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Out of this world
Part of why I love flying is that you can step on a 'plane and, a few hours later, find yourself somewhere so completely different that you may as well have been deposited on another planet. To be so far away and yet so close to the wonders of this world is truly a marvel of our modern age.......Read More

Posted on: 2008-04-01 17:20:00 | Rating:

| Views: 32 | Comments: 0 | Tags: overland adventure travel china...

Vaccinations 'n' Visas
Yesterday I received the last of 11 vaccinations needed for the trip. I would hold my arms up in triumph but the pain would be unbearable. Worst of all was the rabies jab; who'd have thought that a baby pink liquid could cause so much discomfort? Our visa collecting was going smoothly until......Read More

Posted on: 2008-04-04 07:26:42 | Rating:

| Views: 26 | Comments: 0 | Tags: russia embassy visa

Adapt or fly
Certain issues in a certain country have rendered a certain area of that country off limits. Hopefully this situation will resolve itself by the time we get there but for now I am creating a 'Plan B'. Unfortunately this may entail extra flights; alternate overland options involve being illegally......Read More

Posted on: 2008-04-10 12:21:02 | Rating:

| Views: 43 | Comments: 0 | Tags: travel

Double-blow; Any more?
Days before we are due to apply for our Chinese visa the rules have been changed. It is now only possible to get a visa if you show proof of an outward and return flight ticket. Because our route is overland this won't be possible. There may be a small chance that we can show our Ulan-Bator......Read More

Posted on: 2008-04-15 05:43:30 | Rating:

| Views: 41 | Comments: 0 | Tags: olympics china beijing mongolia ulan...

All over before we've even begun
Here are the obstacles that have been put in our way over the last few days: Tibet is now closed until well after the Olympics Multi-entry visas for China are now unobtainable You can now only get a Chinese visa with proof of an outward and return flight ticket You......Read More

Posted on: 2008-04-17 10:01:40 | Rating:

| Views: 51 | Comments: 0 | Tags: olympics mongolia

...but it ain't over yet
That strong breeze you may have felt was probably me exhaling after many days of holding my breath, waiting for the outcome of our Chinese visa application. I'm extremely pleased to say that we managed to get our visas. Not only that, it is a double-entry visa valid for 6 months! This means......Read More

Posted on: 2008-04-23 05:39:30 | Rating:

| Views: 101 | Comments: 1 | Tags: travel train bus coach overland freighter china Latvia Russia Mongolia China Vietnam Cambodia Laos Thailand Malaysia India Nepal

Plan 6.4
At last it seems that everything is coming together. Although our new route potentially means less time in China, we do get a week in Thailand (mainly lying on a beach in Koh Phi Phi) and so it's not all bad news. Tomorrow we will pay for our freighter trip between Port Kelang and Chennai.......Read More

Posted on: 2008-04-29 10:04:07 | Rating:

| Views: 53 | Comments: 0 | Tags: china li river india malaysia...

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