Displaying 2 items of Sleepless in Singapore with the tag "soviet".
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Episode 12: World Trip I (pt. 4) – Kazan, Yekaterinburg and the Transib
April 7th, 2024 | 44 mins 13 secs
asia, beer, border, couchsurfing, europe, hostel, irkutsk, kazan, lake baikal, mongolia, moscow, russia, shashlik, sneakers, soviet, train, travel, yekaterinburg
In this episode of 'Sleepless in Singapore', I recount my journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway, highlighting the stark contrasts between Kazan's vibrancy and Yekaterinburg's solemnity, and share both amusing anecdotes and reflective insights gained along the way.
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Episode 8: World Trip I (pt. 2) – Eastern Europe
March 10th, 2024 | 53 mins 24 secs
airbnb, bratislava, bucharest, budapest, chisinau, cuisine, culture, eastern europe, erasmus, europe, goulash, kiev, nightlife, notabene, smokehouse, soviet, szimpla, szimplakert, thermal bath, train, transnistria, travel, vienna
In this episode of 'Sleepless in Singapore', I recount our way from Bratislava through Budapest, experiencing a mix-up at a bar, enjoying the city's beauty and cuisine, dealing with a less-than-ideal thermal bath, embarking on an overnight train journey to Bucharest, navigating ticket challenges, before heading to Chisinau with a brief yet surreal experience at its train station.