From Ulaanbaator we spent another lazy day and night on a super duper clean Mongolian train, with little to do but sit back, drink beer in the company of fellow travelers, as the Gobi desert flew past the spotless windows. This did also include, on top of another set of long border procedures, the added excitement of four hours of clatter…
A three week trip of a lifetime, through five time zones, traveling on one of the worlds longest train journeys, 7,621 km (4,735 mile) from Moscow to Irkutsk (Siberia), through Mongolia and the Gobi desert, and finishing in China. And just in case that isn't extreme enough, it will be winter! Think big Russian hats in an awe-inspirng capital, the Kremlin, Red Square, Siberian snowscapes, crossing the meter thick ice that taps Lake Baikal - the pearl of Siberia, dog sledding through …
A three week trip of a lifetime, through five time zones, traveling on one of the worlds longest train journeys, 7,621 km (4,735 mile) from Moscow to Irkutsk (Siberia), through Mongolia and the Gobi desert, and finishing in China. And just in case that isn't extreme enough, it will be winter! Think big Russian hats in an awe-inspirng capital, the Kremlin, Red Square, Siberian snowscapes, crossing the meter thick ice that taps Lake Baikal - the pearl of Siberia, dog sledding through the Taiga forest, vodka and almost certainly more vodka, exploring Mongolia's ancient capital and mountains, meeting the nomads, a Kung-Fu extravaganza, and an overnight hiking trip on the Great Wall of China. Accompanied throughout by Southern charmer Casey, my only friend crazy enough to invite himself along for the ride. Three and a half weeks is a long time with anyone - especially me - so the only remaining question is who will push the other off the train first!
From Ulaanbaator we spent another lazy day and night on a super duper clean Mongolian train, with little to do but sit back, drink beer in the company of fellow travelers, as the Gobi desert …
After our adventures in Siberia we were back on the train again, for the crossover from Europe to Asia. The journey was relatively short by comparison to the first leg, although drawn out by t…
After our snow safari we left Listvyanka on Monday morning amidst a crazy snow storm with BaikalEx's Leonid, a serious looking Russian, who thankfully rocked up in a sturdy looking 4x4 (there …
After another day on train, which pretty much merged into the former three, we reached our stop in Irkutsk. Minus nine degrees celcius, not too shabby for 5am in the morning. The capital of Si…
