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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 ... [read more]
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 ... [read more] Blog: Traveling in a Fried-Out Combi...
Date: October 2nd 2005
The Gobi is one brutish beast of a desert. That's not referring to the drastic climate changes we encountered (mid-60s by day, low-30s by night) or the vast remoteness of the area (about 1000 miles of barren landscape from the SW to NE). Its traversing through the hellacious terrain of marred dirt and rock in a minibus that battered us so severely it felt like Ike Turner had given us a once over ... read more
Date: October 2nd 2005
The Gobi is one brutish beast of a desert. That's not referring to the drastic climate changes we encountered (mid-60s by day, low-30s by night) or the vast remoteness of the area (about 1000 miles of barren landscape from the SW to NE). Its traversing through the hellacious terrain of marred dirt and rock in a minibus that battered us so severely it felt like Ike Turner had given us a once over ... read more
