The Great Train Bazaar: Trans-Mongolian Railway
Five days and 6,266 km from Ulaanbaatar to Moscow, in a carriage turned into a travelling bazaar of jeans, blankets and shop mannequins.
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Camping in the Gobi Desert
Two nights in a ger camp in the Gobi Desert, driven out from Ulaanbaatar — mutton stew, wild horses, and keeping the fire lit through −10°C nights.
Morning in Mongolia...
And so began our journey from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar... We boarded the train early, on a cold April morning in Beijing. The train wasn't heated except for a small corner where a samovar (or hot water tank) was slowly bubbling away. The hot water tea…