Monday, 25 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery
A selection of pictures in no particular order...
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Sunday, 24 Aug 2008 | Views [1520]
In which Chris goes horse trekking in the taiga. From Naiman Nuur we returned to Orkhon Khürkhree, spent a night there and then headed into the North. Pausing at some ‘hot springs’, $5 to sit in a hot tub seemed somewhat exorbitant, it wasn’t exactly ... Read more >
Sunday, 24 Aug 2008 | Views [1181]
The centre of Mongolia is the archetypal Mongolian landscape, desert steppe rolling into wide empty green valleys, a handful of Gers dotted along the course of the river running between distant dark green mountains. Horses roamed the plains and herders ... Read more >
Sunday, 24 Aug 2008 | Views [1061]
In which Chris goes to the Gobi. Heading south, it felt as if the world was falling away from us (myself and the four Israelis: Gil, Gili, Rotem and Sigal). The city passed and with it, the road. The track took us slowly upwards, houses ... Read more >
Sunday, 24 Aug 2008 | Views [857]
In which Chris thwarts the dastardly deeds of a criminal mastermind greater even than Moriarty, finds four intrepid travelling companions with whom to set off into the wilderness. Ulaanbaatar has a reputation for being rough, but I never felt unease ... Read more >
Sunday, 24 Aug 2008 | Views [1378] | Comments [2]
One month in Mongolia. Part 1. Of Many... In which Chris couchsurfs the Ger district... Where do I even begin? With a sentence like this? How can I possibly sum up 29 days of wild experience here, like this? The first few days alone could fill this.... Read more >