Lisa doing her chores on the train

Mongolia (Ger Camp)

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April 1st 2008
We arrived in Mongolia (still travelling on the train) after fairly long border crossings from Russia to Mongolia then another hour or so to enter Mongolia (We love Mongolia already, the people are so frendly, not like the Russians that never smile). We arrived in Ulaanbaatar around 6.30am, but the cabin attendant got us all up around 4.30am for some strange reason, met our next Honcho Sana, wh ... read more

Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

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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