TRANS-SIBERIAN
RAILROAD
Where Have I Been?
Russia
Moscow, Yeakterinburg, Novosibirisk, Irkutsk, Lake Baikal / Olkhorn Island
Mongolia
Ulaanbataar, Gobi Desert
When Was I Here?
July-August 2014
What Was I Doing?
Exploring Moscow, traveling on 4 separate 'legs’ of the Trans-Siberian (well, technically it was the Trans-Mongolian…), seeing the deepest lake in the world, and exploring the Gobi Desert on a 10-day excursion
Average Daily Cost?
$40/day including all train tickets
Human Highlight
I spent a large chunk of my time in Europe with my then-boyfriend, Simon Schnepf (from Germany). We met at Slinky Bar on Koh Phi Phi in Thailand - I liked him, but he pushed me off onto his friend! We went to lunch the next day and I convinced him to like me. We parted ways less than 2 weeks after we met (him back to Germany for work, me back to the states because I had a flight booked) but after I got back stateside I decided to sell all of my things and move to Germany to continue seeing Simon.
We went on to travel through Russia on the Trans-Siberian railroad, visited Mongolia and did a 10-day Gobi Desert trip, and spent a few months back in Southeast Asia enjoying ourselves.
While Simon and I don’t speak anymore (the breakup was rough, and it was my fault), he holds a very special and dear place in my heart.