Leaving Russia

December 4th 2008
Hi again pals, We've arrived in the coldest capital in the world and its living up to the reputation. Yesterday is was -20 and i think it's the same today. I'm wearing every item of clothing I have and I can still feel it. It's making our noses run so much but we have to be on the ball with tissues because if we let it drip it freezes! Tristan has sneakily bought more base layers than me but ... 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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journey to the east

tristanandcharlie

We're travelling from the UK to China to take up a teaching post in Shandong Province from Jan-Sept 09. We leave the UK in November 08 and fly to Tallinn, Estonia. We then cross the boarder in to Russia and travel to St. Petersburg then Moscow where we'll set off on the Trans-Siberian Railway. At Lake Baikal we will head south through Mongolia; arriving in Beijing by Christmas. In January we will make our way to Zibo where we will be teaching English until September. We'll try and keep our blog up to date. Hope you enjoy reading it! Update: We have a new job and we're staying in China ... full info

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