28 October 2013 – En route, Kangding, China
We go up and up and up on the bus from Chengdu to Kangding — the starting point for our Tibet adventure.
We go up and up and up on the bus from Chengdu to Kangding — the starting point for our Tibet adventure.
Rainy, rainy day on Koh Lanta. At least our bungalows — the Fruit Tree Lodge in Long Beach — are very nice.
Founded: 1723 Pop: 1.4 million Other names: Sverdlovsk Yekaterinburg Train Station We had just 6 hours in Yekaterinburg, which wasn’t a great deal — but enough to see memorials to the town’s somber history. Russia’s last tsar and his family were shot and then bayoneted to death in Yekaterinburg in July of 1918. The building…
Pardon the interruption in posting — we just spent the most amazing month on the road exploring Mexico. We have so many memories, thoughts, souvenirs, stories and tips to share with you. We will bump up Mexico in priority coverage, and start posting about it shortly. For now, I would like to discuss our addiction. It…
And we are off from Europe to Asia. Just crossed the bridge from one side of Istanbul to another. Still as exciting as ever (Jenia was in Istanbul in 2007, and crossing back and forth was a favorite )
Stuck in a tropical thunderstorm in Phuket Town
Oopsies – stuck in the southern town of Trang after the central railway website system went down for the day. Ah well, lesson learned — if traveling by train in Thailand, do yourself a solid and buy the tickets in advance.