Transsiberian the movie

I watched the film Transsiberian last night with my wife Kasia. I would give it a two thumbs up. One of my off the beaten path dreams has been to cross Siberian with via the transsiberian railroad across Russia. The trip is about a week and you can buy tickets in any European city for about 250 dollars. You can end in China or in Russia’s Pacific coast. The people I have known that have crossed Siberia this way have universally said they loved it, however, you have to be able to sit in a train for a week and talk to Russians about politics, philosophy and the world, if you want to or not.

The Film Transsiberian

Although the film Transsiberian was full of cliches and stereotypes about Russia and the Russians, it did give you a sense of how different you feel as a westerner living in a Slavic country (I am one). I would say the plot felt similar to a Jason Bourne movie, full of suspense, but low budget and not mass marketed. It was about two Americans taking the Transsiberian rail across Russia as they returned from a church based charity work in China, they hope to do something adventous. However, they did not listen to the advice ‘you should never talk to strangers’. I will not give any of the plot away. If you can rent or go to the movies I would recommend seeing Transsiberian.  If you have interest in ever living or traveling to a Slavic county, like Russia let me know, and I can give you some tips.

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