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Russian Border Town - Stranded!  
   

Russian Border Town - Stranded!

Our carriage was left on the platform by itself for 5-6 hours while our "passports were checked". We weren't told this and until our cabin mate went out to use the loo we had no idea. Strange. Very strange. We were carriage no.9 of about 15 before and after this!!
Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar & beyond

July 3rd 2009
Getting There 24 hour train journey, 12 hours at 2 border towns and 12 hours moving. First Impressions We instantly liked Mongolia. Russia can be a little tiring at times as people don't smile nearly as much as we are used to and when you don't speak much of the language it can be disheartening - you're never sure if the conversation's going well or badly! However, the Mongo ... read more
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