Waterfall

Mongolia Country Trek

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November 4th 2007
With a band of 8, Greg, Pippa, Robert, Carla, Anna, Pete, Lucia and myself we started out on our 8 day hike around Mongolia. The trek was to take us west as far as the city of Karkhorin and then back east to Ulaan Baatar and up to a park outside of the city. We had 2 drivers (Sugra and Togo), 2 guides (Tosnoo and Kishgee), and a heap of food and drink so we all bailed into the same trusty Russ ... read more

Asia » Mongolia

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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