Trans-Siberian Handbook by Bryn Thomas
The eighth edition of the definitive guide to the world's longest railway journey is a major revision, entirely re-researched and updated by Anna Kaminski, a Russian-UK dual-national educated in both countries. All routes were retravelled and there is additional information on Siberia, including the Lake Baikal area. The book includes kilometre by kilometre route guides to the Trans-Siberian (Moscow-Vladivostok), Trans-Mongolian (Moscow-Beijing via Ulaan Baatar) and Trans-Manchurian (Moscow-Beijing) journeys with strip maps in Russian, English and Chinese plus a new section on the Siberian BAM route; city guides and maps to 25 stopovers including Moscow, St Petersburg, Sergiev Posad, Rostov-Yaroslavski, Yaroslavl, Vladimir, Suzdal, Nizhny Novgorod, Vyatka (Kirov), Perm, Yekaterinburg, Tyumen, Tobolsk, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Lake Baikal, Listvyanka, Bolshie Koty, Bratsk, Severobaikalsk, Nizhneangarsk, Ulan Ude, Chita, Birobidzhan, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Ulaan Baatar, Harbin, Beijing where to stay and eat, information about Siberia and the railway, and 76 maps plus timetables, rail fares, Russian & Chinese phrases.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781905864362 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905864361 |
| Title | Trans-Siberian Handbook |
| Author | Bryn Thomas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Trailblazer Publications |
| Year published | 2011-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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