All Aboard! A journey on the Trans-Mongolian Railway and through Eastern Europe

A tale of railways, nomads, ice, Soviets, food, culture, beauty, humour and excitement... ' I can't recommend this book enough! I feel like I'm on the journey with Carrie... it's engaging, funny, and I've learned so much already... ' - Keeley O'Hagan Montagu Come on a journey with Carrie, a young Australian with a notebook and an evocative ability to bring places you may have never seen to life through her words. See stretching grasslands 100km wide; hear the music of ice by a beach; smell some rousing local cuisine; grapple with challenging political history; and watch the earth's surface change through a train carriage window. Ten countries, tens of thousands of kilometres, and a whole lot of adventure. Readers are DELIGHTED by All Aboard!: Reading this book was like taking a trip in real time, narrated by your entertaining Australian mate... I felt I was right beside the author as she stared in wonder at the world flashing past the windows of her carriage. - Jacqueline Lambert, travel author This book is a great read. By page 5 I was laughing out loud. A thoroughly entertaining travel guide. - Angie McGowan This is a wonderful book for anyone with a curious mind about how other people live under different political systems, in different climates, languages and cultures... It's immediate and engaging as we learn as much about Carrie as the people she meets. It's as if I were in the backpackers with her as she shares each day's events. - Alan Raby I love it. Every time I sit down for a cup of tea, I read more and reluctantly put it down. It is so engaging to travel with you and learn things you never would. You really should be proud of what you have achieved - intrepid adventures on your own in very culturally different countries, writing intimately, frankly and honestly in journals and then producing such a readable book. Fabulous. - Sally Ord If either you or someone you want to buy a present for: loves travel can't travel but wants to experience the next best thing is interested in the different countries and environments of the world wants an easy but engaging read Then this is the book for you. The book is relatable, fun, interesting and easy to read and understand. It's presented in the style of Bill Bryson's travel books, following the author on the journey - with plenty of wit and humour. It was written in the moment while the author was travelling, so you'll feel like you were there too. You'll marvel as she marvelled, wonder as she wondered, and learn as she learned. Stunning photographs of the places the author visited are presented at the beginning of each chapter. It's a thoughtful and entertaining travel book, full of adventure and curiosity. The book's themes include: travel, culture, exploring, adventure, history, food, nature, railway, music, beauty, hiking, architecture, stories, religion, Mongolian nomads, Soviets, World War Two, the Holocaust, learning. These are presented in an entertaining read that takes the reader on a journey through a fascinating part of the world.