Discovery of Hong Kong
Mongolian nomads don’t only love their goats, camels and sheep, they cherish their horses. Back in more traditional times, horses gave a tactical advantage of mobility to the Mongolian against the Chinese and other invaders. As of today, there have more...
During our road trip in Mongolia, we managed to drive for 1,500 kilometers in our pretty Russian van. Because some travels could be very long, we were eating lunch on the road more than once. Sometimes it was a bit windy or a bit cold but it always ended...
When you stay for 3 nights in the same Mongolian family with nothing around, it is easier to know better the family and its members. We were very lucky to end up with “Sulango” family. Sulango is the girl’s name, it means ”Passiv Rainbow”. This child...
Being the land of livestock, Mongolia has around 10.2 million goats (for a human population of 3 million)! Goats and sheep know where the best pasture is and they are wandering all around the desert during the day. In all the family we visited we were...
The Mongolia lifestyle is based on a nomadic culture. Our trip includes sleeping with nomad’s family for almost our entire stay in Mongolia. There is nothing better to discover the local culture and people by yourself and I would highly recommend you...
From the Ongiin monastery, only ruins remains today. It was destroyed in 1939 when the Communist Party of Mongolia was leading the country. Before its destruction, the complex consisted of 17 temples some universities and could be seen for far away. Around...
The Flaming Cliffs is also known under the name “Bayanzag” in Mongolia. Found by a foreigner paleontologist, this site became quickly famous for its scenery especially at the end of the day when the sun is turning the rocks and the cliffs red. Ready for...
The bad flights experience is now only a funny memory… In the Gobi desert, you will forget everything about your previous life and live at the pace of Mongolian nomads. Nothing can describe our Mongolian experiences, the emptiness, the scenery, the people,...
Our 15 days trip to Mongolia in July didn’t started as expected… or should I say it started even worse than expected! We made the big mistake to choose flights with a connection in Beijing on Air China. At our arrival at the airport around 7am, our first...