Snuff and horses

My first ever horse ride was on the one in background. I was allowed only after I excepted some snuff from the lads. There is a whole ceremony attached to it that still exists in the Mongolian business world today.

Border crossings and three manly sports

July 13th 2008
Sorry about the abrupt ending to the previous entry - we had to publish quickly as our time was up in the internet cafe and we had to go and get our train to Mongolia (which is where we currently are). So we have now completed the Russian part of the trip and whilst it was interesting and exciting, for me the big part of the trip was coming here to Mongolia particularily as our arrival coinci ... read more

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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

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