Trans Mongolian Train

Mongolia

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June 11th 2007
It's appalling that it's taken so long to publish this blog but for our amusement and for those who still care, here we go... After an early AM departure (thankfully we were on time - both Moscow and local as the trains all run on Moscow time which is 5 hours different from Moscow) we were on the train again. The #004 Trans Mongolian train is a shorter journey, only 30 hours to Ulaan Baator (UB ... read more

Asia » Mongolia

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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