Pronounced like a bullet ricocheting around your ears… An absolute jewel of a place – severe dust-coloured city walls enclosing a bustling rabbit warren of streets and lanes. We were taken by coach from Xian to the outskirts of Pingyao where we met An, our new guide from here to Datong, his hometown. We seemedContinue reading “Pingyao!”
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Tallinn in Estonia
…… last stop before Russia The journey from Riga to Tallinn: A fairly dismal day for travelling, as the whole region seems to be covered in cloud. The sepia effect is even stronger now, as the land emerging from the snow is varying shades of brown, grey and ochre. Everything seems murky and soggy, butContinue reading “Tallinn in Estonia”
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