Three Weeks In

We have been through five capital cities (Bangkok, Vientiane, Hanoi [well, it used to be!], Beijing & Ulan Bataar) and have covered 5,650 kilometres. It’s time for a map and a recap:

Maisie: “I liked the Gobi. The gers are really interesting and I liked staying in them because  they’re amazing. Mongolian food was OK, but I didn’t like the horse milk or sheep milk. We made friends with Sorcha and Hannah too!”

Marcelle: “My favourite part of last week was Sainshand and being in the Ger. The contrast between hot and cold was amazing. We had a great guide,  great company with people we had met on the tour and the hilarious journeys in beaten up old vans!”

Matt: “I loved the Gobi desert and had a moment of complete bliss sitting in a bumpy old Ukranian van that was being driven at excessive speed across the desert, eating strange berries our driver had just found, whilst listening to Black Sabbath on the iPod speakers. Perfect! I also liked Mongolian mutton, which was good, as there was nothing else...”

Harry: “My best thing was winning van races with the other van. Because Jow Ha goes very fast and took over the other car we keeped winning. I did the bow and arrow and was winning. We played games with bones and I keeped winning.” (a certain theme has emerged here...)

We are now heading off for the Russian border tonight and then Irkutsk, on the shores of Lake Baikal (930 kms) and after that we do the BIG one: trans Siberia for 5,150 kms over three days and three nights!