Friday, 20 June 2008

Welcome - one month and counting!

Hey!

What's the correct jargon to use for a travel blog? Is is a travlog, a travblog, travelblog, blogvel - who knows? Well, no matter - whatever the answer is, you've found your way to mine.

In a month, I'm off on my fantastic holiday, taking in five countries, two continents, and clocking up some 18,500 kilometres. An experience like this promises to be amazing, and one that I wanted to share as much as I could, hence my creating this blog.

The ability to write copious amounts shouldn't pose an issue, as I'll be spending quite a lot of my time on trains chugging across Russia, Mongolia and China - however, managing to get that content uploaded to here could prove a greater challenge, as I'm not sure how great the Mongolian steppes are for internet cafes and the like. ;)

Still, I'll give this a go - and appreciate anyone pitching in with comments, thoughts, or general "ooh, ahh" type noises!

As for where I am to date?

Well, proudly in possession of one Russian visa (below right); one Mongolian visa (below left); and currently wrestling with the Chinese embassy to hopefully have one Chinese visa issued without too much further fuss!

So far, so good!

Mongolian Visa Russian Visa