A 30day 9,938km Trans-Siberian Train (21 Jun>21 Jul, 2024) Vladivostok in the east to St. Petersburg
L-R standing: Chong Ee Ee, Chew Leng Soon, Chow Leng Toong, Ng Sock Ee, Chew Siang Peng, Gan Choi Geok, Choo Yon Kit, Ann Kuah Beang Yen, Goh Ching Chee, Chew Yoon Lian, Chai Kin Sang, Joyce Ho Chai Yoong, Dato Sharon Tan, Wong Lai Chee, Tan Sin Su, Dato Steven Oon Hoon Nam, Adam Teo Cheng Hoe (Tour guide assistant).
L-R Squatting: Chin Tai Tat, Ching Neng Bin, Dr. Ko Wen Wu (Tour guide), David Wee Kim Peng, Chelsy Tay.
Day 1 (June 21) Depart at 11:25 Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) 6.20hr by S7 Airlines to Irkutsk 18:45 (+1)
The 20 Malaysian travelers and 2 tour guides met at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport. It was a 6h20m flight to Irkutsk with S7 Airlines. This was the first time we had seen such strict border controls in Russia. After arriving in Irkutsk, we had a 6-hour layover before our 4h connecting flight to Vladivostok, so we had a meaty dinner at Winkel Beer & Meat and a few beers. It was an exhausting 2-day flight (we left Bangkok at 6 am on June 21st and arrived in Vladivostok at 7:30 am on June 22nd (2 hours earlier than Malaysia). Accommodation: Night Flight S7 Airlines
S7 Airlines, officially known as JSC Siberia Airlines, is Russia's largest domestic airline.
S7 Airlines, officially known as JSC Siberia Airlines, is Russia's largest domestic airline.
Arrived at Irkutsk International Airport. Irkutsk is the 25th-largest city in Russia by population, the
fifth-largest in the Siberian Federal District, and one of the largest
cities in Siberia. 
A meaty dinner at Winkel Beer & Meat and a few beers at Winkel Beer & Meat restaurant in Irkutsk.
This Winkel Beer & Meat restaurant in Irkutsk is recommended for its German cuisine. Here you can enjoy carefully cooked shrimp and delicious poke bowls. This place is known for its delicious beer.
This Winkel Beer & Meat restaurant in Irkutsk is recommended for its
German cuisine. Here you can enjoy carefully cooked shrimp and
delicious poke bowls. This place is known for its delicious beer.
Cheers to Chai Kin Sang, Chew Leng Soon, Dato Steven Oon Hoon Nam, Choo Yon Kit, David Wee Kim Peng, Goh Ching Chee at Winkel Beer & Meat restaurant in Irkutsk known for its delicious beer.
Cheers to Chew Leng Soon, Chow Leng Toong, Chai Kin Sang, Choo Yon Kit, Ann Kuah Beang Yen, Chew Yoon Lian at Winkel Beer & Meat restaurant in Irkutsk.
This restaurant is recommended for its German cuisine. Here you can enjoy carefully cooked shrimp and delicious poke bowls. This place is known for its delicious beer.
This restaurant is recommended for its German cuisine. Here you can enjoy carefully cooked shrimp and delicious poke bowls. This place is known for its delicious beer.
This restaurant is recommended for its German cuisine. Here you can enjoy carefully cooked shrimp and delicious poke bowls. 
Cheers to Ching Neng Bin, Chin Tai Tat and Gan Choi Geok at Winkel Beer & Meat restaurant in Irkutsk.
Ching Neng Bin is with the bartender at Winkel Beer & Meat restaurant in Irkutsk.
Ching Neng Bin and Chin Tai Tat at Winkel Beer & Meat restaurant in Irkutsk. 
Think incredibly tender and juicy bone-in pork covered in crispy skin? Yes, we had that in Winkel Beer & Meat restaurant in Irkutsk. We enjoyed the slow-roasted German pork knuckle with spicy beer sauce. Of the many things the Germans have perfected, roast pork stands at the top.
The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest rail journey in the world. On our 11-day train ride (9,938km), we seen the endless pine forests, majestic rivers, and rolling plains of the Russian countryside.
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Day01 Bangkok to Irkutsk, Russia
Day02 Irkutsk to Vladivostok, Russia
Day03 Vladivostok to Khabarovsk
Day04 Khabarovsk
Day05 Khabarovsk to Chita overnight train 1
Day06 Khabarovsk to Chita overnight train 2
Day07 Chita
Day08 Chita to Ulan Ude
Day09 Ulan Ude
Day10 Ulan-Ude to Irkutsk
Day11 Irkutsk to Okhlon Island
Day12 Okhlon Island
Day13 Okhlon Island to Irkutsk to Krasnoyarsk
Day14 Krasnoyarsk
Day15 Krasnoyarsk to Novosibirsk
Day16 Novosibirsk
Day17 Novosibirsk to Yekaterinburg
Day18 Yekaterinburg
Day19 Yekaterinburg to Kazan
Day20 Kazan
Day21 Kazan to Moscow
Day22 Moscow
Day23 Moscow
Day24 Moscow to St Petersburg
Day25 St Petersburg
Day26 St Petersburg
Day27 St Petersburg
Day28 St Petersburg
Day29 St Petersburg
Day30 St Petersburg to KLIA
1 Ann Kuah Beang Yen, 2 Chai Kin Sang, 3 Chew Leng Soon, 4 Chew Siang Peng, 5 Chew Yoon Lian, 6 Chin Tai Tat, 7 Ching Neng Bin, 8 Chong Ee Ee, 9 Choo Yon Kit, 10 Chow Leng Toong, 11 Datin Chelsy Tay, 12 Dato Sharon Tan, 13 Dato Steven Oon Hoon Nam, 14 David Wee Kim Peng, 15 Gan Choi Geok, 16 Goh Ching Chee, 17 Joyce Ho Chai Yoong, 18 Ng Sock Ee, 19 Tan Sin Su, 20 Wong Lai Chee, 21 Dr. Ko Wen Wu (Tour guide), 22 Adam Teo (Tour guide assistant).
Ching Neng Bin said, "Travel any time, by any means, anywhere, with anyone - Life is like riding a train..."
This photo was taken in an apartment in Bangkok before leaving for Suvarnabhumi airport.
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