http://www.gonzotourism.com/travel/platzkart-or-how-to-keep-warm-in-the-russian-winter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=platzkart-or-how-to-keep-warm-in-the-russian-winter Travel Stories and Advice from Europe, Asia, South America, Africa and Continental Australia. Sun, 19 Dec 2010 10:35:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.gonzotourism.com/travel/platzkart-or-how-to-keep-warm-in-the-russian-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-6519 organizacja pożytku publicznego Fri, 22 Oct 2010 01:59:40 +0000 http://www.gonzotourism.com/?p=242#comment-6519 Pretty right article. I just came across your site and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed reading your opinions. In any caseI’ll be coming back and I hope you post over again soon. Pretty right article. I just came across your site and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed reading your opinions. In any caseI’ll be coming back and I hope you post over again soon.

]]> http://www.gonzotourism.com/travel/platzkart-or-how-to-keep-warm-in-the-russian-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-8 andyfied Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:54:41 +0000 http://www.gonzotourism.com/?p=242#comment-8 Ah yes, the "medicinal" water. Although we were warned to avoid certain words on the water labels, we still managed to pick up a bottle because it didn't have the word "medicinal" on it. Dehydration followed by warm salty water was no fun. As for the train nomenclature, we weren't even on that leg of the trans-anything. The trans-up-the-road? Ah yes, the “medicinal” water. Although we were warned to avoid certain words on the water labels, we still managed to pick up a bottle because it didn’t have the word “medicinal” on it. Dehydration followed by warm salty water was no fun. As for the train nomenclature, we weren’t even on that leg of the trans-anything. The trans-up-the-road?

]]> http://www.gonzotourism.com/travel/platzkart-or-how-to-keep-warm-in-the-russian-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Captain Oats Thu, 25 Dec 2008 09:35:52 +0000 http://www.gonzotourism.com/?p=242#comment-6 A couple of things old chap; firstly as you will recall it was the 'Trans-Mongolian' not the 'Tran-Siberian'. Secondly you left out the most horrific detail of the Peter to Moscow jaunt - the fact that the person responsible for buying our refreshments for this hell-train procured 'medicine water' which unlike it's quenching cousin is laden with a liberal helping of salt... needless to say this made the unpleasantness far less... pleasant. A couple of things old chap; firstly as you will recall it was the ‘Trans-Mongolian’ not the ‘Tran-Siberian’. Secondly you left out the most horrific detail of the Peter to Moscow jaunt – the fact that the person responsible for buying our refreshments for this hell-train procured ‘medicine water’ which unlike it’s quenching cousin is laden with a liberal helping of salt… needless to say this made the unpleasantness far less… pleasant.

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