Trans-Siberian Handbook: Trans-Siberian, Trans-Mongolian, Trans-Manchurian and Siberian Bam Routes (Includes Guides to 25 Cities) (Trailblazer Guide) ... Journey (Now Includes Siberian Bab Railway)

Trans-Siberian Handbook: Trans-Siberian, Trans-Mongolian, Trans-Manchurian and Siberian Bam Routes (Includes Guides to 25 Cities) (Trailblazer Guide) ... Journey (Now Includes Siberian Bab Railway)

by Bryn Thomas (Author)

Synopsis

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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Format: Paperback
Pages: 512
Edition: 8th
Publisher: Trailblazer Publications
Published: 15 Jul 2011

ISBN 10: 1905864361
ISBN 13: 9781905864362
Prizes: Shortlisted for Thomas Cook Travel Book Awards Guide Book Category 1989.

Media Reviews
The best guide to the Trans-Siberian is undoubtedly Bryn Thomas's the Trans-Siberian Handbook (Trailblazer) which has the most detailed route outline and a good history. 'To the Edge of the World' by Christian Wolmar, Atlantic Books, 2013
Author Bio
Originally written by Bryn Thomas, Trailblazer's founder, this 8th edition was updated by Anna Kaminski, a Russian-UK national who also works for Rough Guides.