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Escape To Xi’an

Escape To Xi’an

by Calvin Sun | Jan 13, 2017 | China, Fit for Foodies, The Nightlife, Walking Tours, Winter 2016: The Trans-Mongolian & Tibet

  It was a nail-biting 5 hours of booking last minute hostels, flights, and a 5am car service after our group missed our overnight train from Beijing to Xi’an by a frustratingly mere minute. We ended up at Chinese Box Hostel...
Finishing The Trans-Mongolian: Beijing, China

Finishing The Trans-Mongolian: Beijing, China

by Calvin Sun | Jan 11, 2017 | China, Crisis, Fail, Fit for Foodies, Walking Tours, Winter 2016: The Trans-Mongolian & Tibet

 After yesterday’s shenanigans on 2 trains, we slept in for about 3-4 hours before having to wake up for a 7:10am arrival at Beijing Railway station, thus formally and sadly concluding our Trans-Mongolian Railway journey.  After picking...
Through The Gobi Desert From Erlian To Hohhot

Through The Gobi Desert From Erlian To Hohhot

by Calvin Sun | Jan 10, 2017 | China, How Did You Do That?, Serendipitous!, Winter 2016: The Trans-Mongolian & Tibet

 After a quick and yet harrowing stopover in Erlian at the border between Mongolia and China, we spent the next 8 hours on the train passing the time by mostly eating, talking, looking out the window into the Gobi desert, and engaging in depth...
Crossing From Mongolia To China By Train

Crossing From Mongolia To China By Train

by Calvin Sun | Jan 10, 2017 | Border Crossing, China, Crisis, How's the weather?, Mongolia, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2016: The Trans-Mongolian & Tibet

 After a bit of too much drinking on the train last night and sleeping in at around 2am, we woke up at 9am for the border crossing from Mongolia into China at Zamin Uud.  Although it was a lot less serious than the crossing between Russia and...
Ulaanbaatar In One Day

Ulaanbaatar In One Day

by Calvin Sun | Jan 9, 2017 | Fit for Foodies, Mongolia, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Winter 2016: The Trans-Mongolian & Tibet

  After streaking in -20ºF weather and sleeping in by the fire last night, we woke up to a beautiful sunrise in Terelj National Park.  After breakfast we headed out for about an hour out for the long way east . ....
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