trans-siberian

New on blogjam: Last August I travelled from Moscow to Beijing on the Trans-Siberian railway. I took my PDA and compiled detailed notes on everything I did, saw, heard and thought about, planning to write up the journey when I got back and upload it to blogjam. Predictably, I lost everything I’d written (note to self: paper doesn’t crash), and shelved the whole idea. Today I decided that at least something should go online, so I cobbled together a few images, dredged up some memories, and wrote about a few moments that remain clear in my mind. Here are the results.

14 Comments

  1. Thanks for posting this Fraser, it’s a marvelous travelogue & I enjoyed it. Also loved your Prague pix – the beer looks just as good and the food just as bad as when I was there. Your blog is always one of my favorites & it is looking quite cool with the new re-do. Thanks! mjjj

  2. Thanks! Blort would be in my top ten favouite sites, so I’m thrilled you like mine. I feel very humble.

  3. happened to chance upon this site by accident, following Straightjacket Fits google results. Anyway, great to read of another who enjoyed Mongolia. I spent a month working there in 2000, and caught the Trans Siberian back from UB to Beijing, on the way back to Australia. 36 hrs was enough for me!

  4. I’m doing the Trans-Sib in October and came across your site by chance. I really loved the travelougue – I thought it was excellent. It certainly sent a tingle down my spine reading it.

    Great photos as well.

    I thought it was really great meeting the lass who’d studied in Leeds. That’s right next door to where i live!

    I could almost smell the toilets here in the UK!

    Thanks for putting it all together.

    Regards

    Tally Singh
    Bradford – Uk

  5. I’m going to send this link to a friend of mine who is thinking of doing the Trans Siberian. I wish I could head back to Europe and do it myself. It looks as though I’ve missed out on a truly breathtaking part of the world.

  6. I went to Russia once – Moscow and St Petersburg. What did you think of Lenin, real or fake?

  7. Well, he looks kind of… waxy. The body doesn’t look quite natural, but it could be the preservatives…

  8. Excellent pics!

  9. I was in Mongolia for a month two years ago. Whilst we didn’t get to use the railway, the experience was one of the most enduring I’m likely to lucky enough to remember. Thanks for sharing yours!

    Beautiful place, fantastic people and crazily strong vodka. Tip top.

  10. Great to read your adventure. I am taking the train from Hong Kong to St Petersburg and flying back to Australia and your essay has given me a great insight into what I expect. Mongolia interested me the least until reading what you had to say.

  11. Great to read your adventure. I am taking the train from Hong Kong to St Petersburg and flying back to Australia and your essay has given me a great insight into what I expect. Mongolia interested me the least until reading what you had to say.

  12. You mentioned in your blog that you saw a Frederick\’s of Hollywood in Moscow at Gums Dept store. Did you happen to take a picture of it? If so, we would appreciate it if you could email a copy to us (and the address or any other info you have). We represent Frederick\’s and the store in Moscow is not authorized by the company, and this is the first we\’ve heard about it. Thanks for your help!

  13. I plan to travel Trans Siberian this year, what company you can recommend me? Friend of mine (japanese) used service of last year and her travel was wonderful too.

  14. Last message I meant White Nights (www.wnights.com). Sorry!