Travel Journal

Follow our journey across Russia, Mongolia, and China through this complete Trans‑Siberian travel journal. Each section below links to a different leg of our Moscow‑to‑Beijing route, with photos, stories, and notes from the trip. Whether you’re planning your own adventure or simply curious about the experience, this journal offers a day‑by‑day look at what it’s really like to travel the world’s longest railway.

Minneapolis to Moscow

• Flying to Moscow

Moscow

• Walking around Moscow Day 1
• Walking around Moscow Day 2
• Walking around Moscow Day 3

Western Russia

• Train Trip from Moscow to Kazan
• Kazan
• Train Trip from Kazan to Yekaterinburg
• Yekaterinburg

Siberia

• Train Trip from Yekaterinburg  to Novosibirsk
• Novosibirsk
• Bus Trip from Novosibirsk to Tomsk
• Tomsk
• Train Trip from Tomsk to Tayga and Irkutsk
• Irkutsk
• Train Trip from Irkutsk to Ulan-Ude
• Ulan-Ude

Mongolia

• Bus Trip from Ulan-Ude to Ulaanbaatar
• Gorkhi Terelj National Park
• Train Trip from Ulaanbaatar to the Mongolia/China Border

China

• Train Trip from Mongolia/China border to Beijing
• Beijing
• Beijing Hutong Walk