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Originally Posted by tcarden86
Thanks for the current info!  Should come in handy when I'm going the other direction later this year. How was the journey from the mainland to Sakhalin? Kholmsk to Vaino seems to be the only option? I've heard rumors about a possible short boat ride much further north where Sakhalin is closest to the mainland.
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Sorry it took so long to reply to this.
I rode the boat from Vanino to Kholmsk. It left at 3 in the morning or something and took about 16 hours. Kind of a dirty boat but interesting. Coming from Russia, it was was normal. I think if you are coming from Japan, it will put you in the right mindset for the Russia and central asia. Food was good on the boat and if I remember correctly, you get a few free meals.
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