After Ekaterinburg, I moved on to Perm. I’d opted to travel by train – I can’t remember if I’d looked at planes and discovered it wasn’t possible or if I just thought they were close enough to do it but for whatever reason, I made that decision. I could have bought the ticket online beforehand … More Trans-Siberian Railway 101
It was the morning of my first Russian domestic voyage. I was starting small: Moscow to St Petersburg, but how to do it? It’s a short hop on a plane. When we did it on the school trip in 2002 we took the overnight train. But my mum, already delirious with panic over the idea … More The Sapsan high-speed train: a bullet on a coffee table
I’ve talked a lot about the time I got on the wrong train in Finland and went through the train wash. And I’ve talked about my Romanian train accident too but not recently. In June 2009, I went to Bucharest. It was hot. It was chaotic. It was difficult to get train tickets out of … More An unplanned day in Transylvania
I’m sorry if you’ve seen this post before but I know no one reads the older posts, which is why I’m taking the opportunity to re-write one per month. This is my favourite travel story ever and I really want to tell it to everyone. This is my Great Train Adventure. It was late October … More The Great Train Adventure
I Am A Polar Bear 