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Public Health Reflections: Beijing Green Space
On arrival in Beijing, I was struck by the levels of smog and, with the city being virtually shut down […]
Day 34: Around Beijing
Sophia met me at 7.30am, shortly after I’d popped into a bakery/dumpling/pancake shop and stepped out with a piping hot […]
Day 33: A Grand Day Out…From the Forbidden Palace to the Great Wall of China
Knowing in advance that this week marks the National Holiday, I knew that the city would be busy so I […]
Day 31: Another capital, another big birthday.
The People’s Republic of China celebrated its 70th birthday today which means it has endured longer than its sponsor the […]
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 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. […]
Public Health Reflections: Parks and Green Space
Throughout my trip across Russia, I was struck by the quality of the parks and green spaces in the large […]
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 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 […]
The Adventures of Phileas Fiona 
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