8 augustus 2017, Polen ⋅ ☀️ 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 aMeer informatie
OekraïneKiev50°27’6” N 30°31’10” E 9 augustus 2017, Oekraïne ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
After 4 hours of border control and 11 hours of bus riding I met Dasha, a classmate of mine from Hohenheim, and her Columbian boyfriend Edwin. She showed us the Ukrainian Kiev in a way I'll neverMeer informatie
OekraïneSums’ka Oblast’Mar”yanivka51°24’51” N 33°8’25” E
10 augustus 2017, Oekraïne ⋅ ⛅ 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 intoMeer informatie
RuslandMoscow55°44’55” N 37°36’34” E
11 augustus 2017, Rusland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Moscow, an ever-growing giant of steel and concrete, pulsating home and workplace for millions of inhabitants. Buildings, roads, bridges, cars and everything else are so big one doesn't noticeMeer informatie
RuslandMoscowRed Square55°45’27” N 37°37’14” E
12 augustus 2017, Rusland ⋅ ⛅ 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?
RuslandPerm KraiZagar’ye57°59’2” N 56°15’15” E
13 augustus 2017, Rusland ⋅ ⛅ 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 leavesMeer informatie
RuslandOmskaya Oblast’Topolinyy54°59’14” N 73°18’51” E 14 augustus 2017, Rusland ⋅ ☀️ 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,Meer informatie
RuslandIrkutskaya Oblast’Posëlok Vtoroy52°13’53” N 104°20’41” E
15 augustus 2017, Rusland ⋅ ⛅ 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 theMeer informatie
RuslandIrkutskaya Oblast’Khuzhir53°11’35” N 107°19’34” E 16 augustus 2017, Rusland ⋅ ☁️ 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 lakeMeer informatie
RuslandIrkutskUshakovka52°17’52” N 104°17’47” E
17 augustus 2017, Rusland ⋅ ☀️ 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 andMeer informatie
