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Foodie Heaven
The silver lining of our accommodation mishap in Milan was changing the itinerary to spend extra time in Parma. If you’re interested in food, you’ll already know that Parma lends its name to parmigiano-reggiano cheese as well as prosciutto di … Continue reading
A week with David & Vincenzo
The Swiss border is literally just around the corner from Teglio, Italy. Go over the mountain behind the village, or drive 10 minutes down the road and turn left between the mountains and you’ll be in Switzerland. We were here … Continue reading
Lakes, Alps and Glaciers
On Wednesday we picked up our hire car in Zurich and drove south towards the Swiss-Italian border. Our journey followed the southern edge of Lake Zurich before cutting through the mountains in a series of tunnels. We turned off the … Continue reading
Posted in Summer holidays 2012, Switzerland
Tagged Bernina Pass, David & Vincenzo, Italy, Julier Pass, St Moritz, Switzerland, Teglio, Tirano
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Let the summer holidays begin!
Our summer holiday started in the southern Swiss city of Zürich. Rowan and I arrived early Sunday morning and decided to buy a 72-hour Zurich card which would allow us unlimited travel on all public transport – trains, trams, buses, … Continue reading
Posted in Summer holidays 2012, Switzerland
Tagged Switzerland, Uetliberg, Zurich, Zurichsee
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Back of beyond – Khan Khentti Mountains
The second part of our trip to Mongolia was a visit to a wilderness area beyond the Gorkhi-Terelj national park about 100km north of Ulaanbaatar. Accompanied once again by our guide, Nara, and travelling in a mini-bus, we left the … Continue reading
Here be dinosaurs – Bayanzag
Today we drove 170km north-east to an area of the Gobi desert that is famous for the dinosaur fossils found there from the 1920s. The drive took around 5 hours and led us across plains, through valleys, over mountains. The … Continue reading
Posted in Summer holidays 2011
Tagged Bayanzag, dinosaur fossils, Gobi Desert, Mongolia
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Khongoryn Els – where the sand sings
Still in the Gurvansaikhan National Park in the northern part of the Gobi desert, we drove 3.5 hours west to the Khongoryn Els (sand dunes). Known also as the Singing Dunes because of the sound the sand makes when the … Continue reading
Posted in Summer holidays 2011
Tagged camels, Gobi Desert, Gobi Discovery 2, Khongoryn Els, Mongolia, Singing sand dunes
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Desert Days
Early this morning we flew with our guide, Nara, to Dalanzadgad, the main city in the south Gobi Desert region of Mongolia. At the airport we were picked up by our driver, Gumbolt. Our vehicle for the next 5 days … Continue reading
Posted in Summer holidays 2011
Tagged ger, Gobi Desert, Gobi Mirage camp, Mongolia, Yolyn Am
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Train from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar
The first leg of the Trans Siberian train journey from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar departs Beijing just before 8am, so we had a pretty early start as we had to travel in to the centre of the city from Darren & Justine’s house … Continue reading
Posted in Summer holidays 2011
Tagged China, Mongolia, Smyths, train travel, Trans Siberian, Ulaanbaatar
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Postcards from Somewhere Else 