Hayden on the Chinese border

China to the Gobi

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August 11th 2006
I'm lying on the floor of a Ger in the Gobi Desert. UB is full of internet cafe's, but i ran out of time to write before we came away. Our last few days in China were a good time, pretty slow - but what's the rush... We managed to spend a fair bit of time fucking around, shopping and packing for mongolia. Moved out of the more touristy area and experienced some real Chinese hospitality, caused a s ... 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