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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]
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] Blog: Mongolia: Blue Skies, Big Spaces, Shakira
Date: October 18th 2006
In my last entry I made reference to the city of Ulaanbaatar as being "The Napanee of Asia". For those of you who do not know of the 'city' of Napanee, this will serve as an introduction, and for those of you who do, well, I will do my best to explain why Napanee is indeed the Napanee of Asia (according to my experiences). Napanee, Ontario (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napanee,_Ontario, http://ima ... read more
Date: October 18th 2006
In my last entry I made reference to the city of Ulaanbaatar as being "The Napanee of Asia". For those of you who do not know of the 'city' of Napanee, this will serve as an introduction, and for those of you who do, well, I will do my best to explain why Napanee is indeed the Napanee of Asia (according to my experiences). Napanee, Ontario (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napanee,_Ontario, http://ima ... read more
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“To be a tourist is to escape accountability. Errors and failings don't cling to you the way they do back home. You're able to drift across continents and languages, suspending the operation of sound thought. Tourism is the march of stupidity. You're expected to be stupid. The entire mechanism of the host country is geared to travelers acting stupidly. You walk around dazed, squinting into fold-out maps. You don't know how to talk to people, how to get anywhere, what the money means, what time it is, what to eat or how to eat it. Being stupid is the pattern, the level and the norm. You can ex... full info
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