URUMQI, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region When crossing the Mongolian-Chinese border at Bulgan, I advise that you read up on experiences...

THE MONGOLIAN ROAD TRIP When two weeks ago I've mentioned about going off the map, I've had no idea! My limits have been found and...

ULAANBAATAR We went to sleep in Russia and woke up in Mongolia… Ha! Not quite! As we have reached the Russian-Mongolian border at around...

IRKUTSK AND LAKE BAIKAL Once again we had a fun ride on Trans-Siberian, shared our coupe with interesting people… At first very annoying...

KRASNOYARSK Another 36 hours on the train and Krasnoyarks Krai has got us off our feet straight away. Waking up at 5:40 and seeing hills,...

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...

MOSCOW Hello from Moscow! I must admit I am very pleased and surprised. Everything has a grand scale around here. Massive buildings,...

After the first few entries of this travel blog, we are actually and finally out of the door. Tonight my brother and his lovely...

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...