Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/07/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, I love Paul Theroux and have read everything he's ever written! I've read lots of travel narratives on Russia, but there are not many on the actual railway. I was surprised. Paul Theroux and Eric Newby seem to be the only ones with actual travel narratives. Tina On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 9:24 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > Have you read Paul Theroux's books which include pieces on the Trans > Siberian Railway? > > Douglas > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <tmanley at gmail.com> > To: <MUGers at yahoogroups.com>; "Leica Users Group" <lug at > leica-users.org>; > "paw" <paw at micapeak.com>; "seephoto" <seephoto at micapeak.com>; > "Olympus > Camera Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net> > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2016 12:09 AM > Subject: [Leica] Trans-Siberian Express > > > PESO: >> >> In this extreme heat in SC (it was 107 today!!), I am enjoying planning >> our >> next trip. We always said for our 50th anniversary we would be on the >> Orient Express. There is no Orient Express today except for a luxury fake >> at astronomical prices. We plan instead on doing the >> Trans-Siberian-Mongolian Express, not a tour but buying our own tickets >> along the way. Since our anniversary is January 28th, it is going to be >> COLD. If anybody has any experience traveling on the trains or dressing >> and photographing in extreme cold, I would appreciate any advice as I make >> the plans. Has anybody traveled on the Russian/Chinese/Mongolian trains? >> >> TIA >> >> Tina >> >> -- >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >> >> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html