Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 1.October is the Chinese National Day. First day of seven when 1.5 billion souls of People’s Republic of China...

XINING, Qinghai Province Looking out the train window I've realised that there is not an inch of a land that hasn't been moved or somehow...

YEKATERINBURG After 36 hours on the train we have arrived in Yekaterinburg which has been greeting us with summery 10°C… apparently...

Our first journey to Yekaterinburg on this famous railway started in Moscow’s Yaroslavov Train Terminal 35 minutes after midnight on...

Today is the day when we've boxed up the last 10 years of our life and all we are left with is a small rucksack each. That's our...