KHARKHORIN, TSENKHER HOT SPRINGS, TERKHIIN TSAGAAN LAKE ONTO KHUVSGUL LAKE, NORTHERN MONGOLIA AND BACK TO ULAANBAATAR July 8th 2018 Well were up bright and early Saturday morning to leave the Orkhon Valley, loads of heavy rain yesterday afternoon and overnight, wondering how we will go getting out of here through three streams/rivers.........first two were fine but third was a no go.....so Chuka went winding all over the place and took a different route to get us out of there. Over bumpy tracks, rocky outcrops about 20klms int ... read more
Asia » Mongolia » Khovsgol 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