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Subject: Re: [OM] Trans-Siberian Express
From: Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 06:49:07 +0100
It is many years since I made a train journey in Russia, Tina, and I have
not 'done' the Trans-sib, but I did travel Berlin to Moscow on a Russian
(Soviet) train, and have also made a couple of Moscow-Leningrad/SPB trips.
Trains are capacious and comfortable, friendly too if you are free of
border controls.

My /strong/ recommendation is not to do this without the services of a
specialist operator, even though you plan to travel independently. You
would do well to start at www.seat61.com for well informed suggestions, I
have used his advice for other European rail travel.

Secondly, unless things have changed, you will be well advised to take
victuals with you on the train. A specialist operator will know the current
state of play.

Thirdly, while it may well be getting close to 40 below outside, I would
expect the train to be perfectly warm.

And fourthly, while political and diplomatic relations may be strained at
present, I would fully expect you both to be warmly welcomed into the train
'community’ for your trip.

Piers

PS How is you Russian?
On 6 Jul 2016 1:09 a.m., "Tina Manley" <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

PESO:

In this extreme heat in SC (it was 107 today!!), I am enjoying planning our
next trip. We always said for our 50th anniversary we would be on the
Orient Express.  There is no Orient Express today except for a luxury fake
at astronomical prices.  We plan instead on doing the
Trans-Siberian-Mongolian Express, not a tour but buying our own tickets
along the way.  Since our anniversary is January 28th, it is going to be
COLD.  If anybody has any experience traveling on the trains or dressing
and photographing in extreme cold, I would appreciate any advice as I make
the plans.  Has anybody traveled on the Russian/Chinese/Mongolian trains?

TIA

Tina

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