Asia

Once we’d decided we were going to travel on the Trans Mongolian Railway we did a quick bit of research and saw that the Naadam games were happening around the …

Travelling in India is one of the most amazing travel experiences you can have. If you’re from a western, English-speaking country then travelling in India is likely going to be …

The second stop on our Trans Mongolian Railway adventure was Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. We arrived there one afternoon after catching the train from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar. The train to Ulaanbaatar from …

Our Trans Mongolia railway trip kicked off with 4 days in Beijing. We saw some of the top sights, ate a lot of good food and sweated a LOT in …

When we were planning our trip on the Trans Mongolian train journey, Beijing was one of the stops I was most excited for. We did some incredible things in Beijing, …

I recently spent two weeks travelling in China and you can see our south-west China itinerary here. China was completely different to anywhere I’ve experienced before. More so than South …

Hong Kong isn’t going to be topping a list of cheap places to travel any time soon but that’s not to say you can’t stick to a relatively small budget …

Our Lonely Planet guidebook described the town of Yangshuo as a “once-peaceful settlement” now a home to “pole-dancing bars” and it was at that point I was beginning to question …

One of the major stops on the Trans Siberian route and Trans Mongolian railways is the Russian town of Irkutsk in Siberia. Irkutsk is the gateway to Lake Baikal, the …

If you’re travelling the Siberian railway, the chances are you’ll stop off at Irkutsk, Russia in Siberia. And, if you do, then a trip to Olkhon Island is one of …