Youth Mongolia Ulan Bator

... John didn't like this sickly tea, tasting of salt!! We watched the family milk the mares (yes - horses) which is a delicacy in Mongolia to drink. Then we had archery lessons - then dinner - a Mongolian BBQ - we both still felt a little queazy from the previous night and the sight of the VERY fatty mutton did not appeal It is so fatty that you cannot drink cold drinks for an hour after eating it as it could solidify the fat ...

... number of first hand stories about pickpockets and trouble with locals. Out of anywhere I've been it was the worst place in that regard. <br><br>Nothing happened to me but nearly everyone I talked to had been harrassed somehow. <br><br>One guy I met had felt someone opening his backpack as he walked down the street, so he turned around and the guy ran off; two guys caught a taxi but the driver locked them in the car until they paid ...

... imperiously, sat down at the reception desk of the monastery, and asked my name, then told me to come back tomorrow, as he will find my camera. Maybe Buddha blessed him with mind-reading powers, maybe he did not care. I don't know, but he sure as hell didn't ask the circumstances, the make of the camera, when, only if I saw it happen. But he was dilligent in his work. If the pigeons or the monks stole it, he would surely have found it. We spent almost half an hour ...

... contre pour un estomac européen comme le mien c'est la déclaration de guerre gastrique immédiate. Le repas était constitué de très bonnes pâtes maison avec du mouton et nous avons même eu droit au yaourt de yak en dessert, si joliment conservé dans sa bassine en plastique à l'air libre, mais vraiment délicieux. A la fin du repas le maître de maison a sorti une bouteille de vodka, ce qui nous a permis de nous familiariser avec la coutume mongole qui stipule qu'il faut au ...

... This is a classic, third world poverty trap and to cap it, the Russian Authorities presented Mongolia with a bill for industrial development when she became independent in 1990 which technically makes Mongolia bankrupt. Mongolians however reserve their deeper enmity for the Chinese and the Manchu Emperors who repressed the people and their culture rigourously over the centuries. In a parallel piece of vandalism, the Russians destroyed almost all the ...

... It is funny because I am walking around with them and all the kids in my group are asking if he is my brother, and speaking Mongolian to her. They will do fine. as they have each other, and they are used to being in Asia. I found out that they met in Singapore, got married and lived in Japan for 4 years, and moved back to Singapore about a year ago. <br><br>Uya and I are about to leave for 4 days on a trip to the Gobi Desert. It will ...

... tried to cry which didnt work but I thought for the oscar actor winning attempt he deserved a bit so gave him a bit of money only for the cheeky git to turn around and say 'this is not enough'! I told him to do one and i carried on. <br><br>I went for a Mongolian BBQ yesterday and was sensational! Its like a buffet in that you can have as much as you want for a flat fee mine was 11,800 tugrik which is about £5. So you grab a bowl and go up and fill it with ...

... fresh out of college and are required to stay at the school for at least one year. It would be such a good training though if teaching is what you wanted to do.<br> Every session is about the same, we have the mini Olympics, singing and dancing competitions, the teacher's concert, we have group work, play games, mask show, etc. So I will tell you things that stood out during this past session. We ended up winning the Mask Show this time cause ...

... our driver slams on the brakes. After we all regain our seats after having been thrown into the air as if we were on the Vomit Comet, our driver turns around and grins. "Yak!" he said, one of the few English words he knows. Yes, we almost hit a stationary yak at 90 km an hour. At that moment, I look at the window, only to see three or four cyclists in proper cycling spandex toodle by (remember this detail; it's important later, believe it or not ...

... hiking up the mountains, and us been the disorganized group we were , we all set off in different small groups, myself and Trevor figured we had the easiest route and suddenly we were looking down on the rest of the group.. The poxy mountain just seemed to keep on going and so did we and it wasn't long before myself Juhani and Trevor were sitting pretty on the peak taking in the views. On our way down some of the guys had gone ahead a different route but myself and Trevor reckoned our ...