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'The castle'

Housing the local supermarket
Mongolia on a budget

October 3rd 2008
HOHHOT-ERLIANHOT-ZAMYN UUD DAY 1 Me and my friend Kerstin decided that the best way to spend the Chinese National holiday, was to head across the border into Mongolia. So on Monday morning at 08:00 we departed the bus station in Hohhot, destined for Erlianhot, the border town. 4 Chapters of my book about the Karakoram highway and a few short naps later we arrived. Our initial plan wa ... read more
Asia » Mongolia » Dornogovi » Saynshand

Mongolian Flag 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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