Brian & Katherine's Trans Mongolian trip 2013 |
Welcome to our trip journal.
We had first considered this trip some 30+ years ago when we both were living in Hong Kong. The idea was that, after getting married in the early 1980's, we would travel back to Ireland overland using the Trans Mongolian route. It was a good idea then and still is today.
Unfortunately we were unable to make the journey then due to a lack of time and money. The idea stayed with us however and we are now lucky enough to have the time to indulge our dream. We also wanted to do this while we were still physically capable of making the trip so we thought why not? Let's just do it.
The other aspect of the trip is that it is not an organised trip. Apart from one way tickets from Sydney to Hong Kong, and a few nights accommodation when we get there, nothing has been booked. We did not want to be restricted by schedules or timetables. If we were enjoying somewhere, we want the flexibility to be able to stay longer, take side trips or just chill out and relax along the way. It may well result in some frustrations along the way when we can't get train or hotel bookings, get stranded at the side of the train tracks or just waste time sourcing tickets etc but that's a risk we're willing to take. It should make for an interesting trip.
Anyway it's done now and all we have to do now is pack.
Cheers,
Brian & Katherine
We had first considered this trip some 30+ years ago when we both were living in Hong Kong. The idea was that, after getting married in the early 1980's, we would travel back to Ireland overland using the Trans Mongolian route. It was a good idea then and still is today.
Unfortunately we were unable to make the journey then due to a lack of time and money. The idea stayed with us however and we are now lucky enough to have the time to indulge our dream. We also wanted to do this while we were still physically capable of making the trip so we thought why not? Let's just do it.
The other aspect of the trip is that it is not an organised trip. Apart from one way tickets from Sydney to Hong Kong, and a few nights accommodation when we get there, nothing has been booked. We did not want to be restricted by schedules or timetables. If we were enjoying somewhere, we want the flexibility to be able to stay longer, take side trips or just chill out and relax along the way. It may well result in some frustrations along the way when we can't get train or hotel bookings, get stranded at the side of the train tracks or just waste time sourcing tickets etc but that's a risk we're willing to take. It should make for an interesting trip.
Anyway it's done now and all we have to do now is pack.
Cheers,
Brian & Katherine
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