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3 Girls + 6 Weeks + 0 Language Skills = 1 trip Around the World Adventure Is Out There!
My Summer on the Trans-Mongolian Railroad
By Jackie Wolf
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Sara, Jackie, & Nicole’s Rules for Travel
• Rule #1 Never leave a (wo)man behind
• Rule #2 Try not to get arrested
• Rule #3 Give no F*cks
• Rule #4 Adventure is out there
• Rule #5 Never trust a fart (this should be pretty self-explanatory)
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The Players: JackieThe High Maintenance One
I BOUGHT A FISH!!! Being a ham on the wall in Xi’an.
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The Players: Sara The Native No Matter Where We Go
Which one is Sara and which one is the statue?
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The Players: NicoleOur Token Classy Lady
Delicate flower at the Pushkin Museum.
Inspecting our dinner at the store in Moscow.
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Rule #3: Wandering around St. Petersburg wearing a home-made eye patch. Thank
goodness Dr. Sara was there.
The mosquitos are vicious; I deeted everything EXCEPT for my eyelids. Lesson learned.
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Rule #3: It’s okay to look silly in the rain as long as you’re not alone.
Miserable rain at the Kremlin, but we’re fine with our crazy scarfs.
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Rule #3 Don’t be preoccupied with looking cool in your travel pictures
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Rule #4 Culinary Adventure is out there!
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Rule #4: Try as many weird flavored chips as possible (you never know what’s
going to be BBQ).
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Rule #4 Culinary Adventures in Mongolia
Khushur: Fried mutton filled pancake served at Nadaam
Hot fermented mare’s milk vodka (distilled in the family’s Ger)
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Rule #4 China: If they tell you it feeds a “great many people” believe them
This is a before and an after shot, we were disappointed in ourselves.
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Rule #4: Be willing to experiment with your transportation
Whether by camel across the Steppe in Mongolia, or water buffalo in China.
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Things We Learned on the Trip
• Don’t be afraid to stray from the common path
• Take advantage of opportunities as they’re presented to you
• Don’t be afraid to let go of preconceived notions you have about
where you’re traveling.
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When you’ve got time to kill before catching your bus, think about sharing
your pastry with Lenin
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Take some time out to witness a World Record
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Russians are Badasses
Tanya Savicheva “Russian Anne Frank”One ration’s worth of bread 125g only ½ flour other ½ filler
Siege of Leningrad 872 days September 8, 1941-January 27, 1944
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Badasses Part IILeonid Rogozov, a doctor, had to perform an appendectomy on himself while stationed in the Antarctic.
This is why you don’t get involved in a land war in Russia.
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Lessons I Learned:I have the best traveling companions, ever.
We spent 5 days in this tiny compartment.
This was my shopping list when I had food poisoning, notice how I crossed off Excellent Minions because I already had them.
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With the right people everyday is an adventure