Useful Links

http://www.thechinatravelcompany.com/
Ex-Monkey employee Chris is now running his own UK based travel company specialised in tailor made and self-guided adventures in China
- perfect to add onto the start or end of your Trans-Siberian trip!

http://www.mariinsky.ru/en/
Mariinksy (Maryinsky) Theatre, St Petersburg

http://rt.com/
RT is an English news channel which brings the Russian view on global news.

http://travel.guardian.co.uk/article/
Faded glories of the mainline to Moscow

http://travel.guardian.co.uk/article/2004/
The Long Way Home

http://www.worldhum.com/ask_rolf/
Rolf Potts, monkey ambassodor!

http://www.stickman.com/fr/agfaimages/webTZ.htm
More Photos and report from an 'honorary Monkey'

http://www.lonelyplanet.com
Lonely Planet guide books. The largest collection of guides, very popular, but too often followed as a bible. Remember that the research can be 3 to 12 months old before it appears as a book on the shelves. Thus, even the latest edition fresh from the printers can be outdated, especially for the volatile countries we deal with. Check their site for Upgrades on your LP guide.

http://www.roughguides.com
More guide books. Get a second opinion...

http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~corff/mf.html
For those planning to work and live in Mongolia. This posting contains a list of FAQ about Mongolia, Mongolians and the area where Mongolian-speaking people live.

http://headseast.com
A blog dedicated to China. News, Photos, Articles.

http://www.bjbus.com/
Excellent interactive bus route map of Beijing

http://www.beijingsideways.com/
Beijing Sideways ~ French operated tours to the Great Wall and tourist spots around Beijing avoiding the traffic jams with better views from the side car of a vintage motorcycle - visit the Great Wall, Summer Palace and outskirts of Beijing on Motorbike with sidecar.

http://www.poezda.net/train.htm
Hard to find timetables for Russian trains, and trains to and from Russia.

http://www.kcrc.com/
All you want to know about trains in Hong Kong.

http://www.ypmap.com/eng/
Elaborate site with detailed maps of Hong Kong.

http://www.koryogroup.com
Fancy a visit to NORTH KOREA? Deal only with the specialists!

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/genghis/timeline/index.html
Learn about Mongolia's own mass murderer.

http://www.jetsetjapan.com
Start page to a goldmine of info on Japan for ENGLISH TEACHERS!

http://www.theworldisnotflat.com/
Report from a US couple that travelled in 2006, with some great stories and Youtube videos.

http://herbert.groot.jebbink.nl/tsr/
Herbert the Dutch guy is back! Tranzip story and pictures.

http://www.jaunted.com/story/2005/
The Cold Train!

http://boards.bootsnall.com/eve/forums/
travel forum

Less Relevant ...

http://www.treebeijing.cn
The Tree Belgian Beer Bar in Beijing

http://www.bgfsassociates.com
Financial Investment in Asia

http://www.opie-etc.com
Website Design

http://www.chrisjstanley.com
Photography

http://www.gluckman.com
Ron Gluckman is a free-lance writer who came to Mongolia in '91 with our first group. He fell in love with the place and returned many times since. His web-site is loaded with interesting and witty articles he wrote, several of them on Mongolia!