William Blake wrote that “The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.” Conversely, there are few better ways to achieve excess — the good, healthy kind — than through the incredible opulence of a palace hotel.
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Beijing to Moscow on the Trans-Siberian Railroad
In 1991, Tablet co-founder Laurent Vernhes rode the Trans-Siberian railway from Beijing to Moscow, ending up inside the Kremlin at a pivotal moment in history. Here’s how it went down, in his words.