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Impressions from Russia 2018
Russia 2018
- Booked: To Russia, With Love
- Impressions from Russia 2018
- Review: Lufthansa Business Class Toronto to Frankfurt
- Review: Moscow Marriott Tverskaya Hotel
- Seven Summer Nights in Moscow
- Review: Renaissance St. Petersburg Baltic Hotel
- Around the Clock in St. Petersburg
- Review: St. Regis Moscow Nikolskaya
- Review: Trans-Siberian Railway First Class Nizhny Novgorod to Novosibirsk
- Review: Novosibirsk Marriott Hotel
- Novosibirsk, the Heart of Siberia
- Review: Trans-Siberian Railway Third Class Novosibirsk to Irkutsk
- Exploring Irkutsk & Lake Baikal
- Review: Trans-Mongolian Railway Second Class Irkutsk to Ulaanbaatar
- Review: Best Western Gobi’s Kelso Ulaanbaatar
- Review: Trans-Mongolian Railway Second Class Ulaanbaatar to Beijing
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Russia 2018
- Booked: To Russia, With Love
- Impressions from Russia 2018
- Review: Lufthansa Business Class Toronto to Frankfurt
- Review: Moscow Marriott Tverskaya Hotel
- Seven Summer Nights in Moscow
- Review: Renaissance St. Petersburg Baltic Hotel
- Around the Clock in St. Petersburg
- Review: St. Regis Moscow Nikolskaya
- Review: Trans-Siberian Railway First Class Nizhny Novgorod to Novosibirsk
- Review: Novosibirsk Marriott Hotel
- Novosibirsk, the Heart of Siberia
- Review: Trans-Siberian Railway Third Class Novosibirsk to Irkutsk
- Exploring Irkutsk & Lake Baikal
- Review: Trans-Mongolian Railway Second Class Irkutsk to Ulaanbaatar
- Review: Best Western Gobi’s Kelso Ulaanbaatar
- Review: Trans-Mongolian Railway Second Class Ulaanbaatar to Beijing
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Wow, amazing, I’m planning to go to Russia next summer as part of my mini-RTW.
Awesome post – like seeing these mixed in with the more "standard" flight reviews / points / miles / credit card type posts.
Thanks for the report. Carry on only is the way to go, saves so many potential headaches. I’m doing the route from the Beijing side due to far less complications with flight connections (YVR direct) Sure looks like 1st class along the Trans-Siberian makes it quite tolerable oppose to grueling. Looking forward to the remaining reports of the memorable journey.
First Class is quite tolerable indeed. I will say that the Trans-Mongolian train (#23/24) was actually the nicest, even though it only has 4-berth compartments.
Third Class isn’t a zoo, but it’s not exactly pleasant either. It’s an eye-opening glimpse into how ordinary Russians travel, though.
Great to hear! I have planned on Mongolian train #23, then train #5 and later train #1.