Typical Mongo scenery
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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: 8 days, 7 gers, 0 showers... Priceless!
Date: November 20th 2005
Well, we survived our journey into the abyss, with everything intact, and a little bonus body odour to boot. The Mongolian countryside is everything that the capital is not: clean, spectacular, beautiful, breathtaking and well worth another visit. At times we felt so far removed from our current residence that the only commonality was the blistering cold and wind (which began on the day we de ... read more
Date: November 20th 2005
Well, we survived our journey into the abyss, with everything intact, and a little bonus body odour to boot. The Mongolian countryside is everything that the capital is not: clean, spectacular, beautiful, breathtaking and well worth another visit. At times we felt so far removed from our current residence that the only commonality was the blistering cold and wind (which began on the day we de ... read more
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We got married in August 2005 then a week later found ourselves teaching English at a Russian school in Mongolia. Having survived the most brutal winter we will ever know, moved to Korea for another teaching stint. Just kicked off the next leg in our bonza adventure - 30 something countries, 6 continents, 2 weddings and a bunch of fun. Quite a honeymoon!
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