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The last destination on our Trans Siberia Express Train adventure lies in Tibet and takes us to the beautiful city of Lhasa which today has been discovered by many curious visitors, fanatic hikers and pilgrims.

Our train also made a short stop at the Cuo Na Hu railway station on the eatern shore of Lake Cui Na Hu before entering Lhasa which lies about 500 km to the southwest of the lake.

This tibetan lake is one of the higgest lakes in the world with its 4594 metres above sea level so that was an interesting stop.

Some other altitude extremes we conquered: the...

From Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia we traveled to Beijing in China to view one of the Seven World Wonders with our own eyes; The Chinese Wall.

Of course this wasn't our only stop on the touristic trail and we made a lot of interesting visits to the food markets, the Forbidden City and more beautiful places.

Travelling by train has been such an enlightenment for me personally...

It took us 5 days by Trans Siberia Express Train to reach Ulaanbaatar and the beautiful landscapes of Mongolia which for me personally were the main reason to go on this journey in the first place.

A destination like Mongolia takes you away from everything you have ever known and places you in almost surreal surroundings like th Gobi Desert where you will meet the most extraordinary...

The Trans Siberia Express Train to Russia, China, Tibet and Nepal will first bring you to the city of Moscow and where your Siberian adventure will take off.

The train ride to Moscow for us very comfortable and we even met some nice people from Sweden travelling in the same direction so we shared some laughs and played cards toghether.

We made a pit stop in Belarus to change the wheels of the train which wasn't planned but didn't bother us that much and gave us plenty of time to decide on where to go once in Moscow so that sightseeing was well arranged!

We took...

While this December I am planning on heading to Dubai for the Christmas holidays last year I spend some time in Japan to visit impressive Tokyo. December might not be the best time to visit Tokyo as you would know simply by searching the internet and it can be rather chilly but never less magic if you ask me.

Most people travel to Japan in either spring or autumn because of the mild...