1. Beijing, China
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...s of sweat from the humidity we arrive at the infamous Shaolin Temple Complex.  We watched a brief Kung fu show, walked around the pagoda forest amidst lots of tourists, who of course didn’t fail...

2. Into Kazakhstan - Steppe and Desert
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...s.      We decided to take the train to Beineu and from there another train to Kungrad, Uzbekistan.  We have already fallen several days behind the rest of our group, who...