Novosibirsk is the third largest city in Russia after Moscow and St Petersburg.
Novosibirsk is on the Trans-Siberian railway which makes it highly accessible from Moscow, St Petersburg and Vladivostok.
Novosibirsk is also served by Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport. At the time of writing (early 2008) connections to Moscow-Domodedovo, St Petersburg, Vladivostok, Beijing and Dubai are available.
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Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook