Turtle Passage

On the trail of the Mongol Ravers

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May 28th 2007
Ulaanbaatar (UB) is not a lovely place. It's full of potholes, open sewers, waste and dog corpses. The roads go suddenly to sand and are filled with cars covered in dents, there are no lines, barely even a right side to drive on, one car hits another and they just drive off. The pavements are worse, cracked and scarred, huge iron rods from the re-enforced concrete sticking up ready to give you tet ... read more

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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