Sunset at Ogii Nuur

Over the Hump

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March 10th 2007
By no means does the title of this entry represent the halfway point of our journey (not even close), but rather an apt description of our return visit to Mongolia. We tossed up other potential openers, like "Tossed Salad", "Struck Down" and "Do the hokey-pokey and you shake it all about...that's what it's all about!", but the eventual winner became somewhat of a mantra for sections of our latest ... read more

Asia » Mongolia

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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