Trans-Siberian Handbook 10th edition - Trans Siberian, Trans Mongolian, Trans Manchurian Siberian Bam

Informationen zum Autor By Bryn Thomas and Daniel McCrohan Klappentext Over 135,000 copies sold and now in its tenth editionA trip across Siberia on the longest continuous railway track in the world is undoubtedly the journey of a lifetime. It’s also a convenient way to reach China, Mongolia or Japan. Tickets are not expensive or difficult to arrange.Russia is changing fast and it’s now no more difficult to arrange a ticket for the journey of a lifetime on the Trans-Siberian Railway than it is to book an Easyjet flight online, as the new edition of this acclaimed guide shows. The Trans-Siberian Handbook includes everything from how to arrange the trip, where to go and what to see along the way.Kilometre-by-kilometre route guides covering the entire routes of the Trans-Siberian, Trans-Manchurian, Trans-Mongolian and Siberian BAM railways with strip maps in English, Russian and Chinese.City guides and maps – the best sights, places to stay and restaurants for all budgets in 32 cities and towns from Moscow to Beijing Siberia and the railway – the detailed history of Siberia, the construction and the running of the railway today are of great interest not only to visitors but also to armchair travellers.10th edition includes 92 maps – plus timetables and faresPractical information – planning your trip; what to take; getting to Russia from Europe, North America and AustralasiaKilometre-by-kilometre route guides covering the entire routes of the Trans-Siberian, Trans-Manchurian, Trans-Mongolian and Siberian BAM railways with 49 strip maps in English, Russian and Chinese: see where you are as you travel.City guides and maps – the best sights, places to stay and restaurants for all budgets: Moscow, St Petersburg, Ulaan Baatar, Beijing and 32 towns in Siberia; plus Lake Baikal guideSiberia and the railway – the detailed history of Siberia, the construction and the running of the railway today are of great interest not only to visitors but also to armchair travellers.With 90 maps – plus timetables, fares, Russian & Chinese phrasesNew 10th edition a new 16pp color introduction and trip planner Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION (1) PART 1: PLANNING YOUR TRIP – Routes and costs (Route options, Costs, Breaking your journey, Internet resources), When to go, Bookings and visas, Organized tours or individual itineraries?, Route planning, Visas, Making a booking (in Britain, in Continental Europe, in North America, in Australasia, in South Africa, in Asia), What to take (Clothes, Gifts, Money, Background reading), Health precautions and inoculations (Inoculations, Medical services) (2) PART 2: RUSSIA Facts about the country (Geographical background, Historical outline, Economy, The people), Practical information for the visitor (Documents, Crossing the border, Where to stay, Tours, Local transport, Buying rail tickets, Electricity, Time, Money, Post/telecommunications, Magazines and newspapers, Holidays, Festivals, Food and drink, Buying your own food, Where to eat, What to do in the evening, Shopping, Crime) (3) PART 3: SIBERIA AND THE RAILWAY Historical outline (Early history, The nineteenth century, The exile System, Early travellers), Building the railway (Plans for a Trans-Siberian railway, The decision to build, Railway construction, The first rail travellers, The railway in the twentieth century), The Trans-Siberian today (The train, Life on the train, Steam locomotives in Siberia, Other railway lines (4) PART 4: CITY GUIDES AND PLANS St Petersburg (History, What to see, Excursions from St Petersburg, Local transport, Orientation and services, Where to stay, Where to eat, Moving on), Moscow (History, What to see, Excursions from Moscow, Local transport, Orientation and services, Where to stay, Where to eat, Moving on), Sergiev Posad (History, What to see, Practical information), Rostov-Yaroslavski (History, What to see, Practical information), Yaroslavl (History, What to see, Practical information), Vladimir (...

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Thomas Bryn, Daniel McCrohan
• Edition: Trailblazer
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 15.09.2019
• EAN: 9781912716081
• ISBN: 978-1-912716-08-1
• Pages: 532
• Dimensions: 120 mm x 180 mm x 30 mm
• Thèmes: Trailblazer; Trailblazer; RAIL GUIDE
• Catégorie: Voyage > Guides de voyages