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 […]
Dinosaurs and wind turbines, Inner Mongolia
Day 125: Country #15 I woke to my neighbor nudging and pointing out the bus window. There were wind turbines as far as the eye could see. As I gained […]
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 […]
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 […]
Old Hanoi, Vietnam
Day 116: Country #13.2 I was happy that I saving over 40 hours of uncomfortable bus travel according to forum posts detailing the horrors of the Vientiane-Hanoi bus route. Like […]
Vientiane, Laos to Hanoi, Vietnam
Day 115: Country #14 I debated making a third attempt to visit Kaysone Museum, but instead got detoured by some fruit vendors from the Morning Market outside Talat Sao Mall, […]
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