A one hour flight took us from Bangkok to Yangon, the capital of Myanmar. We arrived at the small international airport and entered into a terminal building still being built – literally a four storey grey concrete shell. We then … Continue reading
We arrived in China at 7:30 in the morning; our first stop was the northern city of Datong. DatongLocation: Northern China, Shanxi province.Famous for: The Hanging Temple and the Yungang Caves. Within 20 minutes of our arrival in … Continue reading
We had two days left in Mongolia in which to prepare ourselves for our train journey to China and to spend our remaining Togrogs (Mongolian currency). The first day we plodded around Ulaan Baatar sporting flipflops, t-shirts and sunglasses; buying … Continue reading
After a brief 2-day break in Ulaan Baatar to recharge our batteries, do some much-needed laundry (to eradicate the yak and camel smell) and restock our supplies, we headed out to explore the central and northern regions of Mongolia on a 12-day tour. … Continue reading
There is little spectacular to see in Mongolia except the magnificent countryside of Mongolia itself – and it was this that we came to see. Along with the six backpackers from the train (two Americans, two Swiss, one British, and … Continue reading
With a 35-hour train ride ahead of us and having had such an eventful arrival into Russia, we both braced ourselves for our first international border crossing via train. We had both read many horror stories in our guide books … Continue reading
Day 50 in Russia!!! We spent the last couple of weeks in the Lake Baikal region, basing ourselves in Irkutsk and venturing out to villages around the lake. IrkutskPopulation: 591,000Distance from Moscow: 5,185kmFamous for: Founded by a Cossack garrison; for a … Continue reading
The map below outlines the route we are taking across Russia. We have travelled from St Petersburg to Moscow, Vladimir (not shown), Nizhny Novgorod, and Etkaterinburg. We are currently in Novosibirsk and will be heading to Krasnoyarsk tonight. Our projected iternerary … Continue reading
Los Angeles, California, USA Where Have We Been? July 2006 Lake Okanagan, Canada July 2006 Vancouver, Canada July 2006 Los Angeles, California June 2006 Hong Kong, SAR China, June 2006 … Continue reading
We're heading back home…. …the wish list… Russia Mongolia China Tibet Nepal India Thailand Myanmar Laos Malaysia Singapore Indonesia Philippines Hong Kong USA Canada