A view of the desert.

Transmongolian Express - to the Great Wall!

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October 12th 2007
Final stretch on the train - to Beijing from Ulaan Baatar. We awoke early and made our way to the station, sad to be leaving Mongolia. At one point we thought about staying longer, but the tickets were booked and being backpackers, we wanted to make good use of them. Still promises to return were made. The nature of this journey, where we're travelling a vast yet specific journey in a limite ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more