The morning we left. 5.40am breakfast of dumpling soup, 6.15am a minibus of friends met us on the hilltop just outside of Bogd with vodka, Khanbayar, 6.30am Nyamaa and Enkhee share a final joke, 7am goodbye photo before departure.
Khorkhog July 7th 2011 Sometimes plans do not always work out. That was the case on our final research trip to Ikh Bogd. I had planned many activities but weather, health and the nomadic lifestyle of the people I was researching were all against us this time.
As we slowly climbed the steep rocky tracks into the mountains we should have taken heed of the warning signs. First we passed the door of a Russian jeep hanging ... read more
Asia » Mongolia » Bayankhongor » Bogd 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
Welcome to my travel diary.
This travel blog was started when I took a year to travel round the world in 2005-6. It was a fabulous year spent in three continents: Africa, Asia and South America. I met many people and had many adventures.
Over the following three to four years, I regularly travelled to the Rift Valley in Kenya as part of my PhD study.
I then worked for two years as a Research Associate visiting nomadic herders in Mongolia and Kazakhstan.
I am still travelling as and when I can.
I hope that you will enjoy my journals and keep in touch.
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