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Day 30: Final Approach to Beijing (and was anybody deported?)
Back on board the train at midnight, with two hours before we were scheduled to depart Erlian, passengers settled down […]
Day 29: Are we really going to annoy the Chinese border staff?
While this was, by no means, the last train I would be travelling on, catching the train from Ulaanbaatar to […]
Day 28: Last Day in Ulaanbaatar
I’ve not even managed to scratch the surface of Mongolia with a day trip out and three days in Ulaanbaatar. […]
Day 27: Around the world in 80 cakes #3 Ulaanbaatar
It has been a while, cake-fans, but today’s venue for afternoon tea was the Shangri-La Hotel in Ulaanbaatar. The hotel […]
Day 26 (Part 2): The World’s Biggest Statue of Chinggis Khaan
I can’t tell you how stupidly excited I was about seeing this statue. Having left the city and the smog […]
Day 25: Mongolian Morning: Visiting a “closed city”
After a very welcome cooked breakfast at the hostel in Ulaanbaatar, I set off to explore the city. I had […]
Night 24: The train to Ulaanbaatar and some territory takeover
I sauntered into the station at 3.15pm prepared to board the 3.47pm to Ulaanbaatar and I was a little surprised […]
Day 24: Shrek and some Buryatian History
Apparently, as well as Manchester United, I owe Shrek a debt of gratitude. Everybody has now heard the name ‘Fiona’ […]
Day 23: A morning at the Buddhist Temple
Mondays are quiet in Russia. All of the museums in Ulan-Ude were closed today so I decided to walk to […]
The Adventures of Phileas Fiona 
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