Planning Excursions In the Tour Planning a 4-week multi-country trip is no easy feat. Arranging visas to Russia and China, as well as buying tickets to trains in foreign languages, was daunting. So, for the first time ever, I signed up for a tour group. Hotels, train tickets, even visas are included. It is a tour for ‘independent’ travelers, so all of the day-time excursions end by 4 p.m., leaving ample evening time to explore solo. There is one small ‘problem’: no one else signed up for this group tour. So it looks like it’ll be just me and the tour guide. Extra excursions Since evenings after 4 p.m. are…
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Where and Why
Itinerary I will have almost 4 weeks to explore the world, beginning with a flight from San Jose to Beijing. During my 3-day stay there, I will visit landmarks such as Tiananmen Square, the Great Wall, and numerous palaces and delectable dinners. From there, I will board a train and make the 26-hour journey to Ulan Bator, Mongolia, sleeping for 1 night on the train. In Mongolia, I will stay in a national park, in a Ger camp, and enjoy some Mongolian cuisine, culture, and history, before returning to Ulan Bator for 1 night in a hotel. Then it’s back on the train and off to Russia! After another 24-hour…
