Guides
Ob and Yenisei Cruises with the Trans-Siberian RailwayCombining a river voyage with the Trans-Siberian Railway gives Siberian travel a welcome change of pace. On the Ob route, a ship can carry travellers from…Siberian Winter Photography: Handling Cold, Frost, and Soft LightA Siberian winter journey offers a visual world that feels far removed from the Australian landscape. Snow settles over birch forests, railway stations glow…The history of the China Railway during the Manchurian boomThe railways of Manchuria transformed a frontier region into one of East Asia’s most important commercial corridors. What began as a Russian imperial railway…Eating Well on a Budget Across Russia by TrainRussia can be surprisingly affordable for travellers who treat food as part of the journey rather than relying on restaurant meals. Station kiosks, bakeries,…The Ural Mountains In A Day: Chernyaev And Europe-AsiaThe Ural Mountains form one of the world’s great natural dividing lines, stretching between the Russian Plain and Siberia. Near Yekaterinburg, the range is…Mongol-style guesthouses beside the Trans-Mongolian railwayA journey across Mongolia becomes more memorable when accommodation is part of the landscape rather than a place to sleep between train departures. Near the…A black-and-white journey along the Circum-Baikal RailwayAlong the southern shore of Lake Baikal, the Circum-Baikal Railway turns a short stretch of track into a remarkable visual record of engineering, landscape and…The Romance of the Rails Across RussiaFor Australian travellers, Russia can seem defined by long-haul flights, airport transfers and a packed sightseeing schedule. A train journey changes that…Dealing With Jet Lag on the World's Longest RailwayA Trans-Siberian journey is a moving time-zone adjustment as much as it is a rail holiday. Travellers may cross seven time zones between Moscow and…Ideal 3-week itinerary: Lake Baikal to Beijing by trainA three-week route from Lake Baikal to Beijing works best as a grand overland journey: begin beside the world’s deepest lake, travel west through southern…