Our First Train in China

Our fancy double-decker sleeper train arrives in Urumqi from Kashgar (23 hours). This was our first train ride in China. We were amazed at how nice and comfortable it was. © www.uncorneredmarket.com.  

A Tasty Meal on the Train

Dan jumped out of the train and onto the platform at one of the stops on a marathon 24-hour train ride from Urumqi to Lanzhou in China and found these delicious steamed bun dumplings. Ground meat, onions, carrots and some sweet spice. Perfect with a cold beer. Read more about our visit to Xiahe, China.  

Creative Train Tickets

Our train ticket between Bukhara and Samarkand on the fast train. The cashier literally cuts around the numbers in order to create the receipt: 6950 sum.You'd think that a train ticket would have a set price, but each tourist we talked to paid something different (between 4,000 - 9,000 sum) for the exact same ticket.Ticket office officials, in bouts of creativity, throw in additional insurance fees and other random fees. An accurate representation of how things work in Uzbekistan. For more reading on Uzbekistan:www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/11/a-real-peek-at-uzbekista...www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/11/uzbekistan-overchargistan/  

Prague Castle from Vinohrady

Dusky View

Making Tracks in Prague

Prague's Hlavni Nadrazi

A Journey Across Europe in 100 Days

A trip across Europe by plane, train and bus, from Estonia to Turkey, and back west to Portugal. Come join us.© www.uncorneredmarket.com  

Guantanamo to Havana - 1 Train, 17 Hours

17 hours from Guantanamo to Havana. That's all it takes. Drinks in sealed plastic bags, odd passengers swatting at cucarachas and interruptions by melodic vendors of bocaditos and African chocolates mark our cross-Cuba overnight odyssey.© www.uncorneredmarket.com  

Falls Above the Kuranda Railway

A shot from the Kuranda Railway, outside of Cairns, Australia.© www.uncorneredmarket.com