20 September 2013 – Beijing, China
Made it to Beijing — which turned out not as scary as we thought!
Made it to Beijing — which turned out not as scary as we thought!
Founded: 1735 Pop: 404,000 Other names: Udinskoye, Verkhniy Udinsk Our last stop in Russia was in Ulan Ude, the capital of Buryat Republic. Ulan Ude is famous for two things: the largest head of Lenin is the world and being the center of Buddhism in Russia. Giant Lenin head in downtown Ulan Ude, Russia. Apparently,…
Enjoying our first day in Cappadocia with a 360 panorama of the magical landscape from the Uchisar Castle. Its possible to visit a few of the “rooms” in the castle — which aren’t much more than hollowed out caves. But still – its kind of fascinating ot imagine people carving these, and then living here!
Toboggan ride to the top of the mountain overlooking the Gulf of Thailand? Awesome! Ride down — thrilling! We had a really awesome time in Ha Tien, our first stop in Vietnam.
We’ve made it to Bang Saphan Yai to Suang Luang beach. Looking for the perfect bungalow to spend three days on the beach.
Saying goodbye to the gorgeous Pacific Ocean for now. We chilled out at An Bang beach in Hoi An which surprised us with a number of locals and expats, pretty nice atmosphere, and terrible bloody mary.
A late lunch and a cameo by Jenia’s grandma.