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Gobi Desert

Background: The Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAN they conquered a huge Eurasian empire. After his death the empire was divided into several powerful Mongol states, but these broke apart in the 14th century. The Mongols eventually retired to their original steppe homelands and later came under Chinese rule. Mongolia won its independence in 1921 with Soviet backing. A Communist regime was installed in 1924. During the early 1990s, the ex-Communist Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) gradually yielded its monopoly on power to the Democratic Union Coalition (DUC), which defeated the MPRP in a national election in 1996. Since then, parliamentary elections returned the MPRP overwhelmingly to power in 2000 and produced a coalition government in 2004.




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Japan to England, Overland - Part 3: Land of the Blue Sky
September 7th 2008  Asia » Mongolia » Gobi Desert
I've been pretending to myself that I will write up all of the great times and memories that I had on my travels for almost a year now and starting to realise that it was perhaps too much of a grand t ... 128 photos [full story]

Sainshand - The Gobi Desert
7 days ago: Ekim published a blog
Sainshand - The Gobi Desert
November 1st 2009  Asia » Mongolia » Gobi Desert
The train rolls into Sainshand, Mongolia at 5:20 am. And our four barely awake bodies tumble down the stairs, dragging our bags behind. Onto the wide open platform standing alone in the wide open Go ... 22 photos [full story]

By Sand, Wind and Mare
17 days ago: PedalledPennings published a blog
By Sand, Wind and Mare's Milk
October 15th 2009  Asia » Mongolia » Gobi Desert
A seven kilometer stretch of no man's land separated us from Mongolia. No man's land indeed for only fuel powered engine were allowed through - no walking, no cycling. We loaded our bikes onto an alre ... 32 photos [full story]

19. + 20. 9. 09; UB - Beijing. Wenn Gerichtsmediziner die Nasenklammer montieren
September 26th 2009  Asia » Mongolia » Gobi Desert
Ab durch die Wüste. Zwei Tage und eine Nacht. Gobi ist flach und verdammt sandig. So sandig, dass wir im letzten Wagen nur noch mit Tüchern vor dem Mund im Abteil sitzen. Doch das dickste kommt noch: ... 4 photos [full story]

16. - 19. Sept 09; UB und Gobi. Wüstentouren und Reitunfälle
September 24th 2009  Asia » Mongolia » Gobi Desert
Ok, Ok ich nehme alles zurück was ich über Moskaus Strassenverkehr gemeckert habe. Moskau ist heilig, alles Fahrschüler am ersten Tag gegen UB! Die hier haben echt alle nen Hammer gefressen! Hier geht ... 10 photos [full story]

Almost the longest train journey in the world...
June 15th 2009  Asia » Mongolia » Gobi Desert
10 June - after many months of research and mixed reports from travel agents, helpful and not so helpful acquaintances, fellow travellers and random internet-based bloggers, we finally make our way to ... 28 photos [full story]

The Build!
108 days ago: Siobhan published a blog
The Build!
July 19th 2009  Asia » Mongolia » Gobi Desert
Sain baina uu! (Hello) I just finished up my first experience building houses. The experience has been so many things. Eye opening, back breaking, gratifying and frustrating. Mongolia has also b ... 5 photos [full story]

Mongolie - le Gobi : Ivresse des grands espaces
May 31st 2009  Asia » Mongolia » Gobi Desert
Ulan Bator, le 25 mai 2009. C'est presque avec étonnement que je me retrouve, ce matin-la, a bord d'un minivan tout terrain de conception russe, pret a partir pour un périple de 20 jours qui me me ... 10 photos [full story]


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