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Author: Ryan Vaillancourt

Xi’an

April 1, 2019 Ryan Vaillancourt

Xi’an was unexpected delight and it was a complete contrast to Beijing. Beijing didn’t really have much going on publically…

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The Great Wall

Ryan Vaillancourt

Since tours to the more private sections of the Great Wall were closed, I was limited to public sections of…

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Living as a Nomad

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I returned to the hostel and Dashka and I headed south to visit his nomad parents.  I had wanted to…

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Exit Strategy

Ryan Vaillancourt

After getting back to Ulaanbataar, I began prepping the documents needed to apply for a Chinese visa.  I was intending…

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Northern Nomads

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Karakorum city and Terelj National Park The next day, I jumped on the 9 hour bus ride back to Ulaanbaatar but this time I tried…

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MONGOLIA

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My Visit to Mongolia has been summarized in the following posts: Gobi Desert Northern Nomads Exit Strategy Living as a…

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Gobi Desert

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Here we go! It wasn’t until I reached the Gobi desert that I started to appreciate Mongolia for its endless…

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Beijing

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Walking through the city at night felt eerily similar to scenes from Blade Runner.  The high-tech micro vehicles, looped advertisements…

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The Great Firewall

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Oh China… Such immense natural beauty everywhere you look and, with ancient temples adorning the highest of peaks, it may…

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