Starting to see Beijing in a different light now - literally! The dull concrete jungle that was Tiananmen square 3 weeks ago is now a sunny concrete jungle! They've even removed all the ugly …
Grrrrreat Walls of China!
There are somethings in this world with a prefix or suffix of 'Great': The Great War, Great Britian, The Great Depression, Cheese Grater and many more!! Some deserve the tag and others... well maybe …
Leaving Mongolia
We'd managed to get ourselves book on a cheap flight back to Beijing avoiding the long train journey which was bit of a result - 29 hours on a train or 2 on an aeroplane (which was cheaper!), no …
Is that your hand in my pocket….
Everyone we'd so far met in Mongolia had been lovely, from the locals in small villages, to random nomads who even though very inquisitive seem reluctant to approach us at first and the families we …
Mongolia by Jeep – Days 11 to 15
Days 11-15 From the tourist Gers we headed up to the White lake, a stunning lake set amongst some extinct volcano's and spent a couple of very nice days walking, watching the sunset with a beer and …
Mongolia by Jeep – Days 6 to 10
Day 6 - 10 Leaving the sand storm and the Gobi behind we headed north and watched the landscape change yet again - still vast and open but more green and mountainous. The route was still no better, …