8 de agosto de 2017, Polonia ⋅ ☀️ 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 aLeer más
UcraniaKiev50°27’6” N 30°31’10” E UcraniaSums’ka Oblast’Mar”yanivka51°24’51” N 33°8’25” E
10 de agosto de 2017, Ucrania ⋅ ⛅ 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 intoLeer más
RusiaMoscow55°44’55” N 37°36’34” E
RusiaMoscowRed Square55°45’27” N 37°37’14” E
12 de agosto de 2017, Rusia ⋅ ⛅ 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?
RusiaPerm KraiZagar’ye57°59’2” N 56°15’15” E
13 de agosto de 2017, Rusia ⋅ ⛅ 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 leavesLeer más
RusiaOmskaya Oblast’Topolinyy54°59’14” N 73°18’51” E 14 de agosto de 2017, Rusia ⋅ ☀️ 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,Leer más
RusiaIrkutskaya Oblast’Posëlok Vtoroy52°13’53” N 104°20’41” E
15 de agosto de 2017, Rusia ⋅ ⛅ 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 theLeer más
RusiaIrkutskaya Oblast’Khuzhir53°11’35” N 107°19’34” E 16 de agosto de 2017, Rusia ⋅ ☁️ 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 lakeLeer más
RusiaIrkutskUshakovka52°17’52” N 104°17’47” E
17 de agosto de 2017, Rusia ⋅ ☀️ 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 andLeer más
