Trans Mongolian Train Part 1 April 8th 2009 Day 4-5 (April 8-9)
An early morning start to catch the first train in the Trans-Mongolian/Trans-Siberian journey. The Chinese train left at 7:30 for a 30 hour journey to Ulaan Baatar. The train was quite modern and comfortable and came with simple meals included.
It was amusing to listen to a discussion from a person who travelled the train often and complained that there was no ... read more
Asia » Mongolia » Gobi Desert The Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAN they conquered a huge Eurasian empire. After his death the empire was divided into several powerful Mongol states, but these broke apart in the 14th century. The Mongols eventually ... ... read more
Welcome to my Travel Journal.
Ill be updating here as often as I can so you can catch up on my travels whenever you have the time. (I hope Ill be better at updating than I am with emailing or phoning!). There are green boxes below to help you jump to a particular country.
Where am I now:
26 December 09 - At Lovices, in Wijchen, The Netherlands
Below is a summary and map of the key places Ill be visiting.
* Japan, China, Mongolia, Russian Federation
* Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
* Poland, Germany, Austria, Czech Repub... full info