China: Harbin Snow and Ice Festival / Festival de sculptures sur glace et de neige de Harbin

29/01/2016: I finally arrived in China. The trip itself was fine, and the arrival in Beijing was quick and easy thanks to a fast train going straight from the airport to the city. I even managed to use the metro without getting lost.

Cold countries and me / Les pays froids et moi

The start date of the “real” trip (meaning out of Europe) is now set: I will leave from Paris on the 9th of January and the first destination will be Mongolia, as planned. At this time of the year, Mongolia will be cold, very cold, even more than that! Many people asked me why I