08:00 alarm clock goes off. I figured one hour to get ready and have breakfast would be enough for me, but apparently I’m a bit slower than I thought. Ten minutes before I had to leave I still had to get dressed, prepare my day pack for the hike and make some breakfast (that I… Continue reading Hiking; Bogd Kahn Mountain
Category: Mongolia
Cultural day; Tumen Ekh
This morning I woke up around 09:30. I’m in the luxurious position to have the house to myself today! Even though it’s great to have my own place, it was a little bit frightening last night as well.. what if someone would enter or anything?! I knew it wasn’t going to happen, but still made… Continue reading Cultural day; Tumen Ekh
Wine and Canvas in UB
The first part of the day was all about sleeping. Literally! I got out of bed around 12:30pm! Wow, was I surprised. Apparently I needed a good sleep :)! After waking up I started to write my stories from the past weeks. Man, am I behind schedule! I think I can write for days in… Continue reading Wine and Canvas in UB
Road trippin’ part IV
After a cold night spend at the Flaming Cliffs we continued our way to the Ongi Khiid Monastery ruins, located at the Saikan Ovoo Soum mountain slope, in the Middle Gobi province. The ruins once were a big Buddhist monastery compound, housing over a thousand Buddhists monks. Unfortunately, this monastery, together with around 700 monasteries… Continue reading Road trippin’ part IV
Road Trippin’ part III
After the warmest night I ever experienced (in a Mongolian Yurt of all places!) we got op quite early to continue our way to the sand dunes of Khongoriin Els. Around 09:00 am we left the Yollin Am area and by the time of 13:00 we arrived at the dunes. We first checked- in at… Continue reading Road Trippin’ part III
Road Trippin’ part II
Tsagaan Suvraga and Yolyn Am Today we continued our trip to Tsagaan Suvraga, also known as ‘the white stupa’. We started around 08:10 am and by the time of 10:15 we got OFF ROAD for the first time. Super nice! We drove another 1,5 hours and reached the beautiful unique landscape of Tsagaan Suvraga. With… Continue reading Road Trippin’ part II
Road Trippin’ part I
Today the great Mongolian adventure begins! We get up around 09:00 and make our way to the Zaya guesthouse where we meet Peter and Felix who are joining us on our trip. The plan is to rent a car plus driver and go on our own tour instead of an organized tour. This saves a… Continue reading Road Trippin’ part I
Welcome to Mongolia!
Welcome to Mongolia! After a broken night with a little sleep (just like yesterday, when sleep finally kicks in you need to wake up again) the light switch on and a speaker voice tells us were about to descend. I look outside the window and it’s super dark outside! The only thing I see is… Continue reading Welcome to Mongolia!