5 Time zones closer to home - on a 4 night train across Russia! The Trans-Siberian Railway November 14th 2009 5185 Kilometers
1 train
4 nights
3 Brits
A lot of army soldiers
1 Tajikistanian with 14 children
1 Belarussian sporting (minor) celebrity
1 man with three gold front teeth
Many games of Russian durag (joker)
"Jenny of Russia"
Vodka
What a journey!
At first I was daunted by the prospect of four nights on a train all the way from Irkutsk to Moscow, especially as we had opted ... read more
I moved to Hong Kong in August 2007 with the intention of staying for 9 months...until I left eight and a half years later....I finally made a move from HK and spent 2016 in Sydney, Australia. 2017 has included Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong, Peru, Ireland and Sweden.
My favourite adventure: I went travelling in Asia and Europe for six months, taking the Trans-Siberian railway back to England. We managed to get from Thailand to London with no airplanes!
I'm a keen photographer and writer & I hope you enjoy my blogs.
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