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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…
Whitest Boy Alive
[slideshow] After a couple of days in Beijing, someone stumbled across the aptly named band – “Whitest Boy Alive” listed in Time Out Beijing. We were all feeling pretty white and western ourselves after being continually stared at by the locals, plus still exhausted from the end of the Vodkatrain and another dose of culture shock. We needed a break…
How not to arrive in Hong Kong…
[slideshow] The general consensus on the best (and cheapest) way to get from China to Hong Kong was the sleeper bus to Shenzhen and then on the MTR…”It’s really easy and low cost. So straight forward you can’t go wrong.” Yeah right! Collected at 8pm from Monkey Jane’s by a tiny Chinese lady in a pink…
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…
Taking it Xi’an-easy…
[slideshow] The 22 hour train ride from Beijing to Xi’an passed without incident (0nce we’d finally found each other at the different station entrances!) and after a surprisingly good nights’ sleep in a four berth sleeper cabin we were ready for a roam around the sights. We weaved our way back to Shuyuan hostel at…
Border crossings and bogie changes
[slideshow] Travelling from one country to another by train is a strange experience compared to other forms of transport. When you reach a new country via plane, boat or car, it is obvious when you have arrived – you join the endless immigration queue, the signs have changed to a new language and the people often…
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