Discovery of Hong Kong
After a quick explanation of the absence of shower during our trip in Mongolia, I decided to show how how to do it in the Mongolian way of life. For this, you will need of course to have a beautiful river running not too far from where you are staying...
Life is still very sweet in Mongolia for the end of our trip. We are becoming more and more familiar with goats and yaks… or maybe it is the other way around and goats are becoming attracted by our new local odor! Our last step is few nights in the Orkhon...
Inside the Orkhon Valley and next to the mountains lies the small Erdene Khambiin monastery. The surrounding is amazing from the top of the mountain and you can see the ruins of the main one from there. The landscape is again fully different than what...
Starting with the Tuvkhun Monastery, this is one of the oldest Buddhist monasteries in Mongolia. It can only be reached by foot as it is located on a rocky mountain at around 2,300 meters. A nice 1 hour walk in the forest will get you to the bottom of...
Not present in the Gobi desert, the yaks are a predominant part of the cattle of this family. They still have few goats and sheep of course. Their size is quite impressive and they could be related to cows. If they haven’t been sheared off recently, they...
Back on the road with our Russian tank, we are now in the Naiman Nuur National Park. This park is situated in the Central Mongolian mountain range and was created by volcanic eruption years ago. This region is high in altitude with an average of 2,400...
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...