From Hiroshima to Kyoto is 269 km and exactly half way is Himeji, famous for its spectacular white castle.
The Top of Miyajima by Train and Cable Car
Just an hours journey from Hiroshima is Miyajima Island, the sacred island where God dwells.
Around Japan with a Rail Pass
Japan is so expensive that you need to make full use of everyday so be bought seven day Japan rail passes. Continue reading
Getting Lost in Tokyo
We arrived in Tokyo in torrential rain I’m sure it followed us all the way from Moscow. We struggled to find our hotel but the end it wasn’t far and we settled in to our tiny room to dry off.
Irkutsk, then Three More Days on a Train
We were driven the seventy kilometres back to Irkutsk from Lystvyanka for a tour of the centre. This city on the Angara river is famous because the Decembrists who revolted against Tsar Nicholas l in 1825 were exiled there.
Moscow to Yekaterinburg by Spagny Vagon
First impressions of our spagny vagon or first class carriage were good.
Through Siberia to Lake Baikal
Now we were travelling further into Siberia on the way to lake Baikal, the worlds deepest lake.
Yekaterinburg in the Urals
Eight hundred and eighty nine miles from Moscow Yekaterinburg is in the Urals on the border of Europe and Asia.
Trans Siberian from Moscow
A journey on the Trans Siberian Express is a once in a life time adventure.
It has to be, doing it once is crazy but you would have to be completely nuts to even contemplate doing it twice.
The Cheonggyecheon Stream, Relaxing in Seoul
The Cheonggyecheon Stream is something not to miss. It runs for five miles through the centre of the city.