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September 27, 2004

Gobi dust

The last Mongolian excursion brought me to the Gobi desert for 6 days, once again in a Russian minivan, together with 2 Dutch people, Wieger and Suzan. Our driver Ultii couldn`t speak English as well as Shaagaa (after all he`d...

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How do you say "Your ger and family are lovely!" in Mongolian?

Beacuse I had a week to kill between 2 longer trips and didn`t want to be stuck in Ulaan Bataar the whole time, I spent 2 days with a family that lives near Gaachuurt, just outside of UB, together with...

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September 25, 2004

The perfect spot

In Ulaan Bataar, I teamed up with 2 Italians,Salvo and Gian-Luca. Through our guesthouse (Nassan`s), we arranged a minivan and driver to take us west, to the Great White Lake and back, for a week. The driver, Shaagaa, not only...

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September 15, 2004

Ulaan Bataar

Ulaan Bataar is a crowded, noisy, dirty city with infernal traffic, people sleeping in the street and children begging, but somehow I have grown to like it. Coming from Russia the first thing one notices are the many English signs...

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September 13, 2004

Across the border

In Kyakhta, I took a cab to the border, and then had to hitch a ride, as there are no busses or marhrutkas across the border and you`re not allowed to cross on foot. The car I was in was...

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10 cool things that happened in Mongolia

1. I hitched all the way from Russia to Ulaan Bataar. It took me about 9 hours. Quicker than the train! 2. I was camping near Ich Tamir with 2 Italians and the greatest Mongolian driver/guide/translator you can imagine. We...

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