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We left Vladivostok on 8th July and travelled west back to the UK and we found no real problems finding hotels - just 3 days rough camping in Siberia. We found that by asking locals about hotels often found us tucked away places that we would never have found plus we were invited to stay with people as well (we speak no Russian but managed to get our message across by using a phrase book but I did learn how to read cyrillic before I went - best thing I did).
Russian people - especially in the east - were particularly welcoming and it was so humbling to be given so much by those who had so little - a truly life changing experience.
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Originally Posted by strimstrum
Russian people - especially in the east - were particularly welcoming and it was so humbling to be given so much by those who had so little - a truly life changing experience.
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Welcome to those who know!
The World would be a far richer and truely wonderful place if more peoples followed the genuine attitude and example of such people, untainted by politics or unbridled ambition.
Travel teaches us to learn from those who don't travel.
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Many many thanks to everybody!
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Originally Posted by Tony P
Welcome to those who know!
The World would be a far richer and truely wonderful place if more peoples followed the genuine attitude and example of such people, untainted by politics or unbridled ambition.
Travel teaches us to learn from those who don't travel.
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I was moved by this words! 
Thank you sooooo much everybody for your useful information!!!
I gave this all messages to my friend. As everyone told me, he ased for a hotel when he arrives mogocha yesterday, and the taxi driver took him to a good motel where the owner wife cook great meals for travellers, so he could take a good rest there. However, he couldn't reach Skovorodino today. May be he missed the sign because of the constructions. And he is now somewhere between Skovorodino and Targan. He's heading off to Shivaki tomorrow morning. I told him not to be worried because you guys are here for him!!! Thank you for all your support!
Travellers teach me a lot!!! Thank you xoxo
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