Around the World
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Moscow (Day 20)
Read more: Moscow (Day 20)Visiting the Tomb of Lenin (still dead) and the treasures of the Kremlin before boarding the Trans-Mongolian Express
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Trans-Mongolian (Day 21)
Read more: Trans-Mongolian (Day 21)First full day on the Trans-Mongolian railway bound for Beijing. Getting acclimated into our home of the next several days.
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Trans-Mongolian (Day 22)
Read more: Trans-Mongolian (Day 22)On the Trans-Mongolian railway stopping at Yekaterinberg and meeting our teacher’s family on the platform in Novosibirsk.
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Trans-Mongolian (Day 23)
Read more: Trans-Mongolian (Day 23)An unscheduled and mysterious stop on the Trans-Mongolian railway outside of Krasnoyarsk.
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Time Check: Day 23
Read more: Time Check: Day 23Twenty-three days in, we are crossing Russia and Fogg has crossed India.
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Mongolian Border (Day 24)
Read more: Mongolian Border (Day 24)After skirting the southern shore of Lake Baikal, we arrive at the Mongolian border – with too many roubles.
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Mongolia (Day 25)
Read more: Mongolia (Day 25)Across the Gobi Desert to the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar with still too many roubles in my pocket.
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Beijing (Day 26)
Read more: Beijing (Day 26)After a late night crossing of the border and our first views of the Great Wall, we arrive in Beijing.
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Beijing (Day 27)
Read more: Beijing (Day 27)First full day in Beijing exploring the Ancient Observatory and learning about a US-China conflict.
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Beijing (Day 28)
Read more: Beijing (Day 28)First full day in Beijing exploring the Ancient Observatory and learning about a US-China conflict.