Despite the fact that our main plan when travelling to Mongolia on the Trans Mongolian railway was to experience Naadam in Ulaanbaatar, I knew that I wanted to stay in a ger camp in Mongolia too. A Ger is the traditional home of Mongolia’s nomad peoples. They’re like a massive yurt only round, not triangular….
Ask me what the highlight of our Trans Mongolian railway trip was and I’ll tell you it was Beijing. Sure, I had a great time at Naadam in Mongolia and it was fun to see part of Russia, but I really enjoyed our time in Beijing. There are many reasons I liked Beijing, and we…
As part of my trip on the Trans Mongolia Railway, I visited Russia for the first time. Eastern Russia (where we were) wasn’t somewhere I’d ever really considered travelling to, but since it was part of the railway line we were on then we figured “why not?”. This was back in 2019 before everything kicked…
Another of the stops on my trip on the Trans Mongolia Railway, where I travelled from Beijing to Russia, through Mongolia, was Irkutsk. This city in Russia was beautiful and I and my husband had a fun few times exploring the city. Irkutsk is one of the major stops on the Trans Siberian route and…
I didn’t know much about Mongolia before we booked our Trans Mongolia railway tickets. In my mind Mongolia was full of yaks, rolling green hills and Ger camps. And, whilst that’s true to some extent, there’s so much more to know about Mongolia. We spent a couple of weeks exploring Mongolia. We stayed in the…
The second stop on my Trans Mongolian Railway adventure was Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. We arrived there one afternoon after catching the train from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar and were ready to explore the country’s capital city. The train to Ulaanbaatar from Beijing was long but a great chance to relax before kicking things up a gear…
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, but for me, the stand out was our Great Wall of China trip from Beijing. We spent about 6 hours hiking along an unrestored part…
We spent 4 days in Beijing at the start of our Trans Mongolia railway trip. We saw some of the top sights, ate a lot of good food, and sweated a LOT in Beijing’s extremely hot and humid conditions. TMI? Sorrynotsorry. From temples to the Forbidden City, wandering around the parks, and taking a trip…
Hong Kong is undoubtedly a must-visit destination for many travellers. It’s a city with a stunning skyline, vibrant culture, and amazing food scene making it a top spot on many travel bucket lists. However, Hong Kong is not cheap. It’s an expensive city and finding places to stay in Hong Kong on a budget can…