Baikal, Russia

Travel Blogs from Baikal (288)

Train Happy in Siberia, Irkutsk, Russia travel blog
Train Happy in Siberia
Mar 14, 2005

... large urban sprawl as we approached the major stops along our route Ekateringburg etc. These cities and towns resembled the Russia you expect to see, smoking, industrial looking, lada ridden, soviet era in architectural style and overpoweringly GREY. ...

A travel blog entry by meandher
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Freezing in Siberia! (not finished), Olkhon Island, Lake Baikal, Russia travel blog
Freezing in Siberia! (not finished)
Jun 5, 2006

THE SEARCH FOR THE TICKETS

A travel blog entry by bootsmade4wlkin
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Trans-Sib Part One, Irkutsk, Russia travel blog
Trans-Sib Part One
May 31, 2006

... allowed to drink in the station, but they never checked back and if felt kind of daring to be breaking rules in Russia. Eventually, after a total of twelve hours, we were allowed back on the train and made our way into the Russian countryside. The ...

A travel blog entry by bootsmade4wlkin
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Lake Baikal, Irkutsk, Russia travel blog
Lake Baikal
Aug 7, 2005

... coming Russian experience. Unfortunately, up until meeting Julia I had quietly grown quiet apprehensive about going to Russia alone. Reports from other travellers (particularly about Irkutsk) and various publications hadn't painted travel alone in Russia ...

A travel blog entry by susan_g
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Forum Discussions on Baikal (23)

Excursions in the Lake Baikal region
Posted on Jun 5, 2009, 10:10:22
... to the banks of Baikal. Picturesque landscapes, heady fresh air, captivating facts that the guide will tell about unique Baikal nature, history and traditions of the people living on the ancient Baikal land for centuries and the traditional Baikal cuisine, ...
5 reasons to go to Baikal
Posted on Dec 18, 2008, 12:07:12
... Ocean is 11,021 m 2. Baikal is the oldest (25 million years) freshwater lake in the world Geologists believe that the Baikal has already been in existence in late Palaeogene. Its origination started not less than 25-30 million years ago. In contrast the ...
Baikal winter fairytale
Posted on Sep 12, 2008, 14:22:45
... spaces of the cleanest Baikal ice, in which you can see the dark deep lake, fantastic ice mounds, magic landscapes of winter Baikal, surrounded by majestic mountain ranges and the snow-covered Taiga remind the decorations of the fairy tale. You will get ...
Lake Baikal
Posted on May 9, 2006, 10:08:07
... is symbol of clear Siberia. You know for Russians the most part of foreign guests go to Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Lake Baikal. Russia is very big and it's strange to understand that just three things in Russia are interested for foreign guests. ...

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