Solo Backpacking Trip

[TakKiu]

jin tokkong !

 

[blurryanzi]

So far -

Russia LOI - USD$30
Russia visa - SGD70

Singapore to Tianjin on Scoot - SGD$164
Airport to railway station by bus (Tianjin) - RMB15
Tianjin to Beijing by high speed train - RMB55
Beijing to Datong by overnight train, hard seat - RMB48

Taxi from Datong railway station to hotel - RMB15
One night hotel - RMB230
Taxi from hotel to train station - RMB12
Public bus to Yungang Grottoes and back to hotel - RMB4
Taxi from hotel to train station - RMB10

Datong to Hohhot by day train, standing ticket - RMB42 + RMB5 (booking fee)
Taxi from train station to hotel - RMB20
Two nights hotel - RMB249 X 2
Day tour to the grassland - RMB100
Horse riding - RMB300
Bus from hotel to train station - RMB1

Hohhot to Erlian by overnight train, soft sleeper - RMB93

Erlian to Zamiin-Uud by overnight train, sleeper - RMB41 + RMB20 (Mongolia tax) + RMB5 (China exit tax)

Zamiin-Uud to Ulaan Baatar by overnight train (same train as Erlian to Zamiin-Uud) - MNT39200

Two nights hostel in UB - USD$12 X 2

Ulaan Baatar to Irkutsk by train (24 hours) - MNT96250

Two nights hostel in Irkutsk - RUB600 + RUB700

Visa registration - RUB400

Transport to Olkhon Island - RUB700 X 2
Two nights hostel - RUB900 X 2

Irkutsk to Moscow by train (3 days) - RUB4418

I'm paying RUB600 - RUB900 for a dorm space in the hostels.

Food is pretty expensive! Will post photos and prices later tonight!

Looks like accommodation is pretty expensive in Russia! 23-35sgd.

Wah. your horse riding rmb300 ah. It was around 180rmb for me and i rode about 40minutes when i did mine in 呼伦贝尔 grass, Inner Mongolia last year Sep.

never stay in 蒙古包? quite interesting de.

 

[sevensomerset]

solo mean 1 person alone...?
TS keep saying "we" means... whoever she met there and planning to visit same location?

 

[DanielsaN8]

Smelly beancurb, yucks!!!!

 

[qmor_hippo]

amazing! respect ts.

 

[SecretAgent]

yes we gotta do this, but you are getting married !

oh man buttie..

pls do it for me hokays! i cant and backapcking days are officially over!

Pls take one picture for me when you reach motherland Russia ok!

 

[Some-one]

TS, do you actually plan for the trip before you go to the next place or you just 随心所欲?

 

[DanielsaN8]

Hmm how come din see TS online tonite??

 

[DanielsaN8]

2 day neber seen TS, anymore update & pics to share?

 

[Funkster]

2 day neber seen TS, anymore update & pics to share?

dilphinus meimei is online. dun worry. maybe bz

 

[sashaBEAR]

Wa nice thread!

 

[dilphinus]

dilphinus meimei is online. dun worry. maybe bz

I wasn't connected!

Went three days to Olkhon Island, no internet, then took 3.5days/4nites train to Moscow! Just arrived Moscow!

Hungry! Heading out to roam the city. Will post photos tonight!

 

[dilphinus]

Irkutsk

Brides! But where are the grooms?

Went to Olkhon Island for three days! Lovely island with awesome views of Lake Baikal (deepest and largest fresh water lake in the world)!

Internet is horrendously slow at the moment. Will upload more photos when I can!

 

[randomchick]

bookmarked!

 

[dilphinus]

One day tour on this mini bus!

Us, in the mini bus. Met and traveled with 3 French students to Olkhon Island.

 

[DanielsaN8]

Remind me of the limo to vegas

 

[WonderGirl]

VERY VERY GOOD THREAD!!! I WANNA TRY SOUTH AMERICA. WANNA TAG?

 

[DanielsaN8]

U seems to have gone for 2 weeks, so when chiu coming back?

 

[dilphinus]

U seems to have gone for 2 weeks, so when chiu coming back?

another couple of weeks!

 

[dilphinus]

Arrival into Moscow this morning at 11am, 09 Sep 12

It was raining and the temperature was 8°C!

3.5 days/4 nights on the train! Will never do it ever again!