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Beijing to Ulaanbaatar
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Beijing to Ulaanbaatar

The smell of dry sand tickles my nostrils as the desert rolls by in the dark. Not much can be seen outside except for a strip of sand a dozen meters wide, lit by the light from the train’s carriages. When the wind picks up, a cloud of dust

  • Ludo van den Boom
Ludo van den Boom Oct 1, 2013 • 12 min read
Fast, Faster, Fastest
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Fast, Faster, Fastest

In only six years China has build the largest network of high-speed trains in the world. Shiny, ultra-modern and very comfortable bullet trains travel between cities at speeds of up to 300 kilometres an hour. In fact, tomorrow I'll travel on one of these trains from Shanghai to Beijing, a

  • Ludo van den Boom
Ludo van den Boom Jul 29, 2013 • 2 min read
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