Most people who wish to travel from Singapore to Europe would normally take the plane to get there. But, a woman named Dina Malyana managed to go from Singapore all the way to Europe by train. The journey took seven days and a 3000SGD (US$2079). How did this traveler manage to do this?
In a blog posted on Tripzilla, Dina Malyana described how she was able to fulfill her dream of traveling to Europe without having to take a plane. The young traveler describes how the initial plan for her trip was not overly ambitious. Her initial goal was to travel across the Trans-Mongolian Railway, one of the Trans-Siberian Railway's three routes.
The route starts off in Beijing, goes across Mongolia, and then continues westward all the way to the city of Moscow. The Trans-Siberian Railway is considered to be the longest train journey in the world, and the entire trip took her a week to finish. One of the websites that Dina used during her journey from Singapore to Europe by land was Seat61. A website with plenty of information about train rides all over the world.
Her incredible journey took her from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China, Mongolia, and finally Russia. A more accurate depiction of the route she took can be seen here on Google Maps. What is even more amazing about this trip is that she was able to do many other things along the way such as experiencing The Great Wall of China, swim in the Kuang Si Waterfalls in Laos, and ride a bike on the frozen Lake Baikal in Russia.
While S$3000 doesn't seem like much of a budget for a seven-day land trip to Europe, Dina managed to make her finances work and ended up spending only S$2800 at the end of her trip. A complete breakdown of her expenses can be seen in her blog post on Tripzilla's website. If there is anything we can learn from this traveler, it's that exorbitant amount of money to travel the world is not that crucial as long as the plan is thorough and stays within the budget.
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