After a couple of hostels and a yurt, I found myself in the rather wonderful business hotel 'Marins Park Hotel' in Ekanterinburg. Okay, it wasn't the most amazing stay I've ever had, but it ticked all the main boxes and I left feeling pretty satisfied with my stay and choice. I had a basic double …
Continue reading Accommodation Review – Marins Park Hotel Ekanterinburg, Russia
Hi all. It's taken an age but finally I'm getting around to writing about Air Bnb. In the last two trips I've used Air BnB five times, twice for homestays and three times to rent apartments. They have been quite different experiences. I'm not sure what took me so long to finally use Air BnB. …
Howdy folks and welcome again to another feast of wide photos! I’m splitting my Russian Panoramas into two sections, and today it’s, well, everything bar Moscow. The border town (with Mongolia) of Naushki was not a place to remember, but I feel this photo shows the viewer why. Irkutsk was a surprisingly pretty town which …
Continue reading PanRussia Panorama – Irkutsk, Baikal and Ekanterinburg
Okay. Well here I am ready to start reviewing the four segments of my journey from Beijing to Moscow, around 8000 kilometres away, via Mongolia. The trip to the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bataar was 1426 kilometres, crossing the border at Erlian (China) passing through Jinignan, Zhurihe and Dzamynude and other towns that perhaps I …
Continue reading Train Journeys – Beijing to Ulan Bataar (Trans-Mongolian)
Well, following my series of panorama shots from South America I now have another well to dip into of shots from my latest trip. Starting with Beijing and the Great Wall of China. I was surprised to find that I didn’t take nearly as many as I thought I might have. Still, how many photos …
Continue reading Pan-Asia Panorama – Beijing and the Great Wall
There's no doubt the Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world. It's the most popular thing to see at the Louvre, the most popular museum in Paris, the most popular city (for tourism) in the world. So. It's pretty popular. It's almost like this is what tourism now is - a fight. …
When I went to China at the beginning of May this year, more specifically to Beijing, it was about 95% to catch the first leg of the Trans-Mongolian train journey. However, as I was going there, I decided that I wanted to get to two of China’s great historical landmarks, the Forbidden City and the …
Hi folks. I'm on my way to the airport in Tokyo, about to fly home and conclude a six week trip that began shortly before midnight on the last day of April. It's been another incredible six weeks but tomorrow I arrive home in the morning, with a short shift at work in the afternoon. …
Well, I'm writing this on the train from Paris to Noramandy. Another whirlwind three and a half days have come to an end here in Paris. I was happy to go to Paris because I don't have any decent photos of the place. I've passed through a couple of times in 2006 and 2011 but …
Well, tomorrow I leave Moscow for London. It's been an incredible time since I left Beijing a little over two weeks ago. It's been another whirlwind trip, but it's still going. However, I hope to slow the pace down in London because everyday is either travel or packed with things to see and do. And …
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
A Scottish island girl exploring the world on a budget
exposing the inner-world of my brain
My second blog page
Put pictures on your travel dreams
The beautiful picture of angels makes you happy.
inspiring journeys and friendly advice
Andy's World Journeys 