Date |
Event |
Details |
7th February |
Flight from London to Helsinki |
AY832. Dep. 1020. Arr. 1515. |
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3-night stay in Helsinki |
Hostel Mekka, an eccentric-looking place close to the train station. |
10th February |
Train from Helsinki to St. Petersburg |
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Everything from the departure from Helsinki to the arrival in Beijing is part of the Mongolian Traveller packaged organised by the Australian company Sundowners. All trains and hotels during this portion are part of this package. |
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2-night stay in St. Petersburg |
Kristoff Hotel. Quite central, and sounds very promising. |
12th February |
Overnight train to Moscow |
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2-night stay in Moscow |
Rossiya Hotel. The mega-hotel near Red Square. The two-years of fumigation have apparently seen off the cochroaches, the renovated rooms are pleasant-enough, but I will be disconnecting my phone overnight to spare myself the calls from the prostitutes. |
15th February |
Depart Moscow on Trans-Siberian Railway |
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19th February |
Arrive Irkutsk |
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1-night stay in Irkutsk |
Baikal Hotel |
20th February |
Depart Irkutsk on Trans-Mongolian Railway |
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22nd February |
Arrive Ulaan Baatar |
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2-night stay in Ulaan Baatar |
Edelweiss Hotel |
24th February |
Depart Ulaan Baatar on Trans-Mongolian Railway |
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25th February |
Arrive Beijing |
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3-night stay in Beijing |
Yao Xin Hotel, about half a mile from the Forbidden City. |
28th February |
Flight to Hong Kong |
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3-night stay in Hong Kong |
Charterhouse Hotel on Hong Kong Island, near the main shopping district. |
3rd March |
Overnight flight to Melbourne |
CX105 Hong Kong to Melbourne. Dep. 2340. Arr. 1145 |