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    Onto the Steppe

    MONGOLIA | Thu, 11 Sep 2014 | By daveonhols | Views [704]

    Crossing the border to Mongolia was a hum drum affair, enlivened only marginally by the changing of the train's wheels for the wider Mongolian tracks.  A young, cheerful Chinese lady collected our passports, a few people bought cheap booze, and ... Read more >

    Tags: ger, grassland, mongolia, nomad, steppe, train, ub, ulaan baator

    My Scholarship entry - Seeing the world through other eyes

    WORLDWIDE | Sat, 17 Mar 2012 | By foot21583 | Views [773] | Scholarship Entry

    Travelling through the South Gobi in Mongolia, ironically I saw that in a way, the nomadic rural lifestyle helps breed more “neighbourliness” and social bonding than in a cramped city. Utilizing camels instead of jeeps, we had to stay overnight ... Read more >

    Tags: camel, desert, ger, gobi, mongolia, nomad family, tent, travel writing scholarship 2012

     

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