We will be talking about Mongolia, Russia, and the Trans-Siberian Train in this podcast as my dad joins me to talk about the month long trip we took in 2016….
Today is the last blog from Mongolia, so I wanted to share a photo of the monastery in Karakorum as my “photo of the day”. If you go back to Sunday’s…
Since Mongolia is still a largely nomadic country as the herders move the sheep, goats, cows, yaks, and horses from pasture to pasture, I choose a photo of a goat…
When we visited the monastery in Karakorum, which use to be the capital of Genghis Kan’s empire, I found a couple of these dragons climbing the support pillars. I thought they…
Today is my dad and I’s last day in the nomadic country of Mongolia. It has been a fantastic experience and the last day keep up with the rest of…
And no I am not talking about my handsome mug. This was the camel I rode while in Mongolia. I wrote about this adventure yesterday and thought you might enjoy…
I left you on Thursday in Karakorum, the capital of Genghis Khan’s empire, where we visited the museum and various sights and shrines. By the way, did you like yesterday’s…
One of the more interesting shrines my dad and I saw was one dedicated to race horses. As you can see in this “photo of the day” there are horse…
As most of you know I get a lot of fantastic sunsets when I am on the boat in the Caribbean, but I still love seeing them. This one is…
Today we made it to the great Genghis Khan’s empirical capital city. The city was founded in 1220AD, but for the first 15-20 years was only a ger camp (Mongolian…
Do you remember what I told you about driving in Mongolia when you travel? We spent 4-6 hours each day driving along the “highway” system, which consisted of multiple dirt…
Did you enjoy yesterday’s “photo of the day” of the ger (Mongolian for yurt, which is a semi-permanent tent) we stayed in? Remember from Sunday’s blog this was in the…
Yesterday I told you a story about how we stayed in a random families ger (or yurt) in Mongolia. My “Photo of the Day” is a evening shot of the…
This is the second day my dad and I are in the distant country of Mongolia and it began totally opposite of how it ended. If you remember I finished…
After four and a half days on the Trans-Mongolian train, my dad and I arrived at the train station in, Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator), Mongolia. Why? Well since we were riding…
Today’s photo of the day comes from a monastery in Mongolia. This is the Amarbayasgalant Monastery and is found in the northern part of the country. If you come back tomorrow…
Since my dad and I are using the Trans-Siberian train to travel between Moscow to Mongolia and then back to Russia to continue our eastward adventure, we had to clear…
Can you see the big dipper with a shrine at the monastery in northern Mongolia? This is the first blog about Mongolia, but tomorrow I will post the last blog…
What was life aboard the Tran-Siberian train (TST) like for my father and I? Well let me share some insights into our life’s, those four and a half days between…
Here my dad and I are riding the Trans-Siberian train for four and a half days from Moscow to Mongolia and there is zero wi-fi on the train. I know…
This entire “Planes, Trains, & Automobiles World Tour” started with the idea of riding the Trans-Siberian train (TST) across Russia with my dad for his 70th birthday. Since I went…
Here it is in the morning and I still have things to do. Do I have a deadline to get them done by? You bet I do since I I…