Quick it’s the last day in Buenos Aires
It’s time to check out all the final things on your list. Back to the main square for your Eva Perón moment. The pyramid is...
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Tigre by train
Tigre is 24 km from the main city. It is on the River Plate delta. Train travel in Argentina is one of the cheapest forms...
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Quick it’s the last day in Buenos Aires
It’s time to check out all the final things on your list. Back to the main square for your Eva Perón moment. The pyramid is...
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Tigre by train
Tigre is 24 km from the main city. It is on the River Plate delta. Train travel in Argentina is one of the cheapest forms...
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Buenos Aires still
Buenos Aires is a vast city made up of different areas. The original port area was filled with immigrants . Many of these arrived with...
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Back in Argentina, Buenos Aires
Argentina is made up of many sections but Buenos Aires is the capital. The ship is sending us on a bus trip to see the...
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Montevideo, Uruguay
Today is going to be jammed packed and warm. Yes I said warm… you may even need sunscreen. Montevideo is the capital of Uruguay that...
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Puerto Madryn, Argentina
After another rest day at sea, I am sure you are all ready to explore Puerto Madryn. Your first task is to stroll down the...
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Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
Not all cruise ship passengers get to visit Port Stanley. The opening into the Port is narrow so usually passengers are sent ashore by tender...
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And around Cape Horn we go..
Cape Horn is part of a group of small rock islands of the end of Argentina. Just so you have some idea( if you are...
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Ushuaia
Today we are cruising through the Magellan Straits to Ushuaia. It was worth getting up early to see the snow covered mountains and glaciers. Although...
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Punta Arenas,
Land, I can’t imagine how sailors felt after weeks at sea. Two days of luxury and I still can’t wait to get off ….perhaps it...
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Kazan
As we get closer to Kazan, it is becoming more populated. Villages are closer together. Houses now have vegetables or other plants...
Read out allYekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg , founded in 1773, was a city designed to be the link between Asia and Europe and the industrial centre...
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Novosibirsk is a modern city by Russian standards. It was built in the 1890’s to build and service the Trans-Siberian railway. It...
Read out allIrkutsk and a day on the train
Today we are on the train. Our cabin is small but comfortable. There are two seats and the bunks fold down...
Read out allLake Baikal
Lake Baikal is a deep rift valley towards the centre of Siberia. Now we have all heard of the terrible fate...
Read out allUlan Ude
Ulan Ude is a city with an diverse ethnic history. It identifies itself as being mainly Mongolian but is part of the...
Read out allOn the train, across the Gobi desert
Our day today is mainly a train journey. We are travelling to Ulan Ude. The railway was built in the early 1900’s...
Read out allOops we are still in Mongolia and here is the blog
Today was hectic stop,eat,hectic,waiting for missing people,hectic,eat,wait,follow me, my feet hurt, a typical tour arrangement. Yesterday we visited the Terelj National Park...
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Here are photos of Mongolia missing from my last post! Wildflowers. National Museaum: These are representing ancient dignitaries....
Read out allYurts, horses and more
On the train again! Bidding farewell to Beijing just as the clouds formed above us and the smog started to roll towards...
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