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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 hackl
February 20th 2009

Von Irkutsk in die Mongolei, bzw. Ulan Bator Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

Ulan Bator ;-)

10.02.09 Der letzte Tag in Irkutsk.. Viel habe ich nicht mehr gemacht. Nochmals etwas Sightseeing und einige gemütliche Kaffees bevor es dann am Abend Zeit wurde wiedermal in den Zug zu springen und in Richtung Ulan Bator aufzubrechen. Zwischendurch habe ich noch (sorry Christian B. ich hab wirklich fast alles versucht) eine Postkarte von Irkutsk zu bekommen. Aber im Winter scheint es gibt es das nicht.. Um 21.30 Uhr fährt der Zug so durfte ich mich bei der Gastfamilie nochmals etwas ausruhen bzw. die Horizontale geniessen bis das Taxi zum Bahnhof kommt. Am Bahnhof dann stieg die [View Full Entry]

By thefoursome
February 18th 2009

Mega update #1: Hong Kong to Beijing - by Lilly Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

Lilly James and Mim

hello once again fair readers! i am writing to you from the post office in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. it has been many days since we last had access to the internet, and so so much has happened that we have decided to do an update in 3 parts so you don't get bored and can go off to have a snack part way through if you so wish. so here is part 1 - hong kong to beijing. As i said in the previous update, we began the trip on a slightly delicate note, but managed with the help [View Full Entry]

By thefoursome
February 18th 2009

mega update #2: Beijing to Mongolia - by Lilly Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

Waiting for the train at Beijing station

well done! you made it past part one and onto part two, which in my opinion is much more interesting. The trans-mongolian train from beijing to ulaanbaatar was scheduled to take 30 hours, and our coach was decorated in a very train-y way as alice put it - all orangey carpets and wood panelling. we had 2 carriage attendants who didn't seem overly impressed with us, a coal powered water heater which smelt really nice, and that was pretty much it. the scenery for this part of the journey was stunning - northern chinese mountains and frozen lakes - so we [View Full Entry]

By thefoursome
February 18th 2009

mega update #3: Ulaanbaatar city - by James Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

the main square

ok, now for the last part of this mega update, the city of ulaanbaatar. So, the drive back to the city took around an hour and 20 minutes. On arrival at the hotel we checked in and plodded up to our room, where we dumped all our gear and figured out how the TV worked (terrible I know! but we wanted the news!). Then we filled the bathtub and added our magical clothes make clean more liquid, and the dirty clothes. We left them in the hot water and went for our city tour, which was great. We saw the Gandan [View Full Entry]

By Drunken Tiger
February 11th 2009

The Trans-Mongolian Express (2): On to Ulan Bator and Beijing Asia » Mongolia » Gobi Desert

Russian bears...

After the mystical experience of Lake Baikal, time speeded up again as we headed for the Mongolian border. Carriage 10 became a micro-world, the passengers all setting their own boundaries and establishing the roles, rituals and routines that were mutually noticed, yet never acknowledged. The smallest sound became audible - whether the drone of Jean-Paul humming a demented tune at the far end of the carriage or the snap of playing cards as my Swedish neighbours completed yet another hand of gin rummy. The two Chinese attendants were tolerant, though not indulgent. This trip may have been th [View Full Entry]

By Tara Munch
February 2nd 2009

My Own Personal Financial Crisis! Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

750 Tugrik

I have no money. Well, I have money, I just can ' t get any of the money that I have. This has been the week of banking difficulties. It didnt start out that way. I just got paid (into a Mongolian account) and I needed to transfer money to my U S account. Why? Because I NEEDED to! Anyhow, the whole internet banking thing has worked great for me since I got here (after of course the initial learning curve wherein I discovered you had to bank online during business hours). This time however, smooth has nothing to do [View Full Entry]

By Tara Munch
January 28th 2009

The Winter of Tara's Discontent Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

It's cold out there!

I just want to start this by assuring you that this is not a whiny blog. At least it shouldn’t be. Sometimes these things get away from me. That’s the risk you take with stream of consciousness writing, I guess. It is cold here. Really, really cold. I checked the temp a few days ago in the morning and it was -42F. All I can say is, thank goodness I am not walking because I didn’t pack my boots. I tried to. Of course I tried to pack most of the state of New York if I am honest with you. [View Full Entry]

By Huw100
January 17th 2009

Mongolia Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

Our Camp

Sorry for the massive delay in updating my blog. Things have been pretty hectic recently (in a good way) and now I feel like a schoolboy who hasn't done his homework but I'm going to try and catch up as quickly as possible. Anyway, we boarded our train destined for Ulaan Baatar, the capital of Mongolia, and to our surprise, the trains actually turned out to be the closest thing to luxury we had experienced all trip. Soft beds, spacious cabin, air conditioning and even a TV! Of course, it was typical that this was going to be the shortest leg [View Full Entry]

By PLY
January 3rd 2009

Christmas in Mongolia Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

Children attending the Mass

Christmas is a working day in Mongolia....I have never worked during Christmas although i am a non Christian. As a malaysian, we do celebrate Christmas in Malaysia with our fellow Christian friends. All shopping centers and pubs/restaurants are full of christmas decoration. It is lively and happening in Malaysia. Do Mongolians celebrate Christmas? Traditionally, they don't but u can see many people selling christmas trees and christmas decoration items either in the shopping mall or along the street. I guess this could be due to the influence of the Russian or westerners. Some even decorate [View Full Entry]

By tristanandcharlie
December 14th 2008

Land of blue sky Asia » Mongolia » Gobi Desert

View from near our first ger

We're back in Ulan Bator after our adventure in the Mongolian countryside.... We spent every night of the trip with nomadic family. This country is incredible- 50% of the population are nomadic or semi-nomadic- living in round felt 'gers' (yurts) and moving four times each year with the seasons. The rest of the population lives in U.B. which is really weird as there are basically no tarmac roads in the country apart from in and around U.B. and the government has no money so regional development is impossible. There is a problem with rural-urban migration because everyone wants to move to [View Full Entry]

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