My solo trip across Russia is unexpectedly no longer solo. At some point during our hike in the Zabaikalsky region, my American comrade and I decided to travel to Pyatigorsk together.
Well, now I have a challenge: not only to travel the Trans-Siberian Railway from east to west, but also to make this American guy fall in love with Russia. That will be quite a task because I don’t make stops in typical tourist towns. My goal is to visit every region of Russia, hence we only stop in places that I haven't been before, and mostly that’s in the middle of nowhere in Siberia.
Wherever we stop, it's definitely fun to witness his first times: seeing and swimming in Lake Baikal for the first time, visiting Siberia for the first time, first time trying syrniki, borscht and other Russian soups, blini (Russian pancakes), halva (my favorite sweets), sushki (pretzels), and Doshirak (noodles for a train)...
We travel by platzcart (third class trains), so there are plenty of culture shocks for him. And there will be even many more ahead, because the journey is long. Hang in there, American!
Eli from Russia
My solo trip across Russia is unexpectedly no longer solo. At some point during our hike in the Zabaikalsky region, my American comrade and I decided to travel to Pyatigorsk together.
Well, now I have a challenge: not only to travel the Trans-Siberian Railway from east to west, but also to make this American guy fall in love with Russia. That will be quite a task because I don’t make stops in typical tourist towns. My goal is to visit every region of Russia, hence we only stop in places that I haven't been before, and mostly that’s in the middle of nowhere in Siberia.
Wherever we stop, it's definitely fun to witness his first times: seeing and swimming in Lake Baikal for the first time, visiting Siberia for the first time, first time trying syrniki, borscht and other Russian soups, blini (Russian pancakes), halva (my favorite sweets), sushki (pretzels), and Doshirak (noodles for a train)...
We travel by platzcart (third class trains), so there are plenty of culture shocks for him. And there will be even many more ahead, because the journey is long. Hang in there, American!
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