Trans Mongolian - p2

The trains keep to excellent time and make a number of stops along the way. If the guide book says it is a five minute stop then that is what it is. A word of warning though – in Russia most trains work on Moscow time so double check and make sure you don’t miss that weekly train! Don’t stray too far from the train and don’t cross any railway tracks. Nothing worse than taking a photo and watching another train pulling in and blocking your access back to your train.

As airfares increase more people are taking the train to Europe. It is now possible to start in Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) and travel by train all the way to Paris via Moscow. Some airlines have even reduced airfares to compensate for not using the long haul flight from Asia to Europe.

To me the highlight was Mongolia. I want to go again but perhaps in autumn when the heat has gone and the colours are changing.