We arrived at Irkutsk train station a little early – time to watch the masses converge for the night trains to various parts of Russia. For this trip we have […]

Our first day off the train was quite chilly, probably about 15 degrees and a huge change from eastern Russia, but to be expected being in Siberia! We spent the […]

A photo highlight reel of the first 4 days of the Trans-siberian

Travelling on the train was a unique and exciting experience, bounding through the Siberian wilderness for hours on end! It was a romantic trip (an open mind, ability to adapt, […]

We didn’t get a photo with Vladimir (Putin) but though you would appreciate some of these photos.

Our group is only 12 people big, the maximum was 24-30 so we’re lucky! However we we’re picked up in a huge tourist bus, and we think the bus driver […]

Today we did a tour of the city, we’d already been to a lot of the places but it was great to get more information on the numerous palaces and […]

Having hit the hay at 3 am (like most Russians), we had a massive sleep in (had to wake up before free breakfast finished at 12.30pm though!). the rest of […]

The following morning we awoke early (according to Russian time) at 9am and headed for some of the palaces that made up small collections of the Russian museum. St Issacs […]