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June 8th, 2005There will be a long tale updated to the Hole soon concerning Thomo’s Train Trip on the Mongolian Express to Erlian in China and back. 60 hours I was away from Ulaanbaatar and 30 of those hours were spent either in a train or on a station waiting for a train. Thrill a minute … not! Look out for it in the Hole. It’ll be under the title “Nara … I’m Bored!”
The reason for the train trip? My visa was not correct so I had to leave the country so that the government could formally invite me to return to the country to work here. Yep, I know but I had to leave the country to do it. Note: If you ever need to do this – do not listen to your office. Fly to Seoul instead! The article can be found under the title of “Nara … I’m Bored!“. Part Two is available as well!
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[...] I have taken the train from Ulaanbaatar to Zamin-uud and on to Erlian in China once before see Travel, Visa’s and Related Matters for some of the details of that trip. Well, travelling to Beijing was really even more [...]