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Travel partner wanted for Trans Siberian journey

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simonway Just Starting Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 3	Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:04 pm    Post subject: Travel partner wanted for Trans Siberian journey I am planning on taking the journey from Moscow accross to Vladivostok on the Trans Siberia Railway early next year. The purpose of my trip is for a photographic project that I am doing on Russia outside of Moscow. I can speak a bit of Russian and hopefully by the time I depart, enough to get by ok. Was wandering whether there was anybody else planning on taking the trip then too? I'm thinking about doing mine over about 4-6 weeks and stopping a fair bit along the way. If anyone is planning a trip then and would like to share research/ideas or maybe even travel together then get in touch. I'm 24 british male based in London. Cheers, Simon simon@simonway.co.uk
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saint_chrisburg Frequent Guest Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 46	Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:51 pm    Post subject: How early next year? My ex-mother-in-law has a bunch of my stuff - she lives in Khabarovsk - so I'm mulling over heading out that way, but I can't and wouldn't even want to go early in the year, since traveling during the winter, and on a Russian train at that, is quite miserable. If you do your trip early in the year, all you're going to get is pictures of snow, snow, and more snow. And some ice. And by the way, during the winter you won't be able to take photos from the train either, as the windows will be completely iced/fogged over.
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simonway Just Starting Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 3	Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:49 am    Post subject: Weather Thank you for the advice. When would you advise is the best time to go, is November going to be too close to the winter months?
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saint_chrisburg Frequent Guest Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 46	Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:25 pm    Post subject: Yup, same story in November...snow snow snow, darkness darkness darkness. Although November *technically* isn't winter, in many parts of Russia it's already very cold and the ground is covered in ice & snow. I'd recommend anytime from mid-late April to end of August as the ideal time for travelling in Russia (especially if you wish to get varied photographs, and not just gray blah), otherwise you're going to get bogged down with rain/snow. Many areas of Russia have nine-months of snow or more.
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James-in-Melbourne Frequent Guest Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Posts: 19 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:20 pm    Post subject: I did the trans-siberian from Vladivostok to Moscow at the end of November last year and I don't really know what the problem is. In Vladivostok and Moscow there was no snow at all. There was along the rest of the route and also in Siberia where I had a stop over, but thats the whole point of going to Siberia in my opinion - to see snow. It wasn't that cold either, about 0 in Vlad (I think it was -7 one day), -15 to -20 in Irkutsk and about -5 in Moscow. I took thermals and never needed them once it was just far too hot (I am Australian though so i'll be fine in just a t-shirt anywhere haha), just wear what the russians wear - this is in another post of mine somewhere. And as for it being dark dark dark, that is crazy. It wasn't dark at all! I think that Vladivostok must be one of the lightest cities in the world. Being further from the equator than Melbourne is I thought it would get dark early in winter but the funny thing is that it actually gets dark much later than Melbourne in winter and of course in summer it gets darker later than Melbourne in summer too, i just don't understand it (does anyone know why?!) Another thing, it was blue sky for almost my entire 2 week trip, it only snowed twice, both times when I was on the train and only for a few hours. Hope this is some help and will encourage you to go in November, you will probably get the cabin on the train to yourself for a few days too if you go then because its off-peak, I did. James
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nikir Frequent Guest Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Posts: 54	Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:12 pm    Post subject: It's December and January that the days get really short. I have never been at that time, the locals tell me so. I am hoping to spend next New Years Eve in the Far East of Russia and be able to give a first hand report though. My friends tell me to expect -35! I'll be going in through China, crossing the border at Hehe and entering Russia at Blagoveshchensk. Anyone ever done that?
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greg222 VIP Joined: 15 Feb 2005 Posts: 599	Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:55 pm    Post subject: Nice. You going to check out the ice sculpture festival in Harbin? I'm planning to brave that in late January... I'm curious as to what people hope to see through the non-fogged windows on the Trans-Siberian. I've never done the trip myself but I can't imagine there's much to look at other than monotonous plains. Seems to me that the main reason to do the journey is for the experience, the places you stop and the people you meet on the way.
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nikir Frequent Guest Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Posts: 54	Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:42 pm    Post subject: Yes I do want to stop in both Harbin and Shanghai on the way back, the ice sculptures will be a bonus. The scenery on the Trans Siberian is not just rolling plains, there are lots of forests, mountains and rivers also. But it's the ever changing parade of people and the stops that make it or break it. To do it all in one go would be torture. Give me a Tushka anyday.
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alex49999 Just Starting Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 6	Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:51 pm    Post subject: Please, let me know if you'll need a Russian guide. alekstravel@gmail.com
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nikir Frequent Guest Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Posts: 54	Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 2:21 pm    Post subject: Thanks for your offer Alex. I'll be OK.
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