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  • Nomads for a Night On Friday, we headed out to Terejl National Park (about 70 kms out of UB) to overnight in a family ger. We had arranged the two day trip at the Tourist Information Office (TIO), paying $150 for transportation, food Posted by jacquiedro in travelling right, travelling light | Aug 19, 2007
  • In Search of 500 Horsemen Logistics sorted and after a night in a clean and decent hotel (we have BBC World and CNN – wow, what’s happened to the markets?), we were finally feeling ready to start to enjoy UB and Mongolia. On Thursday, Posted by jacquiedro in travelling right, travelling light | Aug 15, 2007
  • Nadam We saw the archers and wrestlers coming into the stadium in their many coloured traditional outfits. Suddenly a loud eruption of enthusiasm from the local people, finally the very important Posted by erodrigo in Garfield around the world | Jul 11, 2007
  • Friday the 13th Yesterday we had a long day drive, 300 km, to reach our first ger camp. These 300 kilometres take about 9 hours going south from Ulaanbataar. Today we had another long drive to our primitive campsite in the middle off the Posted by erodrigo in Garfield around the world | Jul 13, 2007
  • Dinosaurs This morning we left for the flaming cliffs in the central Gobi. These all kinds of colours cliffs, but mainly red, hence the name where made famous in 1921. When an expedition finally resolved the question whether Dinosaurs are egg Posted by erodrigo in Garfield around the world | Jul 14, 2007
  • Gobi sand dunes We headed off in southern direction to another 5 star ger camp, this time in the south Gobi, near the Chinese border. Near this new ger camp we finally saw, for the first time this trip, the enormous sand dunes for Posted by erodrigo in Garfield around the world | Jul 15, 2007
  • Kharakhorum Today we left camp to head for the ancient city of Kharakhorum. Once there we first drove up a hill, next to the city, to hear a story about an enormous penis and vagina. These were made on the order of the Posted by erodrigo in Garfield around the world | Jul 18, 2007
  • Big marmots Last night we stayed in a ger camp nest to a hot spring at Thenther. After we left camp we had a long drive to Therkhun Taagaan lake via Tsertserleg city. In this city the locals came from all around Posted by erodrigo in Garfield around the world | Jul 20, 2007
  • Moron city Today after a very long drive, 11 hours for 300 kilometres, we finally reached Khuvsgul lake in the north of Mongolia at the border with Russia. On the way there we made a stop at Moron city to visit Posted by erodrigo in Garfield around the world | Jul 22, 2007
  • Leaving Mongolia After a very beautiful but long drive, due to a “short cut” via a marshland we arrived in our last ger camp. On the way here we made a quick shopping stop at Erdenet city. In this Posted by erodrigo in Garfield around the world | Jul 25, 2007
  • Adventures in Mongolia Arrived in Mongolia over a week a go now, and have been have been really enjoying it here. It seems like a great country and is suprisingly different to Russia, evryone is a lot friendlier and the place has Posted by katiew in White Around The World | Jul 25, 2007
  • Pictures of Mongolia this is from our first week in Mongolia- we had class and an overnight at a ger camp about half an hour outside of UB [img=http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/90503/Picture%5F176% Posted by tnichols in Pitt UHC Mongolia Program, Summer 2007 | Jul 8, 2007
  • Packing Suggestions for Future Students Allison and the UHC have come up with a pretty comprehensive list, but here are a few additional suggestions: First off, does your project require you to go to the countryside or will you be staying in UB? This will Posted by tnichols in Pitt UHC Mongolia Program, Summer 2007 | Jul 8, 2007
  • Our location Our Backpackers center is located in Tsetserleg town (zone 1). This town is capital of Arkhangai province in Mongolia. By location Buddhist center and Historical and Cultural museum, main squire, Bulgan mount zone, shoppings. Our town at have beaut Posted by gansukh in Backpackers center in Tsetserleg town | Jul 1, 2007
  • Mongolia So on our third day of classes at NUM we visited a ger camp in the countryside, but just outside of UB. We were surprised to walk into a larger ger and find it all set up for us Posted by sculhane in Pitt UHC Mongolia Program, Summer 2007 | Jun 6, 2007
  • It's a Wide Open Road, It's a Wide Open Road... Sain Bainuu Friends, It feels like so much has happened in the last ten days and we feel worlds away. We are only two hours behind Australia (same day Annie!!) . . . . Happy Birthday Mum Evans!! We Posted by adamandmeg in Gone for good | Apr 11, 2007
  • Mongolia [img=http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/73722/HN TLD EXP..lia 185.jpg thumb=http://www.travelle Posted by latiamatta in Hanoi Toledo Express | Oct 5, 2006
  • Horse Trekking on the Steppe After a relaxed and rather late breakfast, the horses were prepared and we again mounted up.This time I took the reigns of a different, but again forthright, horse who was to be my loyal companion for a 2-day trek to Posted by worldwideG in Steppe-Up | Sep 29, 2006
  • Horsing Around on the Steppe You at home may be surprised to learn that I learnt to ride a horse on this trip.Or you would be if I hadn't already e-mailed you to tell you about my exploits!I've just been too busy to update this Posted by worldwideG in Steppe-Up | Sep 29, 2006
  • Mongolia The Mongolians are friendly folks. After stepping off the train in Ulan Bataar our guide met us and helped us into the waiting van. Once we set off she turned round and said, "Why you all look so sad, you Posted by yamma in IT IS TIME, HIGH TIME! | Sep 15, 2006
  • Mongolia Hey, The Chinese firewall (country firewall) has blocked my blog so until I figure something out, it's going to have to be email updates for now. Pictures to follow soon. Apologies for taking so long to produce my next update, I've been Posted by road_trip in Neil's Round The World Trip | Aug 21, 2006
  • Painted Storm We pay the money, we butcher the driver's name: "Toga? You like Animal House?" we buck and vibrate for several days across the wide Mongolian steppe toward the promise of a real night in a real yurt, or ger. Posted by finndog in This Path Called Life | Aug 20, 2006
  • Playing Poker with the Ulaan Baatar police "Don't give your passport to the Ulaan Baatar Police. It's just a scam to extort money from you." That was the advice I was given by a nice Russian woman on the train from Ir Posted by GregW in Greg Wesson's Esoteric Globe | Oct 31, 2005
  • Trans-Mongolian rail report I just completed a two week trip from Paris, France to Hong Kong via rail, most of the way covered on the trans-Siberian and trans-Mongolian railways. I completed the journey in 16 days, stopping in Brussels (1 day, 1 Posted by GregW in Greg Wesson's Esoteric Globe | Nov 8, 2005
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