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Making the most of Outer Mongolia
[slideshow] Reading through my last couple of posts, I’m not sure I gave Mongolia its dues as a place to visit. Although it is hard to find many people who have travelled here, the handful that have seem to have spent months in Mongolia and found many things to keep them occupied. Plus, a the…
Beijing bound
[slideshow] Following a 6am start to catch the 7.15am train from Ulan Bataar to Beijing and an interesting border crossing and bogie change interlude we arrived in Beijing the following day at 2.15pm, with mixed feelings about where we had been and what lay ahead. The last leg of the journey was the plushest train yet…LED…
A ‘cruise’ down the Yangtze – Three little gorges and one giant dam
[slideshow] At Chongquing bus station, we were hurriedly handed our passes and bundled onto a coach full of over excited Chinese holidaymakers. Four hours later we arrived at Wanzhou to board the Yangtze River Cruise ship – and, if anyone is thinking luxury liner around the med at this point…don’t! Following the crowd down the…
Spit it out
As much as there is to love about China…the food; the endearing fascination with anything western; people’s friendliness and hospitality; the hustle and bustle of 1.5 billion people going about their daily business and the ever entertaining “Chinglish” translations; there is one cultural difference I cannot (and am unlikely to ever) become accustomed to… …spitting….
Sparkling St Petersburg
[slideshow] Although not overtly welcoming to tourists during the winter season, St Petersburg or “Piter” as its affectionately know by the locals (and previously known as Petrograd and Leningrad), has plenty on offer for avid sightseers such as myself! Few of the descriptions at main attractions and museums are in English, but the architecture, alley ways…
Surviving the Trans Siberian
After a gruelling four day stretch on the Trans Siberian Express from Moscow to Irkutsk we had quick conflab in the carriage to offer fellow travellers some survival tips: MUST DO’s: Pack Baby Wipes – ESSENTIAL for every eventuality and main source of washing (as no shower on board and toilets are locked at illogical interludes for…
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