Six easy steps to book Russian Railways tickets online
Our first time purchasing a ticket from the English Russian Railways site was quite a hassle. While the website was in English, we …
Trans Siberian Tickets and Pricing
I’m writing this post based on our personal experience on the westbound Trans Siberian trip (Beijing – Moscow) we made in Oct …
The Travelling Squid 2013 People in Pictures
2013 has been quite an eventful year for The Travelling Squid. We have been to several places around the world, and they …
How to apply for a Russian visa in Singapore
How to apply for a Russian visa in Singapore ? NOTE: As of 6 July 2015, applications for visas (except Diplomatic and Service …
Humble eating on the Trans Siberian
Thought it will be a light-hearted way to end the narrative of the 7 day train ride with pictures of humble eating …
Restaurant car dining on the Trans Siberian
I did mention in previous posts that our daily meals on the Trans Siberian were mostly made up of bread, biscuits, instant …
Trans Siberian Tales – A brush with two Russian drunks
This is a continuation from: Trans Siberian Tales – Getting strangled by a Russian kid, Jee-ma I am relating this story not to …
Trans Siberian Tales – Getting strangled by a Russian kid, Jee-ma
Back on track with the narrative. This is a continuation from: Trans Siberian Tips – Planning to poo on a train toilet — …
Trans Siberian Tales: Border crossing from Mongolia into Russia
I realised I had omitted a very important part of the Trans Siberian narrative – the border crossing from Mongolia into Russia. …
Trans Siberian Tips – Planning to poo on a train toilet
This is a continuation from: What I saw on the four day non-stop Trans Siberian ride from Irkutsk to Moscow Planning to poo …