August 8, 2017 in Poland ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Krakow, former Polish capital and probably the most touristy city in the entire of Poland. 7 hours are not enough to discover this gem, this Eastern Europe version of Salamanca. However, tickets and aRead more
UkraineKiev50°27’6” N 30°31’10” E UkraineSums’ka Oblast’Mar”yanivka51°24’51” N 33°8’25” E
August 10, 2017 in Ukraine ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
The second day in Kiev I spent loosely to get ready for the overnight border crossing to Russia. The train was heated up by standing under the hot sun which turned every movement in the train intoRead more
RussiaMoscow55°44’55” N 37°36’34” E
RussiaMoscowRed Square55°45’27” N 37°37’14” E
August 12, 2017 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Tonight at 23:55 our train leaves to Irkutsk. We spend time in Moscow while everything else is ready for the 72-hours train ride. What will it be like?
RussiaPerm KraiZagar’ye57°59’2” N 56°15’15” E
August 13, 2017 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We share a compartment with Tilman, a German PhD student heading to Hong Kong. We get along together very well and exchange a lot of stories and travel advice while our wagon no. 1 smoothly leavesRead more
RussiaOmskaya Oblast’Topolinyy54°59’14” N 73°18’51” E August 14, 2017 in Russia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
You think 48 hours on a train never pass? So, so wrong. I can't explain how the last two days could pass so quickly. There wasn't even time to start reading one of my three books I brought here. Oh,Read more
RussiaIrkutskaya Oblast’Posëlok Vtoroy52°13’53” N 104°20’41” E
August 15, 2017 in Russia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Time to say goodbye. A melancholic mix of sadness and excitement dominates my feelings. This train was my beloved home for 4 nights. Playing Russian cards games and Chinese chess, watching theRead more
RussiaIrkutskaya Oblast’Khuzhir53°11’35” N 107°19’34” E August 16, 2017 in Russia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
From Irkutsk train station we somehow find our way through the cirrilic labyrinth to the central bus station. There we take a 6-hours bus to Khuzir on the island Olchon which is situated at lakeRead more
RussiaIrkutskUshakovka52°17’52” N 104°17’47” E
August 17, 2017 in Russia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We decide to take a seat in a Uasik bus which takes us to the far north of the island. No other car would be more suitable to race down these heavily washed-out sand tracks leading through steppe andRead more
