A very large Russian island in the Pacific Ocean, north of Japan.
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Did the Wakkanai-Sakhalin ferry definitely cease operations in 2015, and is there going to be another ferry in its place this summer (2016)?
Since I first became aware of the existence of the large island, Sakhalin, in the Russian Far East that used to belong to Japan, and the fact that a ferry operated between the two countries at that remote point, I have wanted to travel on that…
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Travelling to Sakhalin Island and Kamchatka
I am almost certain that, as an Australian citizen, I will need a visa to visit Russia - that is not a problem.
Is it possible to do a solo tour through these regions of Russia? What kind of transport is available - ferries, buses, trains (I do not…
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