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Subject: [Leica] Trans-Siberian Express
From: tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley)
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 21:29:21 -0400
References: <CA+yJO1B0MwnC7QoNOiV8f5vQsEUZxLmLuN2APZO6KeJTJHerHw@mail.gmail.com> <A63252335FE3495FA29AD64D268AAC52@Family>

Yes, I love Paul Theroux and have read everything he's ever written!  I've
read lots of travel narratives on Russia, but there are not many on the
actual railway.  I was surprised.  Paul Theroux and Eric Newby seem to be
the only ones with actual travel narratives.

Tina

On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 9:24 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> Have you read Paul Theroux's books which include pieces on the Trans
> Siberian Railway?
>
> Douglas
>
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>
> 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
>>
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In reply to: Message from tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Trans-Siberian Express)
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