Die Nacht im Zug war nicht sonderlich lang. Um kurz nach 22.00 die letzten Zusteiger, morgens gegen 4.00 Uhr die ersten Aussteiger....

Als ich einen Zug Hanoi-Saigon rausgesucht hatte, war mir aufgefallen, dass zwei kurz hintereinander fuhren – einer mit Ankunftszeit um...

Lhasa 13.00 Uhr. Abfahrt nach Guangzhou/Hongkong. Wir verlassen eine Stadt, die chinesisch wirkt und gleichzeitig das Zentrum des...

We have become experienced train drivers by now. And yet there is always something new to discover. We are sitting in a comfortable...

We leave Pyongyang by train and remain torn in our impressions. Pyongyang is much more developed than expected. People react curiously...

The night before I was too courageous when eating out. Became a short night. Threw in a Perenterol. Stomach ok but now I’ve got a rash....

We are about half way through our journey into various cultures. Having seen Russia, Mongolia and Beijing for some days we’ve now decided...

6am. By foot to the station, a light drizzle. The last nighthawks sway out of the Karaoke bars, police does breath tests. We leave Ulan...

22:30. Customs and passport control at the Russian-Mongolian border. Memories of pre-European times return - and the feeling of being...

We are sitting in a Chinese train to Ulan Bator. Inside temperature 9°C. Looks like heating is only used in winter (coal fired samovar...

We leave Russia on rails. Our (passage)country no. 4. A vast country with infinite nature, riches, many peoples and many exciting...

Arrival in Irkutsk. On the minute. Just like at any other station. More than 72 hours train ride without a single delay at one of the...

Staying in bed all day long but experiencing a lot? Works. Just push up the blinds, quickly brew a tea and slip back under the covers....

The train keeps going and going and going. Outside there are birch forests, fields and swamps. Plains for several thousand kilometres....

We can't leave Moscow without us framing a famous sight. Actually that should have been the Kremlin. Unfortunately, and to no obvious...