Moving on from Mongolia took me to a tiny border town in Russia called Naushki, and of course - experiences!
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From the Trans-Mongolian Diary 3 – Ulaan Baatar!
From the diary today takes you to the Mongolian capital of Ulaan Baatar, a dinosaur museum and a winter palace!
From the Trans-Mongolian Diary 2 – Terelj, Mongolia
Today I open uo my diary and recall when I visited a camp at Terelj, Mongolia, and stayed in a ger (yurt)!
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!
Foto Friday – Monk in Ulaan Baatar
I have to admit, this is quite the costume! May the Journey Never End!
Mongolia – Through My Lens
Howdy all! Today I turn my lens to Mongolia, the incredible windswept country I visited last year on my Trans-Mongolian train journey. I entered from China in the south to Russia in the north, with time spent in the capital Ulaan Baatar and a short visit to Terelj. Enjoy! Thanks for stopping by today! …
Ulaan Baatar – Mongolian Capital, Surprise and Charm
I really wasn’t sure what to expect when I visited Ulaan Baatar, or if you prefer, ‘UB’, earlier this year. Would it be this large, over bearing Soviet megastructure, would it be more Chinese in style? What I found was neither. Yes, you will see remnants of Soviet times. Mongolia may have remained on the …
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A Great Hostel Experience in Ulaan Baatar – Zaya Hostel
And in Mongolia I returned to the ol’ ‘hostel’ experience. Which I have to say, was pretty bally splendid! It’s been a long time since I can say I stayed in a place that was good in so many aspects as ‘Zaya Hostel’, in the Mongolian capital of Ulaan Baatar. Firstly I was met by …
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Train Journeys – Ulaan Baatar to Irkutsk (Trans-Mongolian Leg 2)
After four days in Ulaan Baatar and Terelj, it was very quickly on again by rail travelling a further 1114km to the Siberian city of Irkutsk, not far from Lake Baikal (around 60km). This, it turns out, was the shortest journey of the four legs of my Trans-Mongolian as far as distance covered. However, it …
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PanAsia Panorama – Mongolia
Yes it’s panorama time again! Mongolia certainly provided plenty of opportunities for panoramas. Although I had only four days limited to Ulaan Baatar and a tour that took me to Terelj and the giant statue of Genghis Khan which you can get inside, I still managed to snap quite a few. Ulaan Baatar is a …
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