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Airag - fermented mare's milk... NOT recommended.  
   

Airag - fermented mare's milk... NOT recommended.

I found out later one usually drinks only a shot or two at most. My friend here, who served his costumers with a lit cigarette dangling from one hand, was trying to toughen me up... I think. Either that or laughing at me as I reluctantly forced it down.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia : Part I - The Beginning

July 19th 2009
Two days prior to departing Nepal I was bestowed an unwanted memento, 'Delhi Belly', aka Montezuma's Revenge or Traveler's Diarrhea - there's an oxymoron for you. To think I survived seven weeks in Nepal without any real GI issues but as I was packing to leave... blammo! A slave to the proximity of a reliable toilet. This is not conducive when you're flight gets canceled unbeknownst to you and yo ... read more
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Mongolian Flag 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
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