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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: Mongolia
Date: October 30th 2007
We got the train at 5.30AM and headed for Mongolia. The carriage was a bit all over the shop and some Mongolian couple had taken it upon themselves to put their 2 kids in our bunks. What was worse was that they had their 4 berth carraige to themselves while they put the 2 kids in with a complete stranger. They'd also taken up all our storage space and there was a bit of a standoff between us to ge ... read more
Date: October 30th 2007
We got the train at 5.30AM and headed for Mongolia. The carriage was a bit all over the shop and some Mongolian couple had taken it upon themselves to put their 2 kids in our bunks. What was worse was that they had their 4 berth carraige to themselves while they put the 2 kids in with a complete stranger. They'd also taken up all our storage space and there was a bit of a standoff between us to ge ... read more
