Rainbow in the Gobi

A tour of the Gobi

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July 10th 2008
Hi All, Once again, it's been a while! Just don't know where time goes! So, we left Russia, they had one last go at being pointlessly stern and overly officious with a 4 hour border crossing, where they made the poor Provodnitsa take all the carpets up and open every cubby hole, god knows what they were looking for, I thought people could (and probably should) just walk out of Russia if they ... 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