I had a very vivid dream last night. I was on an old boat. It was once a minesweeper but now reconditioned as a deep-sea vessel. We were on a very choppy sea in deep coastal waters on the very edge of a continental shelf. The waves were very clear[…]
09:44:54Days 25 to 29 (Note: sorry but internet really slow so cannot add photos.Will try to update as soon as I get good connection) Omsk to Severobaykalsk is my longest train ride to date but not the longest during my whole trip. That will be Vladivostok to Irkutsk, a 70hr[…]
Days 20 to 23, 20-23 Sept 2017, Yekaterinburg, 5383 km travelled from Dublin I’ve been on the train for 17hrs now and we have travelled a long way from the sophisticated western world of Moscow. We left bang on time at 16:38 and it seemed like, in no time at[…]
Day 24, 24 Sept, Omsk, 6332km from Dublin Just checked into my hotel in Omsk and taking some time to relax and reflect on my travels over the past few days. It takes a while for memories and impressions to clear and coalesce. I generally write about previous journey during[…]
Day 31, 1st Oct 2017, train from Tynda to Komsomolsk, about 12,000km from Dublin This is not about anything I’ve done or anywhere I’ve been. I’ve been on the road for exactly a month now and thought I’d reflect on the journey to date. First impression is how far aware[…]
