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Jan-Feb Trans-siberia too cold???

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macuser888 Just Starting Joined: 25 Dec 2004 Posts: 5 Location: singapore	Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2004 1:42 am    Post subject: Jan-Feb Trans-siberia too cold??? Hi there I am planning to go from Moscow to Beijing on the Trans-Siberia on 28-Jan, arriving Beijing on the 8-Feb. The stops on the cards right now will be Irkutsk and Ulan Baatar. My concerns are: 1) Will everything be shutdown? Hotels, hostels, tourist ammenities. I am hoping to spend a night in a Ger Camp, will they be open?? 2) I am travelling on a budget and will be buying tickets while in Russia, considering it is not the peak season, am I leaving to much to chance. 3) What will the landscape be along the way? Will everything be covered in snow, or will I still be able to extrapolate beauty from it? Any advise, comments appreciated. Thanks
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vadim Frequent Guest Joined: 16 Nov 2004 Posts: 28 Location: Novosibirsk, Russia	Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 7:42 pm    Post subject: Hi I wonder if you have ever seen winter - it's half of the year here, and life doesn't stop. As for your questions - all the facilities in the cities function as in summer, in the open country, it depends. Tickets should not be a big problem, though I don't know about the particular train. The last question about the beauty I leave on your conscience. Snow in Siberia is about 1 meter thick, and it makes the most beutiful landscapes you can ever see. The colder it is, the more beautiful
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macuser888 Just Starting Joined: 25 Dec 2004 Posts: 5 Location: singapore	Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 12:51 am    Post subject: Hey Vadim thanks for responding. i love winter, my only concern was the tourist facilities will be all shutdown. But that doesn't seem to be the case here. thanks again. PS: Know if the same applies to Mongolia? I am wandering if the Ger Camps operates in winter.
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vadim Frequent Guest Joined: 16 Nov 2004 Posts: 28 Location: Novosibirsk, Russia	Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:39 am    Post subject: Hi again I know almost nothing about Mongolia, and I'll be grateful if you tell me what "Ger Camp" means
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macuser888 Just Starting Joined: 25 Dec 2004 Posts: 5 Location: singapore	Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:56 am    Post subject: Here you go,,, http://www.selenatravel.com/other/ger_camp_booking.html
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