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Travel Insurance for Trans-Russian Rail Adventures: What is Really NeededA long-distance rail journey across Russia, Mongolia or China is very different from a standard city break. You may spend days moving between major centres,…Booking Your Journey with a Specialist: Why Passport Travel Has You CoveredPlanning a journey across Russia, China, or Mongolia involves far more than choosing a departure date and booking a hotel. Rail timetables, border crossings,…Vodka Etiquette When Sharing a Table with RussiansSharing a bottle of vodka with Russian friends, guides, or train companions can become one of the warmest memories of a trip across the former USSR, but only…Tracing the silk route overland from caravanserai to carriageFor Australians who grew up hearing "travelling the road" used to mean a B-road out of Bendigo, the idea of following an actual silk route overland from…Connecting flights to Irkutsk: maximising your Siberian layoverAustralians chasing the Trans-Siberian railway usually start by checking flights from Sydney or Melbourne to Moscow, Beijing or Ulaanbaatar. The trouble is…A photographer's guide to the Khamar-Daban mountainsThe Khamar-Daban range rises like a granite spine along the southern shore of Lake Baikal, separating the deep blue waters of the world's oldest lake from the…Choosing between third, second and first class on Russian trainsAustralian travellers planning a Trans-Siberian journey face a choice that shapes every night of the trip. The train carries you across eight time zones and…How Craps and Slots Tournaments Work at Fair Go CasinoCasino tournaments add a competitive layer to familiar online games. Instead of playing only for individual wins, participants may earn points, climb a…Trans-Mongolian And Trans-Manchurian Railway Journeys ComparedFor Australian travellers, a long-distance rail journey through Eurasia is as much about choosing a travel rhythm as selecting a railway line. The…ising Lake Baikal: Island Hopping from the Trans-SiberianFor Australians plotting an overland route through Russia, few experiences break the rhythm of the train quite like three or four days drifting across the…