Country Info
- Ulaanbaatar
- Capital
- Tugrik (MNT)
- Currency
- 2,654,999
- Population
- MN
- Country Code
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Ulaanbaatar
Travel Blogs from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Big City ....
... thru. Next morning it was all fog and mist as we got up, packed and then headed east. Arrived on the outskirts of UlaanBaatar which sprawls down the valley of the Dund Gol River, which lies on the southern boundary of the city. Also to the ...
Going wherever the wind blows me...........
Having been unable to find any companions to go with me to Khovsgol Lake and unwilling (for the first time in my trip) to go alone, due to the difficulties of getting transport back to UB, I decided that I would take the local train back to Zamin-Udd and ...
Drama...
... we departed the station. We were really sad to be leaving Bilgee, Mongolia and especially "our" children. Our berth was really small, the isle is about one meter long and there are four beds, ...
We be in UB
... floor, being checked into one of Ulaan Baatar's better budget-style accommodations. Zaya's has the best showers in Outer Mongolia, a very comfortable loungeroom and a free breakfast that is'nt too bad at all. The room is small but clean and after a ...
Ulaanbataar
... I am going to get organised for my trip and go to the Naran Tuul market. It is the biggest black market in Mongolia. Then probably come back here and chill till I leave. Been out for an epic walk today. Walked to the Naran Tuul markets, they ...
Mongolia & the Ger Camp
... at the lack of coffee as we know it. Off we all go for a guided walking tour through the unruly, filthy, crowded streets of Ulaanbaatar where there was ice on the footpaths, fake flowers in the park and spit covering the ground. We wandered past the open ...
Off to Mongolia
... heard that their food (especially their stirfry) was to-die-for. Although it is faster by plane, we decided to drive to Mongolia this time:) It was definitely worth the drive. We had yummy and spicy food, Cosmopolitan martinis, soup and salad. So ...
Train from Beijing to UB
yesterday morning we jumped the train from beijing to ulaanbaatar, this trips takes about 30 hours so we spent overnight on the train. Trains are really nice though a little small as you would expect, playing chess, cards, drinking with everyone on ...
-25, You Must Be Joking
Mongolia was epic! So cold you could feel the hairs on the inside of your nose freeze! We arrived in Ulaanbaatar (or UB for us ex pats) at 6.30am and headed straight to our hotel. And boy was that place weird - a polished turd would probably be the best ...
Lord of The East
... of trains at Ulan Ude I join the Chinese TS from Moscow to Beijing with the intention of crossing into Mongolia and going on to UlaanBaatar. I disturb a Swiss architect with the lovely name of Francizka and we get into converstion that doesn't seem to ...
Mongolia 2007
I just came back from a 12 days Jeep Safari around Mongolia. The route: Ulaanbaatar, Huh Sum Burd, Dalanzagdad, Yoliin Am, Konghor Sand Dunes, Arvaiheer, Waterfalls near Kharakhorin, Kharakhorin, Tsetserleg, Terkh White Lake, Khorgo ...
count down = two weeks until i leave for India!!!
india visa -check. roundtrip ticket from mongolia to india -check. tuition/registration paid -check. airport pick up booked -check! I'll be departing for India in two weeks for a yoga teacher training program outside of Mumbai, India. The ...
Horse Racing on the Steppes of Mongolia
Tuesday 3rd November 2010 Melbourne Cup Day Elstei Ger Camp, Mongolia ------------------------ I started the day with the challenge of the toilets, on the way seeing ice on the footprints in the sand and inside seeing nought but frozen pyramid towers of ...
Phurbat Lama
Another hot, sunny day here in UlaanBaatar. Highlight of the day: Seeing Phurbat's amazing Thangka painting work! I was awoken at 7am by a phone call offering me the opportunity to go over to Gandan Monastery today with Glenn Mullin and three university ...
Yak Riding
... good - hit the target 2 times from 3! The guys on horses did some pretty crazy things, jumping off then jumping back on backwards etc. Very cool! After that it was back to Ulaanbaatar for dinner. A night in a hotel tonight. Not nearly as ...
Ger Camp
Travelled out to the Ger Camps and stayed for a few nights, it really is unbelievable countryside (walkers paradise - mum and dad), you could literally set off in any direction and walk for hours with no desire to turn back. Views like no ...
Arriving to a flood, law suit, and a butt grabbing
Retta greeted me at the end of a long row of smiling faces. It was so wonderful to see her and feel the relief of bein back in the company of close friends after a wild and exhausting series of flighs Today I went to this place called the "Black Market" ...
Horseback and 4*4 trip in Mongolia with Bonda lake
Recommendations - about guest house in Khovsgol and their arrangements from Ulaanbaatar to Khovsgol. Have just come back to the Belgium from a truly fantastic month in Mongolia with some recommendations to share. We drove by Russian 4*4 from Ub to ...
How's the Serenity
... in a room with 3 people talking a language you dont understand. Just out of town is the place where Genghis declared the great Mongolia and held his first parliament. That afternoon we crossed the Onon Gol, where Timujin used to play and fish. This was ...
Day - 12 - 13 - 14 Mongolia, A Nomad's dream
... was a Mongolian joke. Later that day we ate our nutricious noodles and went to bed. Day 13: Reached Ulaanbaatar freaking early. Still dark and very very cold. Something like 05.30. Flora (our Mongolian honcho) picked us up from ...
Another Ger camp and Mongolia's capital city
... After a good wash and sorting out some food for the next train journey we headed to a museum, which was basically all about Mongolia and how they got to where they are today. A lot of it centred around Genghis Khan (or Chenggis as they call ...
Ulaanbaatar
... morning the the Winter Palace of the Bogd Khan. ( the 8th Bogd Khan, Jebtzun Damba Hutagt VIII was the last king of Mongolia and lived here around about 1900) I stopped at Sukhbaatar Square on the way.( Damdin Sukhbaatar was the hero of the ...