By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 2 — Tibet!
05.02.2018 Why did I opt to fly from Kathmandu to Lhasa? I had done the 7 nights overland tour in a jeep from Kathmandu to Lhasa in 2007 and it…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 3 — On the way to Beijing!
07.02.2018 Now the great train adventure starts! I arrived at the Lhasa train station well ahead of time. Strict security is in place to even enter the station. First ID…
By Train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 4 — Beijing, the Great Wall, roast duck & scorpions
09.02.2018 The Emperor Qianmen Hotel is located in a side street right in the center. Check in was quick, they even spoke well enough English. It seems post modern. In…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 5 — Ice, ice in Harbin, baby!
12.02.2018 Arrived in Harbin with approx. 1.5 hrs delay. The small airport was packed with people. More flights seemed to have arrived at the same time. Finding my luggage was…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 6 — Russia’s Wild Far East, Tigers & the Pacific!
15.02.2018 The flight from Harbin to Vladivostok was short with about 1 hr 20 min and it was only about half an hour delayed. One of my friends asked –…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 7 — Mosaics & Ice fishing in Komsomolsk-na-Amure
17.02.2018 The first train on my TransSib-BAM-Adventure was scheduled for 09:45 Moscow time. All train schedules in Russia are running on Moscow time, I suppose otherwise it would be a…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 8 — Blast from the Past in Tynda
19.02.2018 I arrived at the train station in Komsomolsk-na-Amure almost 1 hr early … but being a good German I rather am too early than too late. I went into…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 9 — Ice road & hot springs at Northern Lake Baikal
22.02.2018 Again I arrived at a train station too early.... It was very cold outside today, but the Tynda train station is big and warm. I could not be bothered…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 10 — Ice adventures at Southern Lake Baikal
25.02.2018 The next train ride would take me the last section of the BAM westbound and then turn east again on the TransSib to Irkutsk. I really wanted to see…
By train from Tibet to Berlin in Winter — Part 11 — Irkutsk-the Paris of Siberia
01.03.2018 This morning driver Igor came to pick me up in Listvyanka for Irkutsk. The drive took a little more than 1 hr. Irkutsk is one of the largest cities in Siberia…