My musings on Mongolia continued…. #11 The Mongolian steppe is very curvaceous. The soft rounded hills look like they have been draped with a plush green velvet. #12 The men are rather handsome….. especially when they are riding their horses! #13 Milky tea is popular here. #14 There is a South Korean influence here so some […]
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Musings on Mongolia 1 – 10
After my Ruminations on Russia here are my Musings on Mongolia: #1 I’m not the biggest fan of cows but the cows here are cute and fluffy especially the baby ones. #2 Mongolia is one of my favourite countries ever! #3 People still stare at us……maybe it’s our drop-dead good looks? #4 Mongolians are very […]
Mongolia: Video
Forgive me for I have sinned
Yesterday I broke one of the four wheel driving commandments: thou shalt not attempt to cross an obstacle without first performing an inspection. In short, we got stuck in the mud! My confession follows.
Lambs to the Slaughter
(Veggie and Vegan advisory: contains meat lyrics) We stopped off at a small town to buy some groceries and something for the barbecue. Even though the Mongolian staple diet is meat, potatoes, milk and flour we’ve found it hard to buy meat in the small countryside shops. What meat they all have though is salami […]
Mongolia Route: Stage 3
An update with mixed emotions today…. on the one hand we’re both a bit sad as the time has almost come to say goodbye to Mongolia – we arrived at Olgiy today, just 120km from the Russian border. On the other hand, it’s a happy day as not only have we had a great time, […]
Mongolia Route: Stage 2
Our route from Ulaanbaatar to Tsetserleg.
Litter Bugs
There is a really bad litter problem in Eastern Russia and Mongolia. Even in the most beautiful riverside and lake locations there are countless empty vodka bottles, plastic water bottles, millions of cigarette butts and general litter blanketing the ground. (Two litre bottles of Coca-cola seem to be the main suspect.) It’s widespread, utterly depressing […]