Baikal Club International

What to do in Irkutsk and Lake Baikal?

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 14:52:00 +0000

Irkutsk city and Lake Baikal Travel Services: Irkutsk Free Tour.

Titans

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:34:00 +0000

From lake Baikal to Nepal, by Bike, in Winter,

-thats what Verónica Lasierra Cebrián and

Luis Martín Rodríguez-Medel are doing.

"Sleeping in the middle of the lake

was amazing!!

When your head is on the ice to sleep,

you can listen the life under you. "

-Verónica

Art Hard

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:24:00 +0000

Click on the "MENU" link on the right bottom of this video to see related videos.
There is more interesting interviews and imagery.

Listvyanka 2 day trip

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:38:00 +0000

A Swim

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:42:00 +0000

Good sunny day, -15.

Russia, Siberia, Lake Baikal, 14 January

Walking on thin ice

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:37:00 +0000

It has begun!

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:12:00 +0000

Irkutsk you always see

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:59:00 +0000

Irqutsk mixed from cinema23 on Vimeo.

Invisible Irkutsk

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:58:00 +0000

Lunu from cinema23 on Vimeo.

Good mood boost from Olkhon Island, lake Baikal

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 01:33:00 +0000

Olkhon Island from Dim on Vimeo.

From Mongolia to Baikal

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:40:00 +0000

A very nice trip blog from JDmesh:

Great photography and nice humor too!

Part 1 Train from UB to Irkutsk
Part 2 Olkhon Island
Part 3 Swim in the lake (My favourite part)
Part 4 Circum-Baikal Railroad

iPad and cold weather

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:57:00 +0000

If you arrive to Irkutsk, Siberia in winter, be careful using your iPad outside. Yes there are some free public WiFi hotspots, but batteries are afraid of cold, so they run out faster than usual. Its better to have maps printed.

Naked people swimming in Baikal in Winter

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:16:00 +0000

Hppy Omul Cafe on Olkhon Island

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 06:57:00 +0000

Tuva trance

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:40:00 +0000

Winter on lake Baikal

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:52:00 +0000

Dear readers. We are glad to announce winter 2011-2012 season. Lake Baikal opens great opportunities from the middle of January, when the lake freezes all over.

Also, its nice to travel in Russia, when its winter. Trains are not that loaded during this time, and you can easily organize an individual trip across Russia, stopping in the places of your interest. We hope lake Baikal is one of them.

Saving while traveling

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:06:00 +0000

If you travel across Russia to Mongolia you might find the idea of saving $100 and 5 hours in one smart move from Irkutsk to Ulaanbaatar. If you take a direct train from Irkutsk to Ulaanbaatar it will cost you around 5000 rubles. They don't sell 3d class for this direction, so you will have to get a 'koope'.

So what you can do is to take a train to Ulan-Ude, and then take a bus to Ulaanbaatar. The train will cost you 700 rubles, and the bus will be 1200 rubles. So totaly you save about 3000 rubles on this transfer. But you have to book your bus tickets in advance. This you can do here on our website, take a look at menu on the right.

Also, if you want to learn how to buy train tickets in Russia online with no commission at the same price as at the station, then please take a look at Train tickets explained page.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us directly by phone, text or email.

Buy train tickets online in Russia

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:44:00 +0000

We've created a page specially for you, so you can learn about getting your russian rail road tickets done online. It is in our site's menu.

So, could you please help us to make it better. It is hard work without your support, so please, lets do this, it will be a great input into helping the organization to create better service. Thank you.

Good old Irkutsk 2011

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:27:00 +0000

I found some interesting shots while going through some files on my computer.

This is a very old tram.

Interior art work.

Russian Banya (steam sauna)

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:25:00 +0000

This is private banya at Nikita's on Olkhon Island.
There are also hot showers available for everybody,
but if you want to experience something really Russian,
go for this one. Cleans body and soul.

Camping in the ice desert of Baikal

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:10:00 +0000

Khuzhir village on Olkhon Island in March

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:08:00 +0000

Martial art video made on Olkhon Island, Baikal

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:32:00 +0000

Matanya diesel

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 07:57:00 +0000

Art map of Baikal

noreply@blogger.com (soyhim) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 03:37:00 +0000