Monthly Archives: June 2021

Impressions of Ulan Bator

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ULAN BATOR, JUNE 2002 - I had absolutely no idea what to expect from the capital of Mongolia.  I had read some things about it, seen a couple of pictures, but that was it.  And I was very excited to arrive … Continue reading →

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Fun in the bogey shack !

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ERLYAN – DZAMYN UUD, JUNE 2002 - We are in the Chinese train on our way from Beijing to Ulan-Bator in Mongolia, and approaching the border.  The sunset in the Gobi desert is fantastic, and we hurry to take a couple … Continue reading →

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Living like a nomad…

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TERELJ N.P., JUNE 2002 - We arrived in the early afternoon in Ulan Bator (UB) with a Mongolian train, coming from Beijing.  We had travelled for a full day and night, with an almost endless stop on the Mongolian border in … Continue reading →

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The bullet train

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JAPAN, JULY 1998 - On my travel through Japan, I’ve used the shinkansen (or ‘bullet train’) for large distance travel.  This is an expensive way of travel, but there are many advantages : it’s very fast (it runs 300 km/h to 450 … Continue reading →

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Climbing Mt. Fuji

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MT. FUJI, JULY 1998 - Fuji-san, the highest point of Japan, the holy mountain…  This perfect conical vulcano is snow-capped during most of the year, and therefore hard to climb.  However during July and August the mountain is open to everyone who … Continue reading →

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On a festival in Kyoto

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KYOTO, JULY 1998 - Kyoto, city of 1000 temples… On my stay in Kyoto, I visited a few of the most known Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. Apart from the historical and architectural value, these places are interesting to watch day-to-day life of … Continue reading →

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The Great Wall of China

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MUTIANYU, SEPTEMBER 1999 – SIMATAI, JUNE 2002 - One of the biggest ‘tourist traps’ of China, maybe of the world.  But still , it is just awesome to see it with your own eyes, and on my second visit to the … Continue reading →

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Three days on the Yangtze river

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CHONGQING, SEPTEMBER 1999 - One of my goals when coming to China was to see the world famous ‘Three Gorges’ on the Yangtze river.  The way to see them is by taking a ‘cruise’ onto the Yangtze river.  I went for a three … Continue reading →

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On the night train

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BEIJING, SEPTEMBER 1999 - Traveling by train is always interesting. In China it is a real experience.  Not only the buying of the ticket is a challenge (I had the tour company doing this for me),  finding out how train travel  ‘works’ is as … Continue reading →

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Going to the summer palace

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BEIJING, SEPTEMBER 1999 - I arrived alone in Beijng ‘old’ international airport – the new airport (currently used by international flights) was to open some weeks after I arrived.  Airpanes were parked next to the runway, in the same way as … Continue reading →

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