The wet Mongolia border suffers from a lack of breeze

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June 28th 2012
We heard UlaanBaator described as 'the ugliest city in the world' which is a bit harsh but it was an unfortunate place to spend so much of our time in Mongolia, so we got out as soon as the train timetable would allow. We had a 36 hour train ride to Siberia and Lake Baikal just over the Russian border; we couldn't work out why such a comparitavely short distance should take so long, ... read more

Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm

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A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system interlarded with substant... ... read more