Ljubljana is a great city and well worth returning to in summer

Ljubljana is a small charming city with a population of around 300’000 people. I have spent two nights in the Celica Hostel, which so far has been the most unique and fun place to stay in. On Tuesday night when

Venice and Turin in 6 days

Before starting my trip from London to Singapore by train I bought phrasebooks for Russian and Mandarin as I don’t expect a lot of people speak basic english. However what I haven’t anticipated that I should have bought an Italian

Lyon simply a brilliant place

Lyon known for it’s roman architecture, silk industry and the good food was interesting to visit. I could have easily spend a few days more in Lyon. Especially because on my last day I was mainly occupied with retrieving my

London and Eurostar train travel to Lyon via Paris

195m below ground is the deepest point the Eurostar train runs under the British Channel. The route connects London with Paris in less than 3 hours. It only takes 20 minutes to travel the 50km below sea level. This is

Goodbye and the start of an epic trip

I am writing this from the airplane, waiting for our take off. As always when I am flying the flight is delayed so nothing unusual so far. It will only be a short flight to London to start my trip

London to Singapore by train – my trip mapped out on Tripline

Today I have setup an account on Tripline to better map out my trip. See the embedded trip below. A few details for you: 29 planed places 16 countries over 18’000 km long journey

Vaccination

The most important thing when travelling is staying healthy. Pretty much the worst thing that can happen on a trip is to get ill where there is only little medical help readily available. This post will mainly discuss what vaccination

Travel Gear

One of the most important aspects of travel planning is no doubt packing the right gear. I try to take gear on my trip that I already own, however for this trip I needed to buy a few things. This

Visa for Russia, Mongolia and China

Visiting other countries or obtaining visas hasn’t been on my radar during my past travels as I have always went to places where I was granted a visa-on-arrival or didn’t need one. This is quite different for my train travel

Trip Idea – London to Singapore by Train

First there was a vision and now there is an idea. More precise I know where and how I want to travel this year. In order to document my planning and my trip I have set up this Blog for