The Truth About Mongolian Food Culture (What to Eat – 14 Dishes)
It’s quite common knowledge that Mongolian food culture is not winning any culinary awards on the world stage, in fact we personally like to refer to it as the cafeteria …
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037 Mongolia Part 2 – Secret Naadam festivals and Mongolia on $33 a day
Mongolia Podcast (Part 2) Episode 037: Mongolia on $33 a day & The secret, local Naadam festivals Listen NOW! Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Radio WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK We …
035 Mongolia overland: Nomad homestay & Gobi Desert catastrophe!
035 Mongolia East to West: Real Nomad homestay & Breaking down in the Gobi Desert: Listen NOW! Subscribe on iTunes WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK We love to hear from listeners …
8 Reasons Hiking Sucks
So, I’m proposing that Hiking sucks. I’m sure the members of the long-socked community will be up in arms about this article… But as they are probably in a field …
Best and Worst Travel of Asia 2013
12 countries, hundreds of towns and cities and well over 40,000KM covered – 2013 has been quite a year for travel! (Click here to see our full route and where we …
9 Tips For Surviving Mongolia (Video)
As one of the least densely populated countries in the world, Mongolia can be quite a culture shock for travellers who have been accustomed to things like beds and hot …
How to cross the Bulgan Border: Khovd (Mongolia) to Urumqi (China)
Mongolia’s western border at Bulgan is not frequented by foreigners – but it is certainly open to us! Find out how we made the crossing from Khovd to Urumqi in …
The One Thing You MUST Do In Mongolia: Nomadic Homestay
Heading out into the Mongolian wilderness you never know what you’re going to get. We knew that things could be rough but this time around we found ourselves face to …
How NOT to Cross central Mongolia overland – Moron to Olgii.
20 hours broken down and stuck in the Gobi Desert was not on our itinerary… and yet our dilapidated mini-van felt that it should be. Actually our van – I …
Epic Mongolia: 9,000 Landscapes from Ulaanbaatar to Khovsgol (With Video)
9 days inside a Russian Military van crossing the epic and endlessly changing landscape of central Mongolia with 7 other people is certainly an experience! It may be challenging but …
How to get from China to Ulaanbaatar (Mongoila) cheaply
We’ve put together a 4 part series on how to reach Ulaanbaatar from China for under US$60 per person (The international train from Beijing normally costs $250). This is a …
The secret Naadam festivals you didn’t know about (Mongolia)
We discover that the Naadam you read about in the guide books is only one tiny part of Mongoila’s national sporting heritage. Getting outside of Ulaanbaatar to experience the real, …