Mongolia
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Thursday, 14 Jul 2016 | Views [163]
Nursing hangovers we boarded the bouncy bus at the agreed time of 7:30am...but Dave our honcho was m.i.a. After Toggo the driver made the call, he comes walking down the road in the same clothes as last night, so needless to say he deserved a slow clap ... Read more >
Wednesday, 13 Jul 2016 | Views [190]
On our way out of the valley we visited a nomadic family and although they (might) move four times a year (to classify as nomadic...moving with the seasons, so their herd can eat fresh grass and they can shelter from the winds in winter) they were living ... Read more >
Tuesday, 12 Jul 2016 | Views [258] | Comments [1]
Nikki and Toby got up early to watch the sunrise - they seem to be getting along very well...romance? Breakfast while planning our day. Turtle Rock was our first stop...you guessed it - a rock shaped like a turtle! Next stop a (air) temple up in the ... Read more >
Monday, 11 Jul 2016 | Views [156]
Supermarket search this morning with Toby and Nikki, then got in the bus for Terelj National Park. Stopped at a road side table for a soccer ball and Dave bought a top 40 CD from a guy in a car. Staying at Guru Eco Ger for 2 nights - nestled in the rolling ... Read more >
Sunday, 10 Jul 2016 | Views [176]
Arrived Mongolia at 7am, staying in Modern Mongol Hostel for the night. Dave our new honcho (complete with black eye from a fight he had with the group last week...something about a guy dancing with a local girl and it didn't end nicely hahaha). Anyway, ... Read more >
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Saturday, 9 Jul 2016 | Views [208]
We woke to a different landscape this morning: mountain ranges and a desert-like plains.Today we cross the boarder into Mongolia. The first big stop was 4 hours, had passports, room and customs check. We were able to hop off even though there wasn't ... Read more >
Friday, 8 Jul 2016 | Views [189] | Comments [1]
A hot day at the lake, checked out at noon and went to Irkutsk town to sight see before a two day train to Mongolia. We stopped off at a grocery store to get supplies and hanging out a car window driving past we hear "Australia!" and it was the drunk ... Read more >
Thursday, 7 Jul 2016 | Views [211]
Nikki and I started our day with a morning run - I haven't run in about 4 months!!!! We hiked out of town and up to the local ski hill where we caught the chair lift to the lookout over the lake. Sennia and I chatted about witchcraft along the way and ... Read more >
Wednesday, 6 Jul 2016 | Views [220]
Up at 3am and off the train (the couples carriage is organised, clean and loves a pre-pack). Met our new Honcho - Sennia - a cute and quirky red head who will show us around for the next 2 days. Jumped in the taxi, a real shaggin wagon, with a driver ... Read more >
