HiJust about to leave Beijing for Vietnam. Beijing is a wicked city. We went for a great wall hike on Sunday - it really is great. It snakes up and down the hills as far as the eye can see. It was really steep and the path was really poor on the unrestored parts. At the end you could either walk about a mile to where the coach was meeting us or take a zip line. The line went from the wall down over a reservoir. We both did it and it was awesome! Went to the zoo y...

Hello,Beijing is amazing. We arrived yesterday from Mongolia, where we survived our 6-day journey into the middle of nowhere. Had an incredible time driving around the country on dirt tracks, sleeping in nomadic families Gers, climbing a volcano, horse riding around a huge frozen lake and eating a lot of mutton. We had a private performance from an Air Traffic Controller who played loads of Mongolian instruments as well as throat singing. It's definately been...

Hello,Beijing is amazing. We arrived yesterday from Mongolia, where we survived our 6-day journey into the middle of nowhere. Had an incredible time driving around the country on dirt tracks, sleeping in nomadic families Gers, climbing a volcano, horse riding around a huge frozen lake and eating a lot of mutton. We had a private performance from an Air Traffic Controller who played loads of Mongolian instruments as well as throat singing. It's definately been...

Hello. Irkutsk was ok, got pretty slushy and slippery. The highlight was definately visiting Lake Baikal - the largest freshwater lake in the world. We went to a little fishing villiage, walked along the cliffs a bit, saw sunset over the mountains on the other side of the lake. It was amazing. Met a lot of people on the train and in Irkutsk. We've all moved onto Mongolia at the same time too. There's some Finns, Irish, English, Canadian, French Canadian, ...

So we missed overnight train to Moscow because I (Matt) took us to the wrong station. Much panic followed as we tried to find a bed for the night at midnight. We did though, and managed to get a train the next day. Safely in Moscow now, just been for a walk around the Red Square. Seems to be an OB going on so we can't get into the main part. It's a bit warmer here which is nice. Another day in Moscow tomorrow and then off on the Trans-Siberian Express if ...