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28 October 2013 – En route, Kangding, China

October 28, 2013

We go up and up and up on the bus from Chengdu to Kangding — the starting point for our Tibet adventure.

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Getting close with the camels in the steppes of Mongolia Stats Days on the road: 61 Distance traveled: 3622.13 miles by plane – 0 miles / 0 km by train – 2363.7 miles / 3804 km by bus – 302 miles / 486 km by boat – 502.23 miles / 808.26 km by car – 454.2 miles / 730.9 km Number of beds: 13 […]

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27 October 2013 – Chengdu, China

Supermarkets of the world series – Chengdu, China grocery shopping.

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26 October 2013 – Chengdu, China

Riding around Chengdu in a car (!) with our gracious and lovely host ShanShan. In the video we pass by the main square – Tianfu.

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25 October 2013 – En route to Chengdu, China

Hanging out on the train as we journey from Wuhan to Chengdu. We purchased “hard sleep” births, which are equivalent to Russia’s third class, “platskart.”

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24 October 2013 – Wuhan, China

October 24, 2013

Checking out the campus of Science and Technology University in Wuhan China. Only something like 60,000 people live on campus. There are 38 (!) canteens.

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23 October 2013 – Wuhan, China

October 23, 2013

The city of Wuhan in Hubei Province of China is so big! We are taking a ferry from one part – Wuchang, to another – Hankou. Bonus: it’s on the Yangtze River!