Lithuania - Standing in the Centre of Europe...

Location: Geographical Centre of Europe, 26km north of Vilnius on A14, 

                 near Purneskes village, Lithuania

When we think about the centre of Europe, Lithuania would not be the first country that comes to mind. Nevertheless, a team of French scientists from the French National Geographic Institute did carry out the calculation in 1989 and they determined the geographical centre of Europe to be in Lithuania, just a little north of its capital Vilnius.

Mongolia - Gazelles and sandstorms on our drive from Bayandalai to Sevrei

The road just outside of Bayandalai was sandy but it got better after 15 minutes of driving.

For a short while, we also drove on some dried up river bed.

A stupa in the middle of the Gobi desert