Tag: China, Mongolia, train, Transportation, Ulaan Bataar
Where To Go From Here
With the 2010 Mongol Rally behind us, we found ourselves sitting at a restaurant in Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia, wondering where we should go....
Drinking Cultures from Around the Globe
There is something very strange about the way humans approach booze, and how each nation address alcohol both politically and culturally in...
Travel Bloggers Who Make a Difference
We have been extremely fortunate in who we have come in contact with through Abandon the Cube. We’ve met so many amazing travelers,...
A Reflective Look at ATC’s Past Two Years
Abandon the Cube has been around since 2008. While we’re not into celebrating a massive birthday party for the website or the...
Influential, but Perhaps not so Famous Adventurers
When ever you get to the point, if this actually happens, that you feel like there isn’t anything else you could do to top what you...
Book Review: Lost on Planet China: One man’s attempt to understand the world’s most mystifying nation, by Maarten Troost
If you have ever been to China, then Lost on Planet China will be full of inside jokes only you and other China travelers will understand....
China versus America: a Conversational Comparison
Many folks in very important acronym-named think tanks spend their days thinking about the China versus America issue. I wish they would...
The Movie Transsiberian
From the Beijing Train Station to the corrupt police on the far Eastern route of the Russian Trans-Siberian Railroad, the 2008 movie...
The Easiest Countries to Travel
After reading through some of our polls people have participated in throughout the site, I thought it would be a good idea to share some of...
Statistics from Shanghai to Ashgabat
Originally, the trip was planned as a Shanghai to Ashgabat adventure. Well, we have an announcement to make—we have decided to keep on...
“Excuse me, do you have the swine flu?”
We took the 11:58pm train from Urumqi to Almaty, a 36 hour adventure across the Chinese border to Kazakhstan. Arriving early (as is my...
Kashgar to Urumqi: The World’s Longest Backtrack
Having decided months ago to avoid going through Kyrgyzstan because of reported troubles foreigners were having at the Chinese-Kyrgyz...
From Lake Karakul to Tashkurgan
Sleeping at around 3500 meters was an interesting, if not involved exercise. The Kyrgyz woman bundled blankets and furs together to create...
Into the Mosque
In central Old Town there rests an ancient mosque (build in 1442) that has been repaired countless times and currently remains one of the...
Making the leap: How We Became Cube Abandoners
From the sorrows of unemployment to the wonders of living on the road, find out how Lauren and Mike began their journey as Cube Abandoners.
