Days 21 and 22 - 16th - 17th September 2010 - Trans-Mongolian Train - Ulaanbaatar to Beijing October 20th 2010 Woke up early and made our way to Ulaanbaatar station to board the 06:30 train for Beijing. The train was the cleanest and most modern so far. It was formed only of around six carriages. The attendants were Chinese – the language was completely different to Mongolian.
After getting comfortable, we spent some time chatting to our cabin mate, a 20 year old Swedish girl called Amanda. She was tra ... read more
Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar 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
Paul Vymeris aged 28 and Crystal Iglikowski age 30 from Surrey in England, are travelling Istanbul, then Moscow to Beijing on the Trans Mongolian Express, onward from Beijing to Hanoi for two months, Australia, New Zealand and back to South East Asia. The journey started 29th August 2010 and we return to the UK in Feb 2011...... full info