Written by Paul Bacon on December 18, 2005
- If you were to look down on northern Asia from above, the city of Ulaan Baatar would appear as little more than the tiniest of dots in the midst of a vast unfettered field of...
Written by Paul Bacon on December 11, 2005
- Mongolia is famed far more for its wide-open countryside and seemingly unending horizons than it is for its city-life. The capital city of Ulaan Baatar is something of a Communist relic made up of blockish...
Written by 80 Ways Tim on August 5, 2005
- The breed of horses indigenous to Mongolia might not be quite as large as those found elsewhere around the world, but it didn't stop me from finding my animal transport for the day a bit...
Written by 80 Ways Tim on June 29, 2005
- Outside my room, a bull returns my gaze.
Before I have time to gauge the threat posed by the large horned animal standing 10 feet away from me, two crazed dogs chase it off.
I’m in Mongolia,...
Written by AsianPersuasian on May 4, 2006
- Okay, so getting pierced in a country like Mongolia is not the smartest thing to do, but I'm still alive and my ear hasn't fallen off.
It all started with my friend buying a dress...
Written by AsianPersuasian on May 2, 2006
- Mongolia is a country that has stolen my heart.... the people, the landscape, and the sheer beauty of the countryside makes you stop and sigh. I have ventured far and wide, but Mongolia has no...
Written by Paul Bacon on November 23, 2005
- It didn’t take me long to get sick of the intense cold that encapsulated Ulaan Baatar. To alleviate that boredom, I decided to look for the best way to get out of the city. As...
Written by tammyhayano on August 23, 2005
- Each day, the train made two 20-minute stops. You were allowed out of the train, but only to the platform area. Still, it was quite a treat to get some fresh air, walk...
Written by Wijnandts on September 8, 2000
- I have noticed, before I went to Mongolia that it could be hard to find any information about the country. In most atlases, Mongolia is a blank spot. Now, however, I have found a lot...
Written by Wijnandts on August 28, 2000
- In Ulaan Bataar there are thousands of kiosks along the roads, who sell all kinds of stuff, not too expensive. These kiosks are mostly open 24 hours a day as the shopkeeper is preventing his...
Ulaan Bataar
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