A Trans-Siberian trek is very much about the journey rather than the destination so let’s sit back and enjoy some more down time…
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Into the Great Wide Open
Siberia, at least for me, has always existed in the realm of myth – a land with a melancholy air, immense and unknowable. Siberia transcends physical space and has become a mental construct of sorts …
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“This is… it?”
Before we hop onto the Trans-Siberian I must share an interesting encounter that I had in the Moscow train station. Our group gathers in the station’s waiting area and while some people have wandered off …
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The Day Moscow Was Canceled
Our group arrives in Moscow first thing in the morning after an evening on the train. Unable to check into our hotel rooms, our group does its best to wash up and change clothes in …
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Russia: “No reason, no smile.”
A little known fact about globetrotting alone is that it can be… well, lonely. Lonely is exactly how I feel after a couple of days in St. Petersburg on my own. While I typically enjoy …
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A Window to the West
Peter the Great was a badass for several reasons.
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The World Awaits
There is something about the exotic cities on the Departures screen and the tiny – albeit inedible – in-flight meals that make me feel the flutter of possibility.
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Anatomy of an Adventure
**Spoiler Alert!!** Things happen.