Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/07/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Trans-Siberian system runs along Siberia?s southern edge. Its not near the Arctic circle where days are short in winter. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 7/5/16, 7:26 PM, "LUG on behalf of Tina Manley" <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: >My only hesitation is not because of the cold. I lived in Chicago for two >years!! It's the limited number of hours with daylight. I know in the >winter in Siberia we are going to spend a lot of time in the dark. Maybe >the light in the few hours of daylight will make it worth it? I don't >know >but I'll never know unless we try it. Besides, the only time we can leave >the farm is winter and another huge plus is that there will be no >tourists. We can book trains and hotels as we go along. No? > >Tina > >On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 7:21 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >wrote: > >> It's like traveling to the sun; the safest time to go is at night. >> When going to Alaska or Siberia go during the summer. People who go >> during >> the winter freeze. >> >> >> On 7/5/16 7:09 PM, "Tina Manley" <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > PESO: >> > >> > In this extreme heat in SC (it was 107 today!!), I am enjoying >>planning >> our >> > next trip. We always said for our 50th anniversary we would be on the >> > Orient Express. There is no Orient Express today except for a luxury >> fake >> > at astronomical prices. We plan instead on doing the >> > Trans-Siberian-Mongolian Express, not a tour but buying our own >>tickets >> > along the way. Since our anniversary is January 28th, it is going to >>be >> > COLD. If anybody has any experience traveling on the trains or >>dressing >> > and photographing in extreme cold, I would appreciate any advice as I >> make >> > the plans. Has anybody traveled on the Russian/Chinese/Mongolian >>trains? >> > >> > TIA >> > >> > Tina >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photographer >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > >-- >Tina Manley >www.tinamanley.com >tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA9 >1/Tina+Manley.html > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information