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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. To be updated

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By Frisco
June 17th 2009

Ulaan Baatar : Sous le signe du Grand Khan Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

Le Temple de Gandan

Les quatre jours peinards passés dans la capitale mongole ont achevé de me convaincre que, contrairement a ce que bon nombre de voyageurs m'ont dit, la cité n'est pas forcément le repaire d'infames malandrins guettant le touriste a chaque coin de rue pour le dépouiller de ses biens. Comme presque partout, un minimum de bon sens suffit en général a éviter les embrouilles. Je dirais meme que j'ai trouvé le centre ville plutot plaisant, avec ses boutiques, ses restos bon marché bondés de jeunes fashion victimes, ses espaces de jeux pour les enfants et ses terrasses ensoleillées, ou il fait bon [View Full Entry]

By latinlovers
June 15th 2009

Almost the longest train journey in the world... Asia » Mongolia » Gobi Desert

The corridor

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 Beijing Railway Station and find our train - the Chinese Trans-Mongolian K3, destination Moscow! We meet our friendly carriage attendants who point us in the direction of our cabin. After some backpack maneuvering through the narrow corridor, we get a chance to take in our home for the next five nights. It’s decked out in dark wooden veneer with two bunk beds, a good sized table in the [View Full Entry]

Ah - nothing like an endless supply of hot water

The timetable and a ghostly Ella in the background...

By Frisco
June 14th 2009

Mongolie du Nord : Jusqu'au Lac Khovsgol et au-dela Asia » Mongolia » Khovsgol

Les montagnes de la Province de Khovsgol

Au matin du 15e jour, nous quittons les rives du Grand Lac Blanc pour un trajet de 300km vers le nord. Le tracé se fait nettement plus montagneux, le van progressant sur des pistes sinueuses, passant plusieurs cols encore parés des dernieres neiges avant le plein été. Les hauts-parleurs distillent en continu le dernier tube de Javkhlan, une célébrité locale, et les paysages, sublimes, font oublier la durée et la fatigue du voyage, de sorte que lorsque nous atteignons la bourgade de Moron, en fin de journée, nous sommes encore assez motivés pour une bonne nocée a la biere russe, qui [View Full Entry]

"Une chiure de mouche sur les cartes de l'Etat-major"

By estamn
June 9th 2009

back from Mongolia Asia » Mongolia

Just returned from Mongolia. Had spent 2 weeks in Mongolia with my boyfriend. Amazing country, clear blue sky, open vide steppes, that is exactly i was looking for. We been to Gobi desert and to the white lake in the west. Gobi was hot but we had rain some days. The singing dunes is awesome small lake and the tiny spot of greeny makes the oasis. We spend their two nights one day camel riding, not really suggested for long time. We had two hours of riding and it was more then enough. My boyfriend had enjoyed yak riding insted of [View Full Entry]

By Frisco
June 7th 2009

Mongolie centrale : de Karakorin au Grand Lac Blanc Asia » Mongolia » Arkhangai

L'aigle de Mongolie

Au sortir du Gobi, sur la route qui nous mene vers Karakorin, les paysages se transforment a une vitesse étonnante. Les plaines arides a perte de vue font place aux collines verdoyantes, les hardes de yacks remplacent les troupeaux de chameaux, les aigles dominent les cieux et les premiers arbres épars se manifestent. L'ambiance au sein de notre petite troupe est plus que jamais au beau fixe. Jo, la petite hobbite irlandaise aux yeux pétillants, intarrissable sur les aventures qui l'ont menée aux quatres coins du globe depuis deux ans, est devenue la mascotte du groupe en nous enseignant u [View Full Entry]

By Bike Tour Eurasia
June 4th 2009

Chingis Khaan and His Brother Don Asia » Mongolia » Khovsgol » Moron

Meadow camp

We hit a strip of pavement a dozen kilometers before Moron. It felt like riding into some glassy, fourth dimensional plane. After a few days the riding style becomes adapted to dirt roads and a brief return to pavement can be an exulting (if eerie) experience. Two weeks of pounding the dirt have brought us here healthy and sure footed with only one slashed tire to show for it. We heard many a sadistic tale of the horrors of Mongolian roads but, knock on sand, few have come to fruition in the 700+ kilometers since we left the scruffy pavement [View Full Entry]

By boristhegreat
June 3rd 2009

The place where roads end.. Asia » Mongolia » Khovsgol

Darkhad minority

Illuminating the heavens in crimson reds, bold oranges and vibrant purples as it sank below the hills on the horizon, the suns dying rays gloriously graced the sky with a kaleidoscopic spectrum of colours so haphazardly blended into each other it was impossible to determine where one colour began and the other ended, such is nature’s grand design. A late start meant a late finish, but cresting the last hill and sighting Moron’s dusty collection of ramshackle homes with brightly bedazzled tin roofs reflecting the divine light, the town had a heavenly aura that dispelled our feeling [View Full Entry]

By Carolyn09
June 2nd 2009

Leaving Mongolia Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

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Hi all This will be our method of communication from now on - email is taking up too much time. This way, we give you the url and you can choose to look at it whenever you like. It will take us a while to get it organised. Today we leave Ulan Batoor for Russia - a little place called Listvyanka near Laike Baikal. Lyn has gone off in search of postcards as we catch the train shortly. We'll also try and organise to upload some photos at some stage - here's hoping. [View Full Entry]

By RTW adventure 09 to 13
June 1st 2009

First Impressions Count Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

Chinggis Khann 2

And Ulaan Bataar’s Are Not Good Picked up at the station by the local guide, the first words to the group were “Be careful of your valuables here.” Inspiring to say the least. On a brighter note, it was the first time I saw snow though and a welcome relief from the 35+ degree days of Beijing. Piling into the hotel, the first thought on everyone’s mind was shower, and after 33 hours on the train, we wouldn’t have wanted to be downwind of us. After that, food became the driving force, so off to the Mongolian BBQ that the country [View Full Entry]

By onestepcloser
June 1st 2009

Mongolia Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

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A country with beautiful landscape and real traditional mongolian natives living in yurts, simple but good food,sometimes maybe too much for foreigners, the capital city Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator) (Улаанбаатар) has got 1.000.000 citizens,most of them crazy driver without any sense of guilt after hitting pedestrians,coldest capital city in the world. In 1924, after the death of the religious leader and king Bogd Khan, a Mongolian People's Republic was proclaimed with support from the Soviets. So the capital ulan baatar looks l [View Full Entry]

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