Hospitality Club members from Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal sent this message to Olkhon island in Siberian Baikal lake:

28 Июнь 2011

Hello Sergei !

My name is João, I’m Portuguese and I have 28 years old. I started travelling on 17th of June, with a friend called also João and he has 29 years old.
We started this trip from Lisbon to Liverpool, than to Tallin and now Russia. We have been in St. Petersburg and now we are in Moscow.

We are planning to start the Trans Mongolian next week,. We bought the train ticket to Irkutsk today!!! Oh YEAH!!!!
 We leave Moscow on the 29th of June and we will arrive to Irkutsk at 4a.m. of 3rd of July. We are planning to stay in the train station until the sun rises but after we would like to ask you if you have a place for us to stay a couple of nights. What is interesting to see on the island of Olkhon in the lake Baikal?

After that period we will go to Ulan Bator to stay for a week or so. Ticket direct from Irkutsk to Ulan Bator it’s easy to buy at the time in the station?
We have to make the Mongolian Visa and want to do a lot of exploration in the region. We are looking for some hospitality club members to host us. I’m a member since some time and I often host people in different situations, at my parents place, at my own, with some friends. Can you host us 2 or 3 nights while we visit your city? We don’t bother to sleep on the floor if we have a roof on top of us.
Our trip is going straight to China, than Tibet, Nepal, Thailand, Cambodja, Laos, Vietnam, China (again) and back to Europe. In fact, we are just starting when we reach your place. We are calm and open minded persons, both like photography and film making, passionate with life and looking for some real contact with truly citizens from the places we pass by.

 I’m a Material Engineer and he is a films editor, we are responsible and easy going. We like to rest and talk if you want to rest and talk, we like to party if you like to party… resuming, we are the perfect guests!

Let me know about any suggestion you have for our staying in your city (country), maybe some advises for the Trans Mongolian? Also, if you are able to manage a space for a couple of nights we would be appreciated.
Thanks for your time, hope to hear from you soon, even you cannot host us.

Best wishes,

João

Travels and interests
Languages spoken: English, French-a bit less, Italian-lets see
Hobbies, Interests: Well... I like sports, different kinds, photo, join the life with friends, cinema, music, science.
Travel experience: A 36 days trip with four friends from Portugal to Turkey, France, Spain. Erasmus Program in Ostrava with a lot of trvells arround ( Wien, Bratislava, Budapeste, Milano, Brussels, London and Amesterdam). 7 months in Brazil... working but travelling too! Paris, London (working... From June to October, travelling by Asia, Tripasia, here we go!
Planned trips, where & when (you can also post your plans in the Forum): Just invite, i will see what i can do!
Help and advice
I can offer: Accommodation:yes other:We have to see
Best times for me to help someone: Contact me!
Nearby public transport: Subway, Buses, Tram..
Nearby bigger cities, distance: I am in the Capital and Portugal is small! The farest one is about 400 km.
Interesting things to see and do where I live, my tips (please also add this to the Lisboa Travel Guide): Lisbon has some good places to visit and also have good moments!A lot of discovery time monuments and king monuments. A lot of castles too all arround Portugal...
Accommodation
I live with: other people
Sleeping place I can offer: sofa - bed
Please bring: sleeping bag
Maximum number of guests: 2 Maximum length of stay: 3 days
Notification - visitors: should notify 7 days in advance, must notify 3 days in advance, and are asked to call between 10:00 and 02:00.
Gender of guest: doesn't matter Smoking: no problem
Requirements and Restrictions: pay for phone calls - pay for food - do dishes - other:be open mind
Pets: None