Travel Blog Photos from Irkutsk (1,160)
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... is estimated contains 1/3 of the worlds fresh water). The journey to our homestay took around two hours from Irkutsk. Boulshoe Goulostnoye (BG)is a tiny community that survives on fishing from the lake with the inhabitants living in traditional wooden ...
... party was just starting to take off, I happened to look out the window and in the dark saw lights, lots of lights. Irkutsk. I had gotten confused about the time of arrival and now was completely drunk and would have to find the hostel in the dark. ...
... . 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 in a very bright light, ...
... ' in the 1930s, such as the huge and probably beautiful cathedral which once stood adjacent to the pretty central park. However Irkutsk now has major social problems that lurk behind the attractive exterior. Still, it was relatively safe in the lead up to ...
4/51 Piskunova St., Irkutsk, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russian Federation

Irkutsk, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russian Federation

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Trans- Siberian
Posted on Apr 3, 2009, 23:51:00
... by email again. Expect to pay by bank transfer rather than credit card. Reports also suggest they can't book Beijing-Irkutsk tickets, only Beijing-Krasnoyarsk and beyond, so by all means ask for Beijing-Irkutsk, but be prepared to accept an offer of ...
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Excursions in the Lake Baikal region
Posted on Jun 5, 2009, 10:10:22
... which attracts people from all the corners of the world since ancient times. An excursion to the Olkhon Island (270 km from Irkutsk) is a good chance to plunge into the world of legends and traditions, enjoy on your way the great landscapes of the sacred ...
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TransSiberian Railway - September 2008
Posted on Apr 20, 2008, 22:04:06
... along the route... Roughly saying the itinerary goes as follows: Moscow (3-4 days) - Yekaterinburg (2 days) - Krasnoyarsk (2 days) - Irkutsk - Olkhon Island (2-3 days) - Listvyanka - Ulan Ude (2 days). (Severobaikalsk, north side of the lake remains an ...
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Lake Baikal
Posted on May 8, 2006, 03:34:53
... if you have suggestions about things not to be missed... Hello Peacefrog! Have you ever been there? I live in Russia (in Novosibirsk) and I heard Irkutsk becomes dirty town last time. And lake Baikal is not so fantastic as people say. So there are ...
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