Tag: Beijing
This is it, we were finally starting our journey. Admittedly it’s not quite the epic train journey we had hoped to do, but it was still exciting to…
Again, the weather forecast all week had been for a sunny day today (Monday). I was still surprised when I walked out of the hotel to see clear…
It was a cold and wet morning, and somehow we managed to sleep in until nearly 10AM (earplugs and face mask certainly help). We’d been watching the weather…
I’d read many times that the best way to experience Beijing is to explore it by bike. So, since our hotel had posters up everywhere about hiring bikes,…
Picked the section of the wall that sounded the most extreme – Simatai. Made our own way there using Lonely Planet guide information. Train to Dongzhimen Transport Hub…
Today started with no real plans, other than picking up our rail tickets to Mongolia. We had a quick talk with the girl working in the reception, and…
It may sound a little offensive complaining about the difficulties of organising a holiday (I know I should be happy to be lucky enough to be going on…