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The Morning Commute
This morning I set off upon my recently discovered route through the city centre: the one with more rubble and loose cables to negotiate, but fewer roads to cross. Somehow between leaving my hotel room and getting outside the weather had turned, bright sunshine giving way to grey clouds. I decided not to go back for an umbrella, knowing that within …
A Russian train?
... I brought some noodles and chocolate. So I have opened the noodles, sourced hot water and eaten a nourishing Shanghai noodle meal. Dessert ... Milk chocolate.
So now I have the border formalities to look forward to, at least 5 hours between the two stops where they turn the train upside down to catch out the traders that ply their wares on the train and across borders. So no sleep tonight. I'll try to get some now.
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Episode 16
Benny the Bean Bear - MongoliaMongolia is beautiful so vast and sparsely populated, we would spend hours driving without seeing another soul. We did see the odd group of camels and Mongolian ponies so pretty. Although we were not actually travelling in a group with the bikers we did still sort of stick together since we were travelling in the same direction. It's a little chilly here but only at night or when ...
Mongolian Magic
... and empty. The road also quickly deteriorates into almost nothing. We got our first glimpse of a yak on the way. They are one ugly creature. We also got the chance to hold eagles that are used for hunting.
We stopped at a monument to Genghis Khan that was built in the middle of nowhere. Why the Mongolians would spend who know how much money to build a massive statue in the sticks is beyond me, but it was truly impressive. It was about 100 metres tall and made entirely out ...
MONGOLIA: SO FAR FROM GOD, SO CLOSE TO CHINA
... a lotta’ credit, not just for conquering half the known world of the time, but for somehow getting out of China’s grip in the end. No other of China’s conquerors ever accomplished that; just ask the Manchus, who lost their own country in the process, just like all the others, including the Khitans who gave us "Cathay." Of course the Mongols had some help from neighboring big brother Russia, who took a piece herself in the ...
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