Russian only grants 30 day visas, and considering the train itself takes about 7 solid days, it doesn’t give you a lot of time to do what you wanna do as you make your way along the journey. That combined with the fact that I got side-tracked into a visit to Kazakhstan cut my Russian Continue Reading »
EDITOR: Today, Ian, a good friend of mine has written a guest post about our awesome journey through Siberia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Russia – he blogs about his travels at borderlesstravels.com The Trans-Siberian from Beijing to Moscow is by far the longest overland journey I have ever taken. Not only that, but the 18 Continue Reading »
The most epic train journey of them all, and one which every traveler has on their bucket list, the Trans Siberian conjures images on Soviet train carriages, drinking Vodka with people in your cabin, vast landscapes and huge distance – it’s pretty much exactly like that. Already I’ve done 2 nights from China to Mongolia, Continue Reading »
My first proper stop of my Trans Siberian trip was Mongolia. After a 30 hour train from Beijing to Mongolia’s Capital Ulaan Bataar, I arrived around 8am and went straight to my hostel. I only had a day and a half in ‘UB’ so I had to be efficient with my sightseeing, I like to Continue Reading »
I’m currently in Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia and I’ve just got back from one of the most amazing trips I’ve ever been on. I went for 3 days into the mini-Gobi desert, to Gengis Khan’s former Capital Kharakhorum, I went horse riding, stayed with a nomadic tribe in their ger (tent) and saw a shaman being Continue Reading »
Looking back at my time in Mongolia, some crazy, crazy stuff went on there. I had a great time, especially the safari into the mini-Gobi desert. In total, I spent less than a week there but I had 4 very unique experiences in that short time, let me break it down for you guys: Continue Reading »
On my second night in the mini-Gobi desert I slept in a ger with a local nomadic family. There was a full moon in the sky, and a full blown dust storm was brewing. I finished watching the blood-red sunset and retired to play cards with the family in the tent. My guide, Soyolo, had Continue Reading »
For anyone who’s interested in taking the train from Beijing to Ulaan Baatar, I thought it’d be cool for you guys to see what it’s actually like, so here’s a quick recount on my time on the train. Being the budget backpacker that I am, I bought the cheapest, 3rd class tickets for the Continue Reading »
