Border crossing: Mongolia to Russia by train

Over 10.5 hours and 1,120km, we travelled out of Mongolia and into Russian Siberia.

A day in Ulaanbaatar

Our new local new friend, Bolormaa took us around Ulaanbaatar, showing us the highlights as she shared her story with us.

We spent the night in a ger in the Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, went horse riding and gorged on yak cream.

What exactly do you get up to when you’re on a train for more than 16 hours? Make friends and drink Brandy apparently…

We took the Trans-Mongolian from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar, which included a three-hour bogie-changing adventure in the middle of the night.

Planning a trip that accommodated all our needs was no easy feat. Here’s how we worked it out how to get from Cambodia to the UK, mostly by train.