On my recent trip with Overseas Adventure Travel, Mongolia and the Gobi Desert, one absolute highlight was staying for nine nights – three nights each – in three different ger camps. One was a couple of hours drive outside of the capitol city of Ulaanbaatar, one was on a serene and azure lake, and oneContinue reading “Staying at Ger Camps in Mongolia”
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Hiking in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert
On my recent trip to Mongolia and the Gobi Desert with Overseas Adventure Travel, one day scored high on the wow scale, and there were many terrific days. The day was packed with two hikes due to rain the prior day. The first hike in the Gobi Desert was in the hilly and fauna filledContinue reading “Hiking in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert”
Learning About Mongolian Culture by Playing the Ankle Bones Game
Mongolia is a country that will challenge a traveler on every level. Creature comforts, the unforgiving weather, the culture, and even the history and the local food will not be like anything a traveler has thus far experienced outside of Central Asia. But oh, how mighty and rich are the experiences when you leave yourContinue reading “Learning About Mongolian Culture by Playing the Ankle Bones Game”
Exploring the Surprises of Ulaanbaatar
“Don’t go to a museum with a destination. Museums are wormholes to other worlds. They are ecstasy machines. Follow your eyes wherever they lead you…and the world should begin to change for you.” – Jerry Saltz When I visited Mongolia with Overseas Adventure Travel on their trip Mongolia and the Gobi Desert, one pleasantly surprisingContinue reading “Exploring the Surprises of Ulaanbaatar”