ulan-Ude, and then take a bus to Ulaanbaatar. The train will cost you 700 rubles, and the bus will be 1200 rubles. So totaly you save about 3000 rubles on this transfer. But you have to book your bus tickets in advance. This you can do here on our website, take a look at menu on the right.
Also, if you want to learn how to buy train tickets in Russia online with no commission at the same price as at the station, then please take a look at Train tickets explained page.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us directly by phone, text or email.
So what you can do is to take a train to Ulan-Ude, and then take a bus to Ulaanbaatar. The train will cost you 700 rubles, and the bus will be 1200 rubles. So totaly you save about 3000 rubles on this transfer. But you have to book your bus tickets in advance. This you can do here on our website, take a look at menu on the right.
Also, if you want to learn how to buy train tickets in Russia online with no commission at the same price as at the station, then please take a look at Train tickets explained page.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us directly by phone, text or email.
November 23, 2011
Buy train tickets online in Russia
We've created a page specially for you, so you can learn about getting your russian rail road tickets done online. It is in our site's menu.
So, could you please help us to make it better. It is hard work without your support, so please, lets do this, it will be a great input into helping the organization to create better service. Thank you.
So, could you please help us to make it better. It is hard work without your support, so please, lets do this, it will be a great input into helping the organization to create better service. Thank you.
Good old Irkutsk 2011
I found some interesting shots while going through some files on my computer.
This is a very old tram.
Interior art work.
November 17, 2011
Russian Banya (steam sauna)
This is private banya at Nikita's on Olkhon Island.
There are also hot showers available for everybody,
but if you want to experience something really Russian,
go for this one. Cleans body and soul.
There are also hot showers available for everybody,
but if you want to experience something really Russian,
go for this one. Cleans body and soul.
November 15, 2011
November 6, 2011
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