Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia: WWCD (What Would Chingis Do)?
Our first stop and only city visited in Mongolia (also the only city in Mongolia, from what I saw of the rest of the country), Ulaan […]
Ulan-Ude, Russia: The Way Russian People Say “Alan Alda” (I’m Guessing) and More
We left Irkutsk after our time on Olkhon Island at about 9pm and got on a baby-sized sleeper train (we are such pros now!) – we literally […]
Irkutsk, Siberia: Short Stay In A Whatever Town
After the three days of train of the last post, during which I went just a little batty (silly spoiled me judging the Russian trains so […]
Yekaterinburg to Irkutsk: Three Days of Train
June 29 – July 2Dear little baby laptop diary,I titled this post after one of the most random Broadway plays I’ve ever seen, “Three Days of […]
Yekaterinburg: Surprisingly Pleasant City, Though it Could Just Be the Hotel
After the 24 hours on the train that you read about in the previous post, we had crossed the Europe-Asia border and landed in Yekaterinburg, capital […]
First Long Train in Russia: 24 Hours from Vladimir to Yekaterinburg
June 28-29, 2017Middle of Russia Dear Little Laptop Diary,Well. The St. Petersburg-Moscow sleeper really spoiled me and set my expectations too high. Hell, 2003-era New Jersey […]
Vladimir & Suzdal: Quaint, Charming Towns in Russia’s Golden Ring
After Moscow, we began the part of our trip touring what Republicans would probably refer to as the ‘real Russia’ even though all parts of a […]
Moscow, Russia: A Bustling City of Landmarks, Police, and Barricades
I honestly still don’t know how I feel about Moscow. We spent four days there, and saw all the things we wanted to see in four […]
More of St. Petersburg: Random Sights, More Museums, and Peterhof
There’s so much more to talk about from St. Petersburg! Russia fun is only just beginning! We had a jam-packed less-than-a-week in the ‘bourg, seeing everything […]
St. Petersburg, Russia: So Much Better Than What “Anastasia” Taught Me
Greetings from Cankt Peterbourg! I wish I could access the Russian keyboard on this little netbook but I can’t/don’t feel like it. We’re having a great […]
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