UPDATE…..we have postponed going to Mongolia until the summer. We knew we were leaving too late in the year but thought we were tough enough to withstand the bitter cold, but on reflection we realise we are not that tough 🥲 But where are we going?…..let’s see we have the time off so heading to southern Europe.

Shelved plan for now: Mongolia to Tokyo, Outer and Inner Mongolia, The Gobi desert, Xanadu, The Great Wall of China.

Ferry to South Korea, exploring the amazing cycle routes that follow rivers to the south. Ferry to Japan and onto our destination at the base of Mount Fuji.

A chance meeting on the train to Cornwall: We often choose the table seats when booking a long train journey as you can meet some interesting people and the chatting passes the time! On this occasion we met Simon a BBC journalist who became interested in our travels. A month later and we were on tv: