Travel Blog

July 26, 2017
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From one Burg to another: A journey on the Trans Siberian

It is no secret that most people think that the Trans-Mongolian route is the most beautiful train route from Russia to China, although the Trans-Siberian (Moscow […]
March 23, 2017
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The tourist side of Russia: a budget travellers view

No trip to Russia is complete without going to Moscow and St Petersburg, and it was in these cities that we got our first taste of […]
March 9, 2017
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Almost Russia: Poland through to Belarus

I have the pleasure of being able to say that I have spent a few weeks in Poland now, having driven from the North to the […]
February 13, 2017
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Travelling Sam is back once again!

Travelling Sam is back with vengeance! Normally most people would apologise for not posting for a while, but I am not going to! Not because I […]
December 25, 2016
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Time to Reflect: why am I doing this?

Time to reflect. It is about 10pm at night (Moscow time) and I am on a train stopped somewhere in the Russian wilderness on the edge […]
October 25, 2016
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5 top tips for campervanning: life in a camper

Nearly three months have gone by whilst we have been living in our camper, which has happily trundled on for nearly 8,000 miles and is still […]