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Extensively updated.
--Railway Gazette International, November 2011
--Railway Gazette International, November 2011
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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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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having enjoyed the most amazing adventure on the Trans-Mongolian route from Moscow to Beijing I can say that this is without doubt the best guide book for anyone planning their own Trans-Siberian railway journey. I read both the Lonely Planet guide, which many of my fellow travellers were using in various languages, and this one. There are other travelogues and examples of travel writing that cover the railway, but the Trailblazer and Lonely Planet books represent the only two comprehensive Trans-Siberian guides published in English that I'm aware of.
The Lonely Planet guide was riddled with inaccuracies, out of date information and inconsistent levels of detail, something that several other people commented on while I was travelling. The Trailblazer guide, by contrast, is a cohesive, well-researched and more up-to-date publication. The fact that it was written by Bryn Thomas and updated very recently by Anna Kaminski means that there is a great deal more consistency in the Trailblazer than the Lonely Planet guide, which consists of jumbled, poorly researched contributions from several people, seemingly over a broad time frame.
Finding information in the Trailblazer guide is exceptionally easy and the writing is concise without being prosaic. Cyrillic and Chinese translations of place names and key words are included where needed and there is some absolutely excellent information on the potentially confusing business of buying tickets. It is clear that this book is written by passionate and experienced travellers and their attention to detail, knowledge of the Russian language and understanding of how to navigate various procedures and practical challenges make this a very reassuring book to have in your luggage.
The Lonely Planet guide was riddled with inaccuracies, out of date information and inconsistent levels of detail, something that several other people commented on while I was travelling. The Trailblazer guide, by contrast, is a cohesive, well-researched and more up-to-date publication. The fact that it was written by Bryn Thomas and updated very recently by Anna Kaminski means that there is a great deal more consistency in the Trailblazer than the Lonely Planet guide, which consists of jumbled, poorly researched contributions from several people, seemingly over a broad time frame.
Finding information in the Trailblazer guide is exceptionally easy and the writing is concise without being prosaic. Cyrillic and Chinese translations of place names and key words are included where needed and there is some absolutely excellent information on the potentially confusing business of buying tickets. It is clear that this book is written by passionate and experienced travellers and their attention to detail, knowledge of the Russian language and understanding of how to navigate various procedures and practical challenges make this a very reassuring book to have in your luggage.
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I just came back from Russia after doing the whole Transsiberian Railway back to back and used this guide as my bible. But boy can you go wrong using this book. Even though its the latest edition alot of things are not correct or up to date anymore. Timetables not correct, prices for various admissions not correct, some restaurants don't even exist anymore and so on and so on. I will be contacting the author also with my comments about this book. The book is great for your basic information but do not depend on it. You will end up with the wrong information.
Thats why i'm guessing if writer of this book actually travelled the Transsiberian Express in the last 10 years or so?
Thats why i'm guessing if writer of this book actually travelled the Transsiberian Express in the last 10 years or so?
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Siberian Railroad book
14 Mar 2012
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The new Siberian Railroad book, isn't what I thought it was going to be at all, it just discusses the train stops and what to see and at each stop. Not much about the various options which there are several. The last edition was much better. Not worth the money, get it from the library.
Excellent update of old standby transiberian guide with BAM
13 Mar 2012
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This guide includes a km by km log of all the main transib lines including the BAM, along with updated travel info and logistics info about the trip. Generally an excellent update.
Required Reading for Trans-Siberian travelers
14 Feb 2012
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There are only 2 up-to-date travel guides for those adventurers who want to travel the Trans-Siberian Railroad. This one is recommended by most of the blogs I have checked. It is up to date and very thorough. I am about 1/3 of the way through it and have already started making lists.
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