Northern Asia
A massive area of land that is largely undiscovered by tourists, Northern Asia offers travellers countless opportunities for trekking, exploring history and tasting strange foods. In many parts of this vast land, nomads still wander from place to place, much like us digital nomads, but in a much simpler and more pure form.
Travelling In Mongolia: A List Of Cultural Quirks
So far our trip to Mongolia has been amazing! We’ve spent 6 days on a Gobi Desert tour, watched the Nadaam festivities in the countryside, witnessed a captivating Monk ceremony at a beautiful monastery and wandered around the capital city of Ulan Bator. While traveling Mongolia, we’ve learned a lot about the Mongolian people, their ...
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Travelling On The Trans-Mongolian Train: All You Need To Know
Travelling on the Trans-Mongolian train from Beijing to Ulan Bator is the rail journey of a lifetime! The scenery and landscapes are fantastic and the overall train experience is very positive. To help you figure out your Trans-Mongolian train journey, here’s some information from our trip: Times: The K3 train departs from the main Beijing Railway ...
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Mongolian Memories – A Roundup Of 30 Days Of Travel
As our time here in Mongolia comes to a close, we’re both shocked and unsure of where exactly the whole month went?! It feels like just yesterday we arrived in Ulan Bator after a 30 hour journey on the Trans-Mongolian Train. Now as we pack up our backpacks and make a plan for our next ...
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A Quick Trip From Ulan Bator – Terelj National Park
After our 6 day tour of the Mongolian Desert and our Epic 8 Day Trek Along The Chulut River, we were running out of time on our 30 day visa in Mongolia, so we decided to check out Terelj National Park before our time was up. We took the bus from Ulan Bator at 12:00 pm ...
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Epic 8 Day Mongolian Trekking Adventure
Six months ago we began planning a trip which would revolutionize our travel style. We wanted to plan our own trek, away from the normal routes, truly off the beaten path. I started by seeking out rivers in Mongolia which were on flat terrain. The rivers had to have fish so that I could do ...
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Experiencing The Naadam Festival In Mongolia
The Naadam Festival is the time of year in Mongolia when everyone gets together to show off their skills and compete in different events: wrestling, horse racing, archery and ankle-bone shooting. This festival is like Christmas to the Mongolian people. It’s the time of the year that they most look forward to. Every village and ...
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