At the lake now, the honcho is a bit grating, darn siberians but hostel was deadly with hot showers which are wanted after four days on a train that had a lot of dank, old russia mystique (or musk) you could say. The lake and listuvyanka was good but teh dining and drinking options were limited, still managed to eat and get pissed so it wasn't all bad. Also went for a hike to a great viewpoint but didb;t have a camera, i'll rob someone else's later (photo of lake...

Just quick update from St. petersburg. It was gtreat, loads to see, met teh vodkatrain guys. There are twelve of us in total, 5 irish, 3 english (boo) 2 aussies and 2 kiwis. The honcho system 9 a guide in each city) to help is great as was teh city. Hostel was on the grimy side but passable although there was a mosquito problem.there is no english signage in st. p either and its not full of toutrista like most other polkaces i've been so twas an experience The h...

Hi guys, i am new to the old blogging but this is a good way to keep all of you jealous of our travels. Also this will be way better than erica and james's blog. We arrived in Helsinki on Saturday the 1st of August off an early morning aer lingus flight. i had by far teh heaviest bag at 17kgs, only 10 of which was mystuff, ruth had 11kgs, erica a mere 8 and james about 12. It'll be even harder to carry the bag around when its full of smelly clothes i'd reckon...