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mega update #2: Beijing to Mongolia - by Lilly

February 18th 2009
well done! you made it past part one and onto part two, which in my opinion is much more interesting. The trans-mongolian train from beijing to ulaanbaatar was scheduled to take 30 hours, and our coach was decorated in a very train-y way as alice put it - all orangey carpets and wood panelling. we had 2 carriage attendants who didn't seem overly impressed with us, a coal powered water heater w ... read more

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The Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAN they conquered a huge Eurasian empire. After his death the empire was divided into several powerful Mongol states, but these broke apart in the 14th century. The Mongols eventually ... ... read more

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we are 4 young whippersnappers off on our gap year travels from hong kong to england by train via as many places as we can afford =) Below is our planned route: And here for anyone who's interested, is the approximate itinerary for what is happening. TRANS-SIBERIAN 11th Feb: leave HK on the train for Beijing 12th Feb: arrive Beijing 13th - 14th Feb: in Beijing 15th - 18th Feb: in Mongolia 19th Feb: on board the train 20th - 22nd Feb: at Lake Baikal 23rd Feb: on board the train 24th - 27th Feb: in Ekaterinburg 28th Feb - 2nd March: in Moscow 3rd - 5th March: in S... full info

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