The Trans-Mongolian Railway, more than 6000 km long and stretching from Moscow in Russia to Beijing in China is truly one amazing journey you’ll never forget.
Imagine traveling through some of the most remote areas of the world. Cities you’ve probably never heard of before suddenly becomes good friends on your geographical mindmap. Cities like Novosibirsk, Irkutsk and krasnoyarsk becomes imprinted in your memory when the train stops and you jump of to discover the stations. Old babushks selling local fish and vegetables. Perhaps a cheap bottle of vodka on sale aswell? Back on the train you’ll hear the russians chearing over glasses of vodka, the smell of the charcoal samovar and the ever lasting sound of the train wheels rolling on metal tracks.
Russian, Chinese and Mongolian travelers aswell as one or two tourists try to make the time pass by drinking vodka, singing songs and staring out the window. The scenery is slowly changing as you pass through Sibiria. You’ll have plenty of time to experience the changes of nature while spending almost 7 days on the train.
This is a form of traveling unfamiliar to most people these days. Today we have the GPS, low-coast airlines, turbo engines and a more increasing lack of time. This trip is not about the destination, it’s about the journey.
A buddy and I did this journey during the summer of 2011 and I think it is one of the most magnificant journeys you can ever take. Dont worry about what to do those 7 days on the train, but rather what to do when they are over.
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Traveling through the Gobi Desert
Novosibirsk
Street vendor at one of the many stations
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