Ulaanbataar bus adventures

Day 128: Country #16 The unique characteristics of Ulaanbataar essentially being the only city one of the largest and most sparsely populated countries in the world pretty much means the […]

Ulaanbataar, Mongolia

Day 127: Country #16 We started the day a little late because the Gers, large traditional Mongolian tent dwellings, were very warm and the weather was a bit brisk outside. […]

Zamyn Uud to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Day 126: Country #16 The overnight train ride through the heart of the Gobi Desert was rather mundane as you would expect of a desert, but as morning approached, the […]

Beijing to Mongolia by bus

Day 124: Country #15 Having explored central and northern Beijing, I wanted to see the area south. But first, my friend wanted to explore around Qianmen Historic Street. She stopped […]

Library money savings

You may associate libraries with books, but do you see them as a repository of money? If you aren’t a fan of reading but would like to save money, here […]

Beijing and more friends

Day 123: Country #15 My friend’s feet were hurting from a blister due to walking around all yesterday so we decided to take it a little easy. We got on […]

Beijing and friend, China

Day 122: Country #15 I knew that my friend was traveling far to meet me, so I set aside some time in the morning to explore on my own. I […]

Kunming to Beijing, China

Day 121: Country #15 The free ticket to explore Kunming for a day was awesome and at the ticket price I wouldn’t have felt bad about staying longer, but the […]

Kunming, China

Day 120: Country #15 Kunming is one of China’s most western major cities and is the most cost effective connecting point to/from South and South East Asia. With it’s high […]

Hanoi, Vietnam to Kunming, China

Day 119: Country #13.2 I was surprised by the lack of universities around the city center and I wanted to explore Greater Hanoi, so I referenced a bus route map […]

Modern Hanoi, Vietnam

Day 118: Country #13.2 Whereas the touristy and traditional history of Vietnam is located on the East of the city around Ho Hoan Kiem lake, the modern developments are mostly […]

Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Day 117: Country #13.2 I felt compelled to join the hordes of tourists to Ha Long Bay, an iconic Vietnam tour destination and World Heritage Site. It’s actually quite far […]