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Olkhon Island in Lake Baikal, Siberia/Russia [facts + autumn pictures]
December 30, 2010 by admin
Travel to Olkhon Island, Lake Baikal’s biggest, most picturesque island, is the best option in terms of travel expenses, especially when you are forced to wait for visas in the Siberian city of Irkutsk.
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