After an easy flight and very little sleep I've arrived in Hong Kong for the first start of the Great Railway Journey. no, no not like Bradshaw's. oh to be able to do that. I arrived at the hotel and checked in and found that the room was not ready for over three hours. The hotel apologized and you could see they were under the pump. The service is over the top and service staff are plentiful, the concierge especially was under the pump but even though I was a ...

Less than 24hrs to go and I am off on an adventure again. I haven't taraveled with John or Ben before but Julian and I have done short local trips. To be honest I'm a little nervous on this trip as there are so many traveling with the same people and the possibility of getting on each others nerves over 30 days. Also not having travelled anywhere near where most of the trip will be heading I'm nervous about little issues arising. Well time tell.

Only nine days to go and I'm off to see the world again mainly from a train but heyit's the easiest way without the hassles of driving point to point. The actual start of the journey is not till the 6th of OCtober when we all meet in Hong Kong and head into the great unknown of CHina, Mongolia and the Russian States. Just a few minor things to do before the departure.