Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Russian & Mongolia Itinerary

Since I had to detail my time in Russia for the visa application, as well as I need to start booking trains and making plans,  I have most of the itinerary for my month in Russia and following nigh two months in Mongolia already laid out. Here's all the details!

Russia
June 6: Overnight MegaBus ride from Pittsburg to New York City.
June 7: Morning in NYC, with evening flight departing from New York City.
June 8: Happy Birthday & I Land in Russia! (I land first in Moscow, then have a short layover before a shorter flight to St Petersburg. By dinner time I'll hope to be setting and enjoying my birthday in Russia.)
June 9-13: St Petersburg, Russia
Overnight train from St. Petersburg to Moscow
June 14-17: Moscow, Russia
 Overnight train  to Kazan
June 18-19: Kazan, Russia
Overnight train to Perm
June 20-22: Perm, Moscow
Day train to Yekaterinburg, Russia
June 22-24: Yekaterinburg, Russia
Train from Yekaterinburg to Krasnoyarsk
June 26-28: Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Overnight train to Irkutsk
June 29-30: Irkutsk, Russia
June 30-July 2: Weekend trip out to Olkholn Island on Lake Baikal
July 2-3: Irkutsk, again
Day train to Ulan Ude
July 3-5: Ulan Ude, Russia

July 5: Overnight train from Russia into Mongolia

Mongolia
July 6-8: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
July 8 - Aug ??: I'll be based at Stepperider's main camp - or out on one of the various treks they will be sending me on. [NOTE: Will possibly be "offgrid" and unable to answer quickly]
Aug ??- Aug 31: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: This will depend on how the treks fall, but I will be returning to the capital for a few days before I leave Mongolia.

Aug 31: Overnight train from Mongolia into China

China
Sept 1: Beijing, China:

The rest of China & Tibet's itinerary is still being worked out, due to a couple of factors. Once that is resolved, I'll be updating - though it might not be until while I'm already traveling.

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