We’re about to get on a train out of Hanoi which will take us overnight to the Chinese border and then on to Nanning. Because the gauge is different in Vietnam, this train uses its own special track laid from […]
Good morning Việt Nam: how to cross the border from China to Lào Cai
Yesterday we crossed the Chinese border into north-west Vietnam. It was a long day for me, having taken our first malaria tablets the night before, I was experiencing side-effects of stomach pains. Both of us hadn’t slept well and had […]
First 24 hours in China
Last night on Thursday 4th May at 18:21 we crossed the Russian-Chinese border into the province of Inner Mongolia. From the freezing, windy, dusty town of Zabaikalsk to the freezing, windy town of Manzhouli. There’s a huge gate-like building going […]
