The Big Red Train Ride (Picador Books)

Plot

The only continuous land route between Western Europe and the Pacific coast of the USSR, the Trans-Siberian Railway covers nearly a 100 degrees of longitude, seven time zones and 5900 miles in a journey lasting 192 hours and 35 minutes. In 1977 Eric Newby set out with his wife, an official guide and a photographer to gather a wealth of irreverent and humorous detail about life in the USSR. Eric Newby has also written “ When the Snow Comes, They Will Take You Away” , “ The World Atlas of Exploration” , “ Great Ascents” and many travel other travel books.