Tag: Around the World
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Beijing (Day 30)
Revisiting the Forbidden City with Roger Moore – 007 himself – as our guide. And an entire chicken for dinner.
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Beijing (Day 29)
Climbing the Great Wall and a walk along the Spirit Way. Finishing the evening with hot pot – and a power outage.
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Beijing (Day 28)
First full day in Beijing exploring the Ancient Observatory and learning about a US-China conflict.
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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 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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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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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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Time Check: Day 23
Twenty-three days in, we are crossing Russia and Fogg has crossed India.
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Trans-Mongolian (Day 23)
An unscheduled and mysterious stop on the Trans-Mongolian railway outside of Krasnoyarsk.
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Trans-Mongolian (Day 22)
On the Trans-Mongolian railway stopping at Yekaterinberg and meeting our teacher’s family on the platform in Novosibirsk.