Hello all, I have just spent 3 weeks in Russia- I took two long distance trains 1 Sochi 2 Nizhny Novgorod, I spent days swimming, op shopping, looking for flea markets, eating, roaming the metro from place to place and visiting friends old and new. In 2026 I plan to return for 3 months and am hoping to find some buddies to take the trans Siberian part way with! From Vladivostok → Irkutsk- let me know if you are keen! It would be in June or July! Ps I have a lot of tips for taking the long distance trains from Moscow if that is one of your plans ask me!