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Across Russia on the Trans-Siberian railway – Vladivostok (Part 1)

Across Russia on the Trans-Siberian – Vladivostok (Part 1)

Part 1 – The Beginning : Vladivostok

Vladivostok Train Station sign
Vladivostok Train Station sign

The longest rail journey in the world – the Trans-Siberian railway. It crosses 8 timezones and covers almost the entire breadth of the biggest country in the world, Russia. The classic route from Moscow to Vladivostok or vice versa have been a thing of many travellers’ imagination from all over the world. The vast land with varying landscapes of steppes, taigas and the odd small town found every now and then along the way is one that draws people in, but more importantly, the experience of being in the midst of ordinary Russians, watching them go about their daily life as the train passes by is more of the adventure that travellers are after.

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