Camel

Yurts and Horseriding

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April 9th 2008
Up again early this morning as I was being picked up to go to the national park, the hostel was really quiet, i didn't figure it out until I was packed and waiting in the lounge ready to go, the girl on duty asked if she could help and I said that I was waiting to be picked up at 9 then she said 'but it's not even 8'. Doh. My watch had been wrong for the last day, no wonder there were still people ... read more

Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

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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