RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Wednesday, 20 Sep 2006 | Views [938]
We arrived in Moscow in the early evening somewhat tired, but after three days and three nights on the train, there was no way we were having an early night - we were going out to celebrate the official end of our trans-siberian adventure! Having made ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Wednesday, 20 Sep 2006 | Views [907]
One of the benefits of long-distance train travel is the opportunity it gives you to discuss any given topic in great detail. One of our favourite topics on this trip has been the question of which route is superior: fom Beijing to Moscow, or Moscow ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
CHINA | Tuesday, 12 Sep 2006 | Views [1251]
Some people might think long train journeys are monotonous: sitting there, watching the scenery go past. They have no idea. What's really montonous is sitting in a train for 12 hours, not going anywhere at all - and not being able to go to the toilet, ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
MONGOLIA | Friday, 8 Sep 2006 | Views [1190] | Comments [2]
It's hard to believe it's only three days since we left Beijing - we seem to have crammed so much into such a short space of time! Our trans-mongolian journey began properly in the (very) early hours of Tuesday morning, as we made our way to Beijing's ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
CHINA | Monday, 4 Sep 2006 | Views [788]
Beijing is big. Really, really big. Even the drive into town from the airport is an epic voyage in itself, taking you along endless majestic boulevards, past massive green parks, and mile after mile after mile of shiny new tower buildings, all being ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
