DAY ONE: Beijing to Xi’an We took the train from Beijing to Xi’an, which meant an early 6.30am start from our Beijing hostel to give us enough time to get across town to the station. We also wanted to return or…
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DAY FOUR We had planned to head to the Great Wall on day four but Gary wasn’t feeling too good the night before, so we moved it back to the following day, with the hope he’d feel better by…
DAY ONE Arriving in rainy Beijing bright and early after an overnight train from Mongolia, we were immediately overwhelmed with how busy the train station was. We arrived at on a Friday, which happened to be the last day of China’s national week-long…
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8 Day Mongolian Road Trip! Gobi Desert & Central Mongolia tour with Danista Nomads [DAYS 5 – 8]
FIVE Day five was another long day of driving (8am to 4pm) with a stop for lunch in the middle of the desert in a building which just happened to be shaped as a turtle! After a lunch of…
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8 Day Mongolian Road Trip! Gobi Desert & Central Mongolia tour with Danista Nomads [DAYS 3 & 4]
DAY THREE Day three of our Mongolia tour was Gary’s birthday, so we started the day with a huge cooked breakfast and presents in the Ger! Me and Emily had smuggled some birthday goodies with us on the tour…
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8 Day Mongolian Road Trip! Gobi Desert & Central Mongolia tour with Danista Nomads [DAYS 1 & 2]
Mongolia has been on my travel wish list for a very long time, but I FINALLY managed to tick it off a couple of months ago with a spectacular eight day road trip through the Gobi Desert and Central…
Lake Baikal Notes From The Road RUSSIA
Olkhon Island & Lake Baikal // Our favourite place in Russia! [DAY 3 & 4]
DAY THREE Our third day was another full day exploring the island and Lake Baikal – we left the guesthouse the same time as the day before and headed to Idiba Bay first, stopping at a few different view points…
Lake Baikal Notes From The Road RUSSIA
Olkhon Island & Lake Baikal // Our favourite place in Russia! [DAY 1 & 2]
DAY ONE Olkhon island is the fourth largest lake-bound island in the world and is found on Russia’s famous Lake Baikal; the oldest and deepest freshwater lake in the world. We were very excited to get away from city…
Irkutsk Notes From The Road RUSSIA
24 HOURS IN IRKUTSK || A stop off point on the way to Olkhon Island, Listvyanka & Lake Baikal
OMSK From Suzdal we took the bus back to Vladimir to board our first long distance (36hr) train to Omsk, where we stayed for one afternoon and evening. Our hostel was literally next door to the train station which…
Lake Baikal Notes From The Road RUSSIA
A Russian Great Yarmouth!? A weekend in Listvyanka, Lake Baikal!
LISTVYANKA || RUSSIA We’d heard good things about Listvyanka when planning our trip – a lot of guides recommend going there and describe it as a ‘sleepy fishing village’ and a great chance to spend time at Lake Baikal,…