My boyfriend and I will be doing the Trans-Siberian from China to London soon. During this time, I'd like to not shave. I wouldn't call myself a hippy, but I enjoy growing a travel beard. It will hardly be grown when I get to China, but after that there's Mongolia, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, the Netherlands and maybe Austria or Czech, and England. My hair is also pretty shaggy, though not super long.

Will this beard be a problem for me when going through customs at various countries? Should I just play it safe and shave before I pass through a border?

Very Stupid. Does your boyfriend plan to shave???

he is the geico man he can't!!!

Shave! That way there will be less stink on the plane

smallfish, have you ever considered the option of just staying where you are, and not leaving home at all? it seems to me that the problem you might have abroad is not with your beard, but ,rather, with your questions.