After our seven week trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway, we were on yet another train, this one from Saint Petersburg to Tallinn, Estonia, when Linda asked me if I really …
Exploring the Gobi
The desert is not, as most people imagine, just sand and more sand, or just dirt with scrub brush. It is rich and varied, and my trip to the Gobi …
China, I Owe You an Apology
We ended up in China only because we had to leave from Beijing on our Trans-Siberian Railway trip if we wanted to see Mongolia, and it made sense to spend …
There Was No Bridge Over the River Kwai
Kanchanaburi is a town in the west of Thailand, 123 kilometers west of Bangkok and the capital of Kanchanaburi Province. There really isn’t much there, and yet it is often found …
Outside Prague
We got to Prague a few days before our friends Joan and Jay so we decided to explore outside of the city before they arrived. We had asked the manager …