November 7, 2008
by Stuart
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After a 30-hour train ride we arrived this afternoon in Beijing, officially completing the Trans-Mongolian part of our trip. Last night at the border we watched them change the boogies – wheels – on the train cars. Russia and Mongolia … Continue reading
October 15, 2008
by Stuart
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After an overnight train from Ulan-Ude we arrived in Ulanbaatar – the capital of Mongolia – this morning. On the ride down, the tourist-to-local ratio was opposite from every other train ride we’ve had – the car was full of … Continue reading
October 15, 2008
by Stuart
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After being convinced by the hostel owner in Irkust that Ulan-Ude was worth seeing, we booked the only hostel in the town. We arrived to the train station in mid-afternoon and went to the service center to get our ticket … Continue reading
October 15, 2008
by Tina
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We arrived in Irkutsk in the dark of night – it was only about 7:30pm, but the sun sets early and rises late in Siberia. Irkutsk was more of what I expected from a Siberian city – until this point … Continue reading
October 5, 2008
by Stuart
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We have spent most of the past week on the train. The frist leg – from Kazan to Novosibrick – was 36 hours, and the second – from Novosibrisk to Irkutsk – took 32 hours. They were both pretty different … Continue reading