Temple of heaven, Beijing

Beijing to the Mongolian Steppe

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July 13th 2013
Saturday morning, 6 July met Hamish at Beijing airport for our trip to Ulaan Baatar Mongolia. Beijing was a 3 day visa stamp stopover, a little comedy of running down to the front desk when the phone rang for interpreter, running down to Subway to transfer documents when we figured out what visa contact wanted, eventually reunited with passport in 2 days instead of 3, top job. Also included ... read more

Asia » Mongolia » Orkhon Valley

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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