Trans Siberian Handbook - Couverture souple

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Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1905864566 ISBN 13 : 9781905864560

Editeur : Trailblazer, 2014

Synopsis

A 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. This acclaimed guide shows you how to organise a trip, where to get tickets, where to stay and what to see. * Practical information - planning your trip; what to take; getting to Russia from Europe, North America and Australasia * 49 Detailed kilometre-by-kilometre route guides covering the entire routes of the Trans-Siberian, Trans-Manchurian, Trans-Mongolian and Siberian BAM railways with all points of interest on the way; place names in English and Russian and Chinese. * 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 guide * 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.Changes to the 9th edition: * 90 Maps * 16pp extra full colour - making total of 32pp full colour * Added colour sections on Moscow and Lake Baikal * Fully updated by a Russian-UK national who travelled the whole route and knows what it's like to do so (not written by a team of writers).* Full colour, full page, dedicated maps for Moscow Metro and Beijing Subway * Latest information to 2014 including how easy to book tickets online, up-to-date timetables and fares * Bilingual maps and addresses in Russian and English, and English and Chinese * Purpose-made guide for railway travellers and researched as such.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Bryn Thomas was born in Zimbabwe, where he grew up on a farm. Since graduating from Durham University with a degree in anthropology, his travels have included a Saharan journey in a car he built himself, a solo 2500km cycle ride through the Andes, more than a dozen Himalayan treks and 50,000km of rail travel. The first edition of this book, shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Travel & Guide Book Awards, was the result of several trips on the Trans-Siberian and six months in the old British Library Reading Room. Subsequent publications have included Trekking in the Annapurna Region, also from Trailblazer, and guides to India and Britain for Lonely Planet. In 1991 he set up Trailblazer, to produce the series of route guides for adventurous travellers that has now grown to over 40 titles.
Anna Cohen Kaminski updated the 9th edition of this book. She was born in Moscow and experienced a Communist childhood before her family moved to the West. Though she has travelled on five continents since earning her Bachelor's degree in Comparative American Studies at the University of Warwick, this is only the second time she has properly explored the country of her birth from end to end. Anna also writes for Lonely Planet and Rough Guides, covering destinations as diverse as Chile, Peru, Colombia, Jamaica and Sweden. In between travels she calls Cambridge,England, home.

Revue de presse

'The one I like best is the current edition of the 'Trans-Siberian Handbook' by Bryn Thomas.' Wanderlustnewsletter, June 2017;
'a great guide' - Wanderlust, November 2016
For previous editions:
'Extensively updated' - - Railway Gazette International,
'The definitive guidebook is Bryn Thomas's 'Trans-Siberian Handbook'' - The Independent
'The handbook was really brilliant (everyone we met on the train had a copy!!) We can't imagine doing the trip without it.'- Helen Clive
'The Trans-Siberian Handbook (Trailblazer) is the bible for this journey...'- The Daily Telegraph
'Definitive guide' - Conde Nast Traveler
'An invaluable travelling companion' - Traveller
'Well researched...A wealth of information... Is a fascinating read and contains so much more than the usual handbook' - The Herald
First edition shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Travel and Guide Book Awards - Thomas Cook Travel
'Tells you everything you need to know' - Cosmopolitan
'The Trans-Siberian Handbook... is a must'- The Sunday Times
'An invaluable guidebook' - The Financial Times --The Financial Times

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Trailblazer
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1905864566
• ISBN 13: 9781905864560
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 1
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible