My Trans Mongolian train ride experience

If you take the Trans Mongolian and ride it in one go from Moscow to Beijing - or the other way around -, it will take you 7 days... It took me 2 months.

Things I've learned travelling in Russia

Disclaimer : Those next few points, are solely based on my own experience while travelling in Russia during the month of October. Don't take my advice/remarks as general facts about Russia or Russians as some would turn out to be completely wrong depending on the time of the year or the places you go to in Russia.

Novosibirsk to Irkutsk in 3rd class

For this leg, 28h between Novosibirsk and Irkutsk I took a ticket in platzkart, the 3rd class. And this time I was onboard the Trans-Siberian train #002, "Rossija".

Couchsurfing in Novosibirsk

I had hosted people a few years ago when I was living in Sydney, and I really enjoyed it. I was loving to hear about everyone's story of their previous and future destinations. But never have i had the pleasure to experience couchsurfing as a guest. Well now it's done. 

First 2 days on the Trans-Siberian line

First some clarification and explanation

"I'm going to take the Trans-mongolian train" is what I was telling people before I started my journey. Well, while it is not a lie, it's not completely true either. The trans-Mongolian train called "" and the Trans-Siberian train called "Rossija" are the only two that, for the first one go from Moscow to Beijing (train #004) and back (train #003) and the second one from Moscow to Vladivostok (train #002) and back (train #001).