Day 72: Furano – Rolling Hills of Floral Wonder

By the way, I had some RMB left in Beijing so I bought an internet sim card to use in Japan but little did I know it would ban Google etc. here in Japan as well, DAMMIT CHINA!!! *Shakes fist* Furano is a quiet little town, I was expecting a bustling tourist hub, but it …

Day 71: Asahikawa – From China to Japan

Staying in Beijing for just one night, I had reserved an airport pickup through the travel agent to the airport at 10am. But first, breakfast! Actually the breakfast was not bad at all! I waited until around 10:15 before I asked the concierge to call my travel agent for me since no one arrived to …

Day 70: Beijing – Chinese Capital In One Night

Passing into China, the scenery becomes more green and mountainous. Seeing this scenery I can imagine how Chinese poets got inspired by the landscape here. Mountains and fields. Look!!! The Great Wall in the distance! I can finally say I've seen the Great Wall! 😂 Sometimes you can't help but be impressed by Chinese infrastructure. …

Day 69: Trans Siberia – Ulan Bator>Beijing

Today we continue to our last leg of our Trans Siberian journey, leaving Ulan Bator, we will be taking the train to Beijing, which will take about one day. I still had some unsent postcards so I asked our guide where I could post my postcards, she advised me to look around in the train …

Day 68: Terelj National Park – Genghis Khan Monument

I thought Eggsy would've left and got her leg looked at, but she continued with us anyway, CRAZY!!! Anyway, we ended up joining with a British couple and their guide since Eggsy couldn't really walk. Made our way back to the Genghis Khan Monument since we didn't get to go in yesterday. The stainless steel …

Day 67: Mongolian Open Steppe – A Close Shave

What is there to do in Mongolia you ask? Well, duh! Horse riding, what else??? You didn't think Genghis Khan conquered half the world so you could come to Mongolia and NOT ride a horse, did you!? So today, we do as the Mongolians warriors did... (when they were still inside their mothers' freaking wombs!!!) …

Day 66: Ulan Bator – Mongolian Steppe

Moving out of Russia and into Mongolia, I'm finally back in Asia!!! In Mongolia, they use the Cyrillic alphabet just like Russia but the language, vocabulary, etc. are completely different. Scenery on the train slowly turn Mongolian. When we got off the train, there were heaps of people flocking over giving us pamphlets and hardselling …

Day 65: Trans Siberia – Irkutsk>Ulan Bator

Leaving Irkutsk, we continue our Trans Siberian journey out of Russia and into Mongolia. The journey from Irkutsk to Ulan Bator is only 1 day, after 4 days on the train from Moscow, 1 day is nothing, haha. Woke up at like 5am to take a last lakeside stroll. Back at Irkutsk station. Our train …

Day 64: Listvyanka – Survivor

Today, we will have a guide take us hiking through the Siberian forests. Admittedly I'm not the fittest person, although I've gone hiking a few times in Hong Kong and Japan, nothing had prepared me for what I am about to face today. Starting the day off with a good hearty breakfast at homestay. Love …

Day 63: Irkutsk+Listvyanka – Incredible Lake Baikal

Arriving at Irkutsk in the morning, it was the end of the longest leg of our Trans Siberian journey. We were greeted by our local guide in Irkutsk who gave us a city tour. Upon exiting the Irkutsk station, all I wanted to do was peel off my skin and burn it with the clothes …