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It was only two and a half days in Mongolia, but it was quite an impressive stop. Ulan Bator (UB) is a mix out of modern city (main city square, parliament and surrounding buildings), run down communist buildings (2nd circle … Continue reading →

Alright, borders. Like real borders. I never been to a real border, only airport border controls and what counts as a land border in Europe. At the Chinese/Mongolian border we were kicked out of the train when it was already … Continue reading →

Finally on a train. Beijing to Ulan Bator. The train wasn’t the newest Chinese model (no A/C), but pretty comfortable. I also made my first contact with a train samovar. The train had so many Europeans, the whole 1st and … Continue reading →

Walking around in Beijing today made me finally realize something I subconsciously noticed the moment I arrived: There has been enormous progress made regarding the English language. I mean, 5 years ago, there was no way I could order a … Continue reading →

I need to stop with the “Again” posts. 😉 So, in desperate attempt to relieve my late childhood, I tried to do the 10km hike on the wall again that I did 5 years ago. Unfortunately I didn’t remember precisely … Continue reading →