During my first two and a half weeks riding the rails across Asia, I experienced the unexpected sides of China & Mongolia and the charming beauty of Siberia. On the way, my tour passed many more places where I would have liked to stop and look around. Sadly, unless you have an unlimited budget of time and…
When I found myself out of a job this year, I decided to take the opportunity to go on some epic trips. None was more so than riding the Trans-Siberian railroad from Beijing to St. Petersburg. Part One in the series about my journey covered the tour from China to Mongolia. By the end of…
When I knew that my job was being eliminated last year, I sought out some epic travel ideas that the free time and severance pay would afford me. My road trip across the U.S. in the middle of winter was ambitious, occasionally scary, and ultimately astonishing. If I had stopped there before becoming a productive member…