14 September 2013 – Kharkhorum, Mongolia
Greetings from the steppe and a tour of a Mongolian ger!
Greetings from the steppe and a tour of a Mongolian ger!
After a very tough day riding for about 10 hours we definitely needed a break – Hue, was a welcome retreat.
Sabadee Pee Mai! Splash…the water – as if in slow motion – drains down my shirt. Before I know it, my face is smeared in talcum powder. Not that I expected to be spared. In fact, I had hoped I wouldn’t be. It’s just that first trickle of water was a bit jarring, that’s all….
Did you know that crossing the street in Hanoi is a petrifying experience? Like for reals. At least for the uninitiated, aka Jenia. We’ve been to many countries – and Sergey insists that its the same in Delhi or Saigon. But, take it from Jenia – Hanoi is different. Just watch!
We take a walk through a maze of o-torri gates at the Fushimi Inari shrine in Tokyo. It is a shinto shrine dedicated ot the gods of rice and sake.
Riding a remorque, or a Cambodian version of a tuk tuk from the bus station to our guest house on Kampot river.