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Three full days here? Maybe not enough. This is my third full day in Xi’An. Such a long stay is not so common during my trip. At the end of this, when the circle I’m drawing around the world will be completed, I’m sure there will be not so many places ahead Xi’An in this …
Long route to Datong. Today I’m going to visit Yungang grottoes, one of the most famous attractions in China. The site is located not far from a town called Datong. Every time the topic is building carved out in rocks, as temples of Petra in Jordan or Fethiye in Turkey or big statues like those …
Some practical information. Before starting with description of second half of Ulaanbaatar’s sights I would like to provide you with some hopefully useful information. First of all let’s start from public transport. As I mentioned in my previous post, using local buses requires ownership of a specific smart card. Is not possible to pay cash …
Introduction. During my short stay in Mongolia I spent most of the time in its capital: Ulaanbaatar or, as it was previously known and still called sometime, Ulan Bator. I’ve decided to turn this experience in a little guide to the city and its most important sights evaluated according my personal impression. Ulaanbaatar is a …
Last train ride in Russia. The ride from Irkutsk to Ulan Ude, the capital of Republic of Buryatia, is the last one in Russia during this trip and of course is also the end of my Trans-Siberian route. For some part the ride offers great view of Lake Baikal and its beaches. Since the trip …
Getting to Olkhon Island on Lake Baikal. Olkhon is one of the biggest islands within a lake and this is not surprising knowing that the lake is Baikal, most voluminous fresh water lake in the world. In most of Europe, when we think about an island in a lake it comes to our mind the …