Last views of Russia

Border nightmares and Mongolian steppes

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August 10th 2006
Well, here we go again, another day, another train.....left Irkutsk station at 9pm and climbed on to a very different train from the last - this time packed with Europeans - don't know where all the Russians and Mongolians were but we shared the carriage with backpackers from Germany, France, Holland, Sweden, Spain, Italy, South Africa, Finland, Ireland, UK, Poland and even a guy who lives just do ... read more

Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

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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