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02.06.2011 – 04.06.2011 24 °C I’ve decided to combine the three days on the Trans Siberian from Ulan Ude to Kungur as the days are very similar in action. Our life on the train goes as such: – Wake up … Continue reading
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01.06.2011 – 01.06.2011 10 °C Day started at a more civilised 9am today with us planning to go for a drive further down the lake shore and visiting a healing hot spring and some famous rock outcroppings. Today the temp … Continue reading
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31.05.2011 – 31.05.2011 24 °C Another leisurely start (which was good because we didn’t get to bed til midnight). Bkfast was some cold cuts and bread with museli and yoghurt.. Probably one of the best I’ve had over the past few … Continue reading
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30.05.2011 – 30.05.2011 20 °C Boarded the train about 9.30pm and were lucky enough to go to sleep quite quickly. Border crossing started at about 5am the next morning……. We didn’t get through the border and into Russia til mid … Continue reading
29.05.2011 – 29.05.2011 11 °C Nice leasurely start for our last day in UB. Today Tracey dubbed as our “cultural day” of Mongolia so we started out the cultural day hunting a decent cup of coffee. Using Tracey’s trusty Lonely Planet … Continue reading
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28.05.2011 – 28.05.2011 24 °C Woke up in our comfy Ger this morning and enjoyed a really nice western style breakfast. Before leaving the Ger camp we learned how to shoot a traditional Mongolian bow.. of which I have no talent.. … Continue reading
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27.05.2011 – 27.05.2011 27 °C Early start today as we were off to the Ger camp. Ger is a Mongolian word for tent and is used both in the singular and the plural. The Ger camp is in the … Continue reading
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26.05.2011 – 26.05.2011 22 °C When I left the blog yesterday I was just going to sleep and we were waiting for the train to get going again.. We didn’t get through customs and immigration for Mongolia until after 1.30pm!! It … Continue reading
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25.05.2011 – 25.05.2011 25 °C V early start this morning as we had to be at the train station by 8am to catch the Trans Mongolian train from Beijing to Ulan Bataar. Our room (there are four of us sharing) is … Continue reading
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24.05.2011 – 24.05.2011 28 °C Had an absolutely awesome day. Spent the first day of my tour on the Great Wall. The wall is just phenomenal.. not just in size but in its location as well! The wall is built on … Continue reading