Journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway - a film by Ann Craig-Cinnamon & John Cinnamon

[@LuciaMarginean]

Thank you so much for sharing your journey with the world. ❤ I loved your comments and your images!

[@JohnCinnamon]

Thank you for watching. We’re glad you enjoyed it.

[@danndann-dec4]

Thank you for sharing this. This is my dream to experience in the future, because I'm still young it is still a dream to experience someday.

[@JohnCinnamon]

Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it. I hope you get to take the trip some day. Good luck.

[@russellnathan250]

Sweet, just popped up. One of the better Train rides. Very enjoyable

[@JohnCinnamon]

Thanks for watching, Russ. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@morzh1978]

4:45 - Well, upon arrival to British or US border control, they routinely inspect all electronic memory devices (flash cards, HDDs etc.) as well as your accounts on social networks etc. They would ask you for a password if any files or partition is found encrypted. Apart from that, they would ask you a lot of weird questions that often stuns you into stupor. They can revoke your visa at any moment at whim, deport you, and ban you for any re-entrance attempt later. Whimsically, I mean, and you cannot sue them in a court.

[@upulpriyanthagunasekara4387]

My heartiest thanks for both of you.

[@JohnCinnamon]

Thank you for the comment and thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@aussiebloke51]

I really enjoyed this video. I did the same trip in reverse in 2008. In 2020 I travelled the full Trans-Siberian - Moscow to Vladivostok in winter with minus 20C temperature. I am so glad you made the point about being a traveller and not a tourist. It is also very true that people want the same things the world over - family, loved ones, dignity, purpose and shelter. Mixing, eating, sleeping, using public transport, talking with locals etc is very rewarding and you experience people and places that are not listed in a glossy tourist brochure.

[@JohnCinnamon]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the comments. You definitely got the message of our film: average people around the world are more alike than we are different.

[@abbeystump]

I’ve done the same. Did the 7 days Vladivostok Moscow last January…….Spent 30 days along the BAM. I agree the people you meet are the highlight of travel.

[@aussiebloke51]

@abbeystump I'm envious as I would love to on the BAM route. I would also like to travel to Vladivostok via the old route via Harbin in northern China. Having read House by the Dvina and watched the film Leviathan, I would like to go by train to Archangel and Murmansk. We can but dream.

[@abbeystump]

@@aussiebloke51 Im going again next February.I did Murmansk train Moscow - Vladivostok 2019 on a one month Visa.Put Vorkuta train on your list. I spent last New Years in Oymyakon -57c which was a big dream to experience. I did 21 train trip last time....

[@junferg7]

We did the same trip but from China to Moscow then on to St Petersburg..with another couple of friends..just a wonderful trip..people were just lovely..if you have the chance to go..go

[@JohnCinnamon]

Thanks for watching. Nice to hear you had a good experience, as well, on your journey.

[@StaceeLarson]

This is my dream trip

[@toddanderson1402]

no matter where you go people are people

[@JohnCinnamon]

Exactly!!! Thanks for watching and thanks for catching our message.

[@Paner835]

This is a great mini film - Hope more of these would come in youtube, you have done a tremendous job - Traveling is a way to live and connect with people Subscribed to your channel :)

[@JohnCinnamon]

Thanks! Glad you liked it. As my wife, Ann, always says, "Travel is an education like none other. It brings history alive, it makes geography personal, and it is a cultural bridge. There are so many people that you meet along the way that you learn from."

[@alfrededgecombe7384]

Wonderful to watch

[@Ahmedissaq]

it very beautiful

[@vendelhausken1751]

Lovely video! Have been to Russia and Mongolia, but would have loved to take the Trans-Siberian rail. And China also seems very exciting. Thanks for a nice video. Hugs from Norway

[@JohnCinnamon]

Thanks for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed it. We enjoyed our visit to Oslo some years ago and we’ll be returning to Norway (Oslo and Svalbard) later this year.

[@अखंडप्रतापसिंह-ष4ख]

Great content. Love from India. 🇮🇳

[@JohnCinnamon]

Thank you very much. So glad you liked our film and that you found it all the way on the other side of the world. We've also visited India and enjoyed our time there, as well.

[@PSPYOUTUBE]

❤❤ very very nice video

[@JohnCinnamon]

Thanks for the comment. So glad you liked our film.

[@MsJoce1234]

fascinating video!

[@JohnCinnamon]

Thanks for watching.

[@Jaqen_Hghar]

Good content. Thanks.

[@JohnCinnamon]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.

[@SomewhereInRussia]

Your train #100 has outdated Soviet cars and a paid shower in the main car. For the same price, you could buy a ticket for the flagship train #002 "Rossiya", which has modern comfortable carriages with free showers.

[@JohnCinnamon]

We booked our trip with a tour company and had little control over which accommodations we could choose. Thanks for watching.

[@dederuhiyat1450]

Thanks for the nice video,cheers from Jakarta

[@zaklinakovace6792]

Russia is so beautiful ❤

[@JohnCinnamon]

Thanks for watching! We enjoyed our time in Russia in 2019.

[@sheddybhulji8196]

Wonderful thanks

[@JohnCinnamon]

Thank you for watching.

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

and to think this same journey will take 2 days in the next decade or so

[@christopherx7428]

4:30: It sounds as if they were making a note of your IMEI number. It is sent to the network whenever you connect so that way they could track you in Russia. You can display this by making a "call" to *#06# and you should really write this down yourself. If your phone ever gets stolen, the number can be blacklisted and the phone is then unusable by the thief. It is all a part of the GSM specifications from the early 90s but not very well known.

[@JohnCinnamon]

We figured it was to track our (my) movements in Russia. I assume I'm in the clear now because I have a different phone.

[@christopherx7428]

@@JohnCinnamon You would most likely have been in the clear as soon as you connected to a network Russia does not control. However, by getting your IMEI number, they make sure that it would not help if you changed to a local Russian SIM card, they would still know it is your phone. The IMEI number identifies the HW.

[@sdencik1]

Hi..any video about your trip to Tibet?

[@JohnCinnamon]

No, I'm afraid not.

[@oldbagira2192]

It is a pity that no one told you that there is a soul in 1st class carriages and you can use it for a not expensive price.

[@Pythoner]

Sorry to be that guy but you took the Trans-Mongolian. The Trans-Siberian goes from Moscow to Vladivostok.

[@JohnCinnamon]

First of all, thanks for watching. Secondly, yes, you are being THAT guy. We do address the various routes within the documentary and make no secret that we ultimately took the Trans-Mongolian route. But from Moscow to Irkutsk, we were on the Trans-Siberian. For comparison, Route 66 goes from Chicago to L.A. But if someone says they drove Route 66 from St. Louis, MO to Williams, AZ, I'm not going to tell them they didn't travel Route 66. They did, just not the whole thing.

[@christopherx7428]

They were in Siberia from the moment they crossed the Ural mountains.

[@alkukhta]

There are trains with showers, why didn't you choose them?

[@JohnCinnamon]

The specific tour (and tour company) we chose only offered the "2nd Class" accommodations. And that was fine with us. We feel like it gave us a more authentic experience. Thanks for watching.

[@oldbagira2192]

@@JohnCinnamon On trains, you are allowed to go into the next class 1 car and take a shower for an inexpensive surcharge. The train conductor should have told you about this.

[@nimaljacob3257]

13:07 is Indian Railway

[@Sam_Green____4114]

How does a Virgin Train's , West Coast mainline service ( London Euston - Glasgow ) get included in a video about the Trans Siberian express ? @13:03

[@JohnCinnamon]

Thanks for watching. That was most likely stock footage - or "B-roll", as it's known - of a generic train passing by. It's common in documentary filmmaking to use generic images or videos to fill a spot for editing purposes when there wasn't some piece of original footage available.

[@muhammadkashiffayya5680]

Either East or West, people are best 🎉😅

[@morzh1978]

4:40 - not at all surprising. Being a journalist or a "globe trotter" presents a perfect cover for espionage mission, which over-zealous counter-intelligence unit is always happy to investigate. Did not know though they were that hyper active back in 2019 already.

[@takuan650]

Is this made by a travel agency ?

[@JohnCinnamon]

No, it’s not. While we are both travel agents, we did not produce this documentary with the help of any agency or to promote any specific agency or company. You may have noticed that there was no mention or promotion of any travel agency within the documentary.

[@gmicg]

Ann is a gorgeous lady.

[@JohnCinnamon]

I couldn’t agree more! Thanks for watching.

[@gmicg]

@@JohnCinnamon You are great too John. Your travel videos are very interesting.

[@margo7059]

Начала смотреть. Снобизм авторов зашкаливает. Выключила.

[@angietodd-dennis5292]

It's pronounced Goom.

[@Toltexan]

Really? Col Sanders started in Oshawa, Ontario, not Kentucky.

[@JohnCinnamon]

#1, Thanks for watching. #2, No, he didn’t. Born in Louisville, KY, his first restaurant was in Corbin, KY. The first “KFC” franchise was in Utah in 1952. Didn’t expand into Canada until the 1960s. #3, A 30-minute documentary about train travel through Russia, Mongolia, and China and THAT was your takeaway?

[@avikingman]

Thank you for your interesting video. I have been in Russia and China but never on this train. Greetings from Oslo, Norway. ( welcome back to Norway )

[@GemsJewelsCrafts]

You guys traveled 100 countries but unfortunately still 237 subscribers 😢😂

[@JohnCinnamon]

What does one have to do with the other? We're not here to be "influencers". We're travelers.

[@ShaunnUK]

These are not normal times so why are you travelling to Russia for tourism purposes?

[@JohnCinnamon]

We took this trip in 2019.

[@ShaunnUK]

Sorry, I didn't see that in the description@@JohnCinnamon

[@JohnCinnamon]

No problem. No, it's not in the description, but it's in the first 3 seconds of the film. @@ShaunnUK

[@ShaunnUK]

Ha, I wasn't paying attention!@@JohnCinnamon

[@postgradsibstud9321]

​@@ShaunnUKwhat time do you consider as "normal"? The war in Ukraine began in 2014 by the way.

[@ririr2]

poor people. i feel sorry for you.

[@prodesign8189]

I love the Russian lady's question. I believe many of us Americans think the Russian people are just like us and that our governments are corrupt as hell. American more so these days.

[@JohnCinnamon]

We loved that question, too. It was very insightful on her part. Thanks for watching.