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Celebrating Manly Sports in Mongolia

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

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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 “Nadaam.” Before Communist times, the Mongolians called it “The Three Manly Sports” and only men could compete. It was changed to “Nadaam” under the influence [read on]

The View from the Top

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

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Ulaan Bataar is not a pretty city. It’s composed of a lot of soviet-bloc style buildings, dust, and buildings under construction. [read on]

Fighting Crime in Mongolia

Monday, July 9th, 2007
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket 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]