Pingyao is located about 12 hours by train from Beijing. It has a beautiful old town that is protected from the ever growing traffic by city walls and gates.
24 May 2008
The train between Ulan-Bator in Mongolia and Beijing in China contains possibly the most scenic leg on the whole Trans-Mongolian train journey.
22 May 2008
Despite its name, the Gobi Desert features grassland, steppe, canyons, dunes and mountain ranges. And it is an important region for archeologists and paleontologists.
16 May 2008
Irkutsk is one of the main hubs for tourists in Siberia. There's enough infrastructure to stock up on food and head either east (Vladivostok), south (Mongolia) or west (Moscow).
06 May 2008
What a weather change this is. Back in Almaty, I was boarding the train during a warm, early summer wind breeze. Upon arrival in Novosibirsk, freezing temperatures welcomed me.
28 April 2008
Sadly, my stay in Uzbekistan came to an end and I planned to make my way from Khiva to Tortkul station where I did board the train coming from Nukus (city in the western Uzbek desert).
24 April 2008
