Best… Ger… EVER
This is the view from the best ger ever, a herd of horses passing by, untrimmed manes trailing in the breeze. It is, in fact,...
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Crossing the Pass — and Mongolian Horses
The mountains that divide Khovsgol Nuur from the Darkhad Depression aren’t terribly mountainous. They’re misty, sure, and a little forbidding, but rather rounded compared to...
Skiing China 6: Happy Days in Beidahu
There’s not a lot to Beidahu: two hotels, some half-built condos, and a ski centre, an hour and a half’s drive from the centre of...
We Find a Chinese School
A bit of English language Googling around bilingual schools in Harbin finds a site for teachers of English as a foreign language, and a job...
Skiing China – Episode 1 – Getting Yabuli Wrong
The Chinese are the most inventive nation on earth when it comes to winter fun, but skiing in China is a very new thing. And,...
Flat-Hunting in -30, in Chinese
And here we are, in Harbin, which is, if everything goes to plan, our home base for at least three months. We push through the...
Top 10 Things to Do in Egypt for Kids
Egypt doesn’t necessarily spring to mind as a place to visit with children, which is weird given how scarily obsessed some kids can become with...
Ice Skating in Beijing
When it comes to ice skating, like everything else, the Chinese do it differently. Very differently. And ice skating in Beijing is really something else....
Everest Base Camp Trek – FAQ
Last Updated 6 February 2019 How Much Does the Everest Base Camp Trek Cost? The Everest Base Camp trek can cost under US $500 for...
On Namche and Ageing
On Namche and Ageing Everest Base Camp the Lazy Way Day 17: Tengboche to Namche We moved our flights out of Lukla forward to accommodate...