The Nomads of Mongolia
Sunday, July 15th, 2007
One of the things that has always intrigued me about Mongolia is their nomadic population. The nomads of Mongolia live in felt tents (gers) and move about 8-10 times a year, moving to areas [read on]
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Choo, Choo, Choo!!!!
Thursday, July 12th, 2007
Today was a magical day. Witnessing a horse race on the Mongolian steppe was surreal, beautiful, exhilirating, and extremely dusty. I’ve been to horse races before, but it was nothing like this. [read on]
Celebrating Manly Sports in Mongolia
Thursday, July 12th, 2007
Nadaam: Mongolian word for "Game" or "Competition"
Archery, Wrestling, and Horse Racing: These are the national sports of Mongolia, and the focus of the nationwide festival known as ... [Continue reading this entry] The View from the Top
Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
Ulaan Bataar is not a pretty city. It's composed of a lot of soviet-bloc style buildings, dust, and buildings under construction. It is surprisingly traveler-friendly, though, with ... [Continue reading this entry] Fighting Crime in Mongolia
Monday, July 9th, 2007
Exhausted and groggy when we arrived at the Ulaan Bataar train station at 6:30am on Saturday, we were met by the hostel owner, Zaya, who was full of energy ... [Continue reading this entry] Final thoughts on Russia
Monday, July 9th, 2007
Crossing the Russia-Mongolia border
I'll admit that I was a bit intimidated by the thought of traveling in Russia. Landing in the Moscow airport by myself in the middle ... [Continue reading this entry] A taste of Siberia
Saturday, July 7th, 2007
Siberia was surprisingly pleasant and surprisingly hot. We arrived at Novisibirsk station (after 3 straight days on the train), which is smack dab in the middle of Siberia ... [Continue reading this entry] What a ride!!!
Saturday, July 7th, 2007
Over the last week we've ridden a total of 6 trains traveling from Moscow to Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia. It was an experience, to say the least. Annette ... [Continue reading this entry] Vodka: Connecting People
Saturday, July 7th, 2007
As "Same Same But Different" is the ubiquitous t-shirt phrase in Thailand, "Vodka: Connecting People" is the ubiquitous phrase in Russia. On our first overnight train journey ... [Continue reading this entry] From the depths of Siberia
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007
A lot has happened over the past few days, but internet access has been limited and I haven't been able to download any pictures. I think posts without pictures are a little boring, so I've held off on my ... [Continue reading this entry]
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