Melanie Rae Articles

The Thermal Trip #5: Beijing to Xian – Beijing to Xian, China

Melanie hit a lot of the tourist highlights in both Beijing and Xian, but also found some out of the way places along the way that she had all to herself.

The Thermal Trip #4: Teaching English in China – China

The cold weather in Russia helped Melanie prepare for Changchun where she taught English for 7 weeks, and the temperature stayed below freezing for most of that time.

The Thermal Trip #3: The Trans-Siberia Journey – Moscow to Beijing via Mongolia

Melanie found six days of nothing to do on the train except watch the world go past is a luxury she would recommend to everyone.

The Thermal Trip #2: The Russia Experience – Russia

The Russian winter lived up to its reputation, but the vodka glasses were never left empty for long.

The Thermal Trip #1: Introduction – Europe

Melanie is off to Nepal, the long way round. Russia, China, Tibet and Nepal and then perhaps India for good measure.

Melanie Rae: BootsnAll Author

Melanie Rae
BootsnAll Author

Melanie Rae at Everest Base Camp

Born in England but bred in Scotland. I am 34 years old and have just quit my job and decided to go travelling for a while. It’s something I’ve been talking about since I was 16, so it’s about time really.

I have dabbled in travel, starting with [...]