Trans-Siberian

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In August, I travelled around the world in 28 days via St. Petersburg, Moscow, Siberia, Mongolia, China and Vancouver.

The 'Russia and Beyond' part of the trip was with a group tour organized by Intrepid Travel (Intrepid's website and official itinerary). This was a group of 12 people from all over the world and one tour leader who showed us the sights and out of trouble. It was a fantastic way to see that part of the world.

I joined the group in St. Petersburg where we toured the city for a few days before taking a train to Moscow. After a day in Moscow, we hopped on a Trans-Siberian train for the 4 day trip to Irktusk in Siberia. We had a freshing swim in Lake Baikal, the largest lake in the world then took the 2 day train to Ulaan Baatar, the capital of Mongolia. The highlight of the trip was the 2 days we spent in a 'ger' camp in rural Mongolia. From Mongolia, we caught the 1.5 day train to Beijing for a few days of big city life.

From Beijing I flew to Vancouver for some time visiting with my family and girlfriend in British Columbia. I completed my circuit of the world by flying the relatively short distance from Vancouver back to Toronto.

Photos and more detailed description of the trip is on the following pages:

There are also some photo collections from the trip.

I took about 1300 photos during the trip and only a subset are on this website. Let me know if you want to see more photos.

I also took some photos while in British Columbia.


Notes about the photographs, captions, photos of people and website.