Local culture and traditions
May 03
If you want to get out of Nashville for a day and see a bit of the countryside, Lynchburg, TN is a good destination. I rented a car for the day and headed south to Lynchburg, home of Jack Daniel’s Whisky and a cute little town with a population of 361. The quickest route is …
Apr 02
In early 2016, Ukraine was not on my travel radar at all. Russia had been aggressive towards them and Crimea was basically a no-go zone. My real destination was Jordan. Petra has been on my wish list for years, as well as Syria, and after seeing what had happened in Syria I wanted to get …
Mar 26
You can’t visit Beijing without stopping at the most famous Donghuamen Night Market where you can eat Creepy Crawlies. Here are my Adventures at the Beijing Night Market! What would you eat at Donghuamen Night Market? If you enjoyed this post, check out the weird stuff I ate and drank in Ethiopia! This post contains affiliate …
Mar 26
When taking the TransMongolian train trip from Moscow to Beijing, you can’t miss the last leg – the Ulaanbaatar to Beijing Train. The Ulaanbaatar train station is not far from the center of town. It’s worth arriving a little early to have a look around this Soviet-style train station. We checked in and were shown …
Mar 26
If visiting Mongolia, and absolute must is a Gobi Desert Trip. I met a few ladies on the internet and we booked a trip through Khonghor Guesthouse. Our group of 5 ladies, a driver, guide, and our Russian van stopped to stock up on groceries in the capital city before we slowly made our way …
Mar 26
We took a short break from the TransMongolian train and for the leg into Mongolia, we took the Ulan Ude to Ulaanbaatar Bus. After our lovely afternoon sightseeing and sleeping in Ulan Ude, Russia before our bus to Mongolia. We walked from the Ulan Ude Traveller’s House Hostel (Check Rates and Availability) to the starting point …
Mar 26
Based on a tip we got from the internet for the Trans-Mongolian journey, we decided to take a train to Ulan Ude, Russia and then bus to Mongolia rather than take the train. The train is a 24-hour ride, whereas the bus allows you to get a good night sleep in Ulan Ude and then …
Mar 26
Irkutsk Lake Baikal is the “Paris of Siberia” and a great stopover on the Trans Siberian Railway. The flowers and churches were great. There were lots of old wooden buildings. We went to the local market for fresh fruit. Edna and I had arranged for a car tour to Lake Baikal and Listvanyka town and …
Mar 26
The Trans-Siberian is a “bucket list” item for many and it’s possible for trans-siberian railway independent travel. We survived about 2/3 of the Trans-Siberian express from Moscow to Irkutsk. Our train ride was 80 hours – 4 nights and 3 full days. We were in the 3rd class or “platzkartney” This means there are 52 berths in …
Mar 26
We took the first of many hours on the Russian trains from St. Petersburg to Moscow. The trip was only 8 hours overnight and was quite comfortable and then we only had a day in Moscow before making our way further east on the Trans-Siberian Railway. We spend the day doing our own walking tour …
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