Trans-Mongolian Journey: from Ulaan Baatar to Beijing
We woke to new scenery. After a day of the Gobi (like all deserts seen from a train, beautiful at first, and stultifying after seven hours of exactly the same), the small but… Continue reading
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The Ghan and the Australian Overland Telegraph Line
As I write this, I am back on the train again and it feels almost as if I have come full circle. We’ve got the rad crew, the same ones we had on… Continue reading
On the Indian Pacific, crossing the Nullarbor Plain
Halfway through day three – our second full day on the train crossing the Australian continent from east to west – we all begin to go a little stir-crazy. Muesli bars, apples, and… Continue reading
On the Indian Pacific from Sydney to Perth, day one and two
Days one and two, from Sydney to Adelaide, now going via Melbourne I wake up several times in the second half of my first night on the train, each time expecting to remove… Continue reading