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By kate on August 8th, 2004

We made it to Mongolia! It’s been something we’ve been dreaming about for years, so it’s exciting just to be here. The 30+ hour train ride was actually very nice. We had our own cabin, with two bench-type seats that also served as beds. No AC, but with the breeze blowing in the window, it […]

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Beijing!

By steve on August 5th, 2004

Hello everyone! Today is our last day in Beijing before we take the train north to Mongolia. I’m feeling a little under the weather today — probably too much Peking Duck last night — but still trying to put in a full day of shopping. Need to bulk up on groceries for the 30 hour […]

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Greetings from Beijing

By kate on August 4th, 2004

Just a quick hello to let you know we arrived safely in Beijing yesterday evening. Our hotel is quite nice. Today, we spent the day walking around and saw Tianamen Square and the Forbidden City / Palace Museum. We discovered a cool park near the Forbidden City that had three pagodas on top of a […]

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We’re off!

By kate on August 2nd, 2004

If you didn’t already know, Steve and I are leaving for Mongolia tomorrow. We’ll be gone the entire month of August, so if I am not so responsive on the email front, that would be why. And please, nobody else ask me why we chose to go there. I’ll have a better answer when I […]

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We are going to Mongolia!

By kate on April 9th, 2004

As you’ve probably heard, Steve and I are planning a trip to Mongolia. Well, it’s official now, since today I bought the non-refundable plane tickets. Here are the details: Leave: Monday, August 2nd (change planes in Tokyo, arrive Beijing the evening of Aug 3rd) August 4th-5th – take train from Beijing to Ulaan […]

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Pictures from our trip

By kate on March 12th, 2004

You can see some pictures from our trip to Paris and NYC here. (Note that the absolute minimum of time was taken to slap this together, so design was not really considered.)