Diary

Epic Monuments in Stalingrad

updated on October 19, 2018October 6, 2018By Will and Sarah

The Motherland Calls, Things to do Volgograd

We were excited to visit Volvograd, a city you probably haven’t heard of unless you know of the former name, Stalingrad. It was here that the Russians...

(Disappointingly Few) Things to do in Ulan Ude

updated on September 4, 2018September 4, 2018By Will and Sarah

When we researched good places to stop on the Trans-Siberian, we decided to definitely include Ulan Ude. It was touted as the Buddhist capital of Russ...

Diary – The Tsaatan and the Taiga – Reindeer Herders in Modern Mongolia

updated on September 4, 2018September 4, 2018By Will and Sarah

Taiga Tsaatan Dukha Tsagaan Nuur Reindeer People Mongolia

In the last diary entry, we described how we crossed the Taiga to find the Tsaatan (also known as Dukha) people in the forested hills neighbouring Sib...

Diary – Finding The Reindeer Herders in Northern Mongolia

updated on September 4, 2018September 3, 2018By Will and Sarah

The Tsaatan, or Dukha as they self-identify, are a people of reindeer herders in Northern Mongolia who rely on reindeers to meet many of their basic n...

Diary – Mörön to Tsagaan Nuur – A Journey From Hell

updated on September 4, 2018September 3, 2018By Will and Sarah

When you travel large distances, the journey is just as much a part of the adventure. The journey going from Mörön to Tsagaan Nuur was no different an...

Diary – A Day in Mörön

updated on September 3, 2018August 27, 2018By Will and Sarah

Mörön (or Murun) is a small town in Northern Mongolia that Mongolians call a city and is home to an ancient site called Uushigin Uver and not much els...

Diary – Ulaanbaatar to Moron

updated on August 27, 2018August 26, 2018By Will and Sarah

This article describes our journey from Ulanbaatar to Moron. If you want to skip reading about our morning debacle and how we organised it, skip to “T...