Beijing, China: Adventures in Health and Electronics
We’ve been together on this journey for a while, right? So it’s okay to get a little personal. Today we’re going to talk about what happens […]
Beijing, China: Big Buildings, Great Sights, Pushy People, & Crowds
After the endless dilapidation of Mongolia, the modernity and familiarity of a big city like Beijing was a breath of fresh air. Well, a breath of […]
Entering China: The Train from Ulaan Baatar to Beijing
July 20-21 Dear little baby laptop diary, Here we are on our 8th long train journey of the summer but the very first part of our China […]
A Week In the Mongolian Outback: Oh the Places You’ll Pee!
After our time in Ulaan Baatar, we were eager to get out in the countryside and desert, because everyone said the best part of Mongolia was […]
Eating Vegan in Mongolia: Ulaan Baatar is Surprisingly Veg-Friendly
Against all odds, Mongolia’s capital city is well-nigh a wonderland for vegans. Ulaan Baatar, despite being in a country that literally eats mutton at every meal […]
Naadam in Mongolia: The National Festival of the Three Sports of Chingis Khan
Once we decided to do the Trans-Mongolian instead of the Trans-Siberian (Mongolia and China instead of just lots more Siberia? not a hard decision), we knew […]
Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia: WWCD (What Would Chingis Do)?
Our first stop and only city visited in Mongolia (also the only city in Mongolia, from what I saw of the rest of the country), Ulaan […]
A Train Journey to Beat Them All: Ulan-Ude to Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia
July 8-9Dear little laptop diary, I didn’t think I’d need to write to you on this train. It was supposed to be barely 9 hours, just […]
Ulan-Ude, Russia: The Way Russian People Say “Alan Alda” (I’m Guessing) and More
We left Irkutsk after our time on Olkhon Island at about 9pm and got on a baby-sized sleeper train (we are such pros now!) – we literally […]
Olkhon Island & Lake Baikal, Siberia: I Don’t Think You’re Ready For This Jelly (me)
After three weeks of exhausting, nonstop activity in our big summer travels, we planned for four days of just pure relaxation in a presumed idyllic spot, […]
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