visiting a horse trainer during Naadam

His generosity was extensive: we were repeatedly plied with vodka from a communal cup, as well as airag (in our own personal plastic cups) and, had we not just had dinner, as much of the overflowing table's eats as we could have managed.

The Land of the Great Khan

September 4th 2007
First, an apology: for being so dilatory in my blog-writing this summer. You should have received two blogs about my trip to South Korea (which I have just republished with photographs), and I battled with Microsoft China in Xi'an to try and send you at least a short summary of my trip to Mongolia. For some reason, the fonts and character-spacing spontaneously changed when I tried typing direct ... read more

Asia » Mongolia

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

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