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Magadan Travel Guide: 11 reviews and 5 photos

Magadan in winter is cold, cold, cold but the people are warm hearted and hardy. Lots of vodka drinking and borscht soup, and fun

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  • Pros:great people and food, interesting and sad history
  • Cons:freezing in winter, run down ex-soviet feel
  • In a nutshell:its off the beaten track but think of history
  • Last visit to Magadan: Feb 2001
  • Intro Written May 27, 2004
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