Discovery of Hong Kong
After our 1,500 kilometers aroud the Gobi desert, Central Mongolia and the Valley, we ended in Ulan Batoor for a day. We decided to get a glimpse of the Mongolian culture through a small show. With musicians, dancers, acrobats and singers, this show was...
Another very interesting part of our trip was to try and taste the famous Mongolian BBQ! Nothing to compare to any Mongolian restaurant you know which are offering barbecued meat for sure but not in the traditional way… This is the real and only true...
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...