Another entry straight from my 2017 diary as I travelled from Irkutsk to Yekaterinburg on the Trans-Mongolian!
Category: Train travel
From the Trans-Mongolian Diary 5 – To Irkutsk
I am opening up the ol’ Trans-Mongolian Diary for you again to share my lived experiences at the time of my 2017 journey from Beijing to Moscow via Mongolia. Last week you saw me say ‘goodbye’ to Mongolia and hop the train bound for the Siberian destination of Irkutsk. Today, well I complete said journey and arrive in this town. How will I find it? Read on to find out!
From the Diary – The Trans-Mongolian Express – Beijing to Ulaan Baatar
Today I'm opening up my 2017 diary on the train from Beijing to Ulaan Baatar as I adventurised on the Trans-Mongolian Express!
All Aboard The Lunatic Express!
Folks - I found another video I want to share. It's Noel Philips this time, but he's not boarding a flight, he's taking a train. A newish train from Mombasa to Nairobi in Kenya. There was an old line that I think ran all the way to Uganda once, although I don't think it has …
Train Journeys – Lisbon to Porto [Portugal]
All aboard! Time to take the train from Lisbon to Porto, and see just what an experience on the trains of Portugal is like! And back again for good measure! Today’s amazing train journey sees me travel from the station of Santa Apolonia, in Lisbon, up to Campanha Station – the main train station in …
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Train Journeys – Barcelona to Seville via High Speed Rail
Yes folks, it’s time to get your tickets and board another train with me! Today I’m taking you from Barcelona, Spain’s most visited city, to the jewel of the south (in my opinion!), Seville! From one great city to another, last year when I visited I was able to make the journey by the fastest …
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Train Journeys – Samarkand to Bukhara (Uzbekistan)
I’d taken this route before back in 2011. As part of the longer Tashkent to Bukhara – this whole journey was in May or June and it was 40 degrees outside. This was before the introduction of high speed rail to the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan. The first high speed rail in Uzbekistan was …
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Why Trains are my Favourite Way to Travel India
In the whole world, there is no where like India for taking to the rails! My favourite mode of transportation, train, is THE way to get about India. You know, when you can get to India again! I have been on quite a number of trains over my four trips to India. I have done …
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From Around the Web – Fastest Train in the World
Howdy all. I found an article yesterday I was going to feature today about the fastest train in the world, which is in China. It was linked from The Age website and the train went 430 km/h which is pretty mind blowing all said. The I couldn't find it for this post. So what I …
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Travel in Victoria – via VLine
Travel in Victoria comes with a few options, from bus to car and of course, the train. This post looks into that train option exploring the VLine network which connects much of the Australia state of Victoria. Hi folks. Today it’s another Australia-themed post for a Monday, as I am wont to do once a …
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