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Published: August 6th 2007
The start of our trip
With our driver Dorj (pronounced Dolch) and our jeep to take us on our adventure!So, we have just returned from our 9 day tour of the Mongolian countryside and are now sat back in the UB internet café, stomachs full from some non-Mongolian food.
We had a great time on our trip and felt like we really experienced the full range of what the country has to offer. Amongst the highlights were ice gorges, huge sand dunes, Gobi desert, alpine-like forests and gorgeous lakes. It is amazing how diverse the countryside is here and nearly every day gave us a different perspective on the country. Would definitely recommend Mongolia if people fancy a slightly different holiday.
Our driver was cool but insisted on driving very quickly all of the time, regardless of the road conditions or any impediments. The overall condition of the road is best described as horrific but we did get used to after a while with regular swaps to the preferred front seat.
We were able to camp every night which was lots of fun and was nice to use the tent again after carrying it across Russia! A lot of the nights were very, very, very windy which made for a fun and relaxing pre-sleep! There were a
couple of times when we thought we should retire to one of the larger fixed tents on site but we managed to stick it out. It probably sounded worse in the tent than it was outside but we weren’t to know that. It was lovely to wake up in the morning and usually wake up to a blue sky and beautiful landscape.
The food on the trip was an experience as well; there was a complete mix of cuisines from burgers and chips one day to ordering something on the Mongolian menu that was described to as ‘meat’ - it may have been mutton but it may also have been a bit horsey. We also tried the Mongolian milk tea which tasted luke warm and salty - insert obvious joke here. Jenny seemed to quite like it…
So, all in all the trip was great and nice to feel like we have experienced some authentic Mongolian culture. It really is an amazing country. We now have a couple of days in UB before we catch the train and sleeper bus to Beijing. We apparently have Internet access in our room so standby for further updates on the trip.
Gobi Desert
The white tents to the left are ger tents that the nomads sleep in. Beds are round the side with a coffee table and stove in the middle. We were often invited into these on our travels for some milk tea. See you all soon,
Jay and Jenny.
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P.S. Jenny recommends any girl taking a sports bra with them if they do this trip in the future!
P.P.S. Jenny also recommends taking immodium to assist in the effects of eating Mongolian food.
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Immodium
Wonderful stuff. Wasn't it mum who recommended that? And effective against Ghengis Khan's revenge!!