10-11/02/2016: after spending my last few days in Beijing, mainly resting and organising the next steps of the trip (and a little bit stuck there against my will, as all transports were full because of the Chinese New Year), I finally got a bus ticket to go to Zhangjiajie.
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Great Wall of China / Grande muraille de Chine
05/02/2016: today, with some friends I met in the hostel, we are going to the Great Wall! There are a few different sites where we can see the Wall, and we have decided to book the tour going to Mutianyu.
Beijing: Tian’anmen-Forbidden City / Pékin: Tian’anmen – Cité Interdite
03/02/2016: after a few days in Harbin, I took a train and went back to my previous hostel in Beijing and I am ready to visit the Forbidden City!
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.
Last days in wild Mongolia / Derniers jours en Mongolie sauvage
22/01/2016: the last days of this wonderful trip in the wild Mongolia were amazing too. Our driver and its nice car brought us to Khustain Nuruu National Park where we would spend the second night in a yurt camp.
Wild Mongolia part II / Mongolie sauvage 2ème partie
19-20/01/2016: as we still had plenty of time after seeing Genghis Khan Statue and Turtle Rock, and while we were still in Terelj National Park, my guide brought me to a place where I had a chance to do some dogsledding on the frozen Terelj River.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia / Oulan-Bator, Mongolie
16/01/2016: I’m going out of the plane and enjoy my first steps in Mongolia. All my plans, everything I read in guides and Internet is becoming reality, it is a crazy feeling! A bit of stress, as I am now so far away from everything and everybody I know, but a huge excitement at theContinue reading “Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia / Oulan-Bator, Mongolie”
Seoul/Incheon airport
15/01/2016: here I am, I finally left Europe! My last days in France were, as usual, nicely spent at Adrien and Cecile’s place, and yesterday he drove me to Roissy Airport where I took my first flight to Doha. As an Airbus fan, I was glad to fly in an A380 from Qatar Airways forContinue reading “Seoul/Incheon airport”
Last bits of France before the departure / Un peu de France avant le départ
10/01/2016: after spending Christmas in Ireland with some friends, I am back in France for the last days before heading to Asia. I visited my sister Perrine in Bordeaux and took this opportunity to discover the town. We then went together to Clermont-Ferrand where we celebrated the New Year’s Eve and my cousin Hervé’s weddingContinue reading “Last bits of France before the departure / Un peu de France avant le départ”
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 IContinue reading “Cold countries and me / Les pays froids et moi”