๐จ๐ณ Shanghai, china
It was my first time at a World Expo, and I can definitely recommend it! Spending your day(s) going from one pavilion to another, collecting stamps from each...
๐จ๐ณ Shanghai, china
Shanghai is very different from Beijing. It is much more of a western-like city with its impressive skyscrapers and diverse population. It is also a perfect...
๐จ๐ณ Shanghai, china
When applying for a Chinese visa, you need to provide proof of residence in China, among many other papers, at least for part of your trip. The easiest way...
๐จ๐ณ Sanya, china
After our crazy days in Beijing, our plan was to go to Shanghai for the World Expo. We wanted to claim to the world that we had traveled from Paris to...
๐จ๐ณ Beijing, china
The Forbidden City is at the very heart of the Chinese capital. It was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, and...
๐จ๐ณ Beijing, china
What's great about staying at hostels is that you meet many fellow travelers. People like you who are wandering the world, driven by their curiosity towards...
๐จ๐ณ Great Wall, china
The Great Wall is really stunning, and is definitely a must-see in China. Its construction started as early as the 5th century BC and spanned until the 16th...
๐จ๐ณ Beijing, china
At the heart of Beijing, on the south wall of the Forbidden City, stands the famous portrait of Mao Zedong. Mao oversees the huge Tiananmen Square. The...
๐จ๐ณ Datong, china
Finally! After five hours at the Chinese border, we had to change the carriage bogies again (just like we did back in Belarus, which seemed ages ago). After...
๐ท๐บ Naushki, russia
Last moments in Russia! After 10 days of intense train-ing in Russia, we arrived at the end of this first journey and we were fully ready for Mongolia desert...
๐ท๐บ Lake Baรฏkal, russia
Arrived at 6am in Irkutsk, we started the day by a good ol' breakfast with coffee sausages, schnitzel and mashed potatoes. We then headed to the Baรฏkaler...
๐ท๐บ Ilanskiy, russia
Ever heard of Ilanskiy (ะะปะฐะฝัะบะธะน)? Me neither before stopping there. It is a small town completely lost in Siberia. But there you'll find an old and gorgeous...
๐ท๐บ Novosibirsk, russia
A little lesson of Cyrillic. H = N B = V C = S ะ = I ะฑ = B P = R So... HOBOCะะฑะCK = Novosibirsk! Novosibirsk, largest city of Siberia (and third largest of...
๐ท๐บ Barabinsk, russia
Barabinsk is a small city for which wikipedia says "the most important economic sectors are the production of building material as well as metal and...
๐ท๐บ Perm, russia
Aboard the Trans-Siberian train, life is simple for 4 days: eat, sleep, read, talk, take the apero, eat, sleep etc... That's a wonderful time where you end...
๐ท๐บ Balezino, russia
After one night aboard train Rossyia (linking Moscow to Vladivostok), we stopped some time in Balezino. Enough time to stretch our legs and buy some food for...
๐ท๐บ Moscow, russia
The picture below was taken at VDNKh park. This "Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy" (ะัััะฐะฒะบะฐ ะะพััะธะถะตะฝะธะน ะะฐัะพะดะฝะพะณะพ ะฅะพะทัะนััะฒะฐ Vystavka...
๐ท๐บ Moscow, russia
Saint Basil's Cathedral (ะฅัะฐะผ ะะฐัะธะปะธั ะะปะฐะถะตะฝะฝะพะณะพ) is probably one of the most emblematic monument of Moscow. It sits on one side of the Red Square. On the...
๐ท๐บ Moscow, russia
Taking jumping pictures at night is always a struggle as the low light environment prevents you from taking sharp images. But being in Moscow, you feel...
๐ท๐บ Moscow, russia
Just arrived in Moscow, we went to get registered (not only do you need a visa but you need to be registered when you arrive in Russia, stating where you'll...
๐ง๐พ Minsk, belarus
A few hours after crossing the Poland-Belarus border, at night, we make a quick stop in Minsk (ะัะฝัะบ). An opportunity to jump in front of the Vienna-Moscow...
๐ง๐พ Brest, belarus
After 24 hours in the train, we arrived in Brest (ะัััั) on Poland-Belarus border (not to be mistaken with Brest in France uh!). Rails in Russia, Belarus and...
๐ฉ๐ช Cologne, germany
First stop on our train trip to China, Cologne (Kรถln). We arrived by Thalys and we had a 1h stop over connection. Enough to go jump in front of the...