Mandalgovi, Mongolia

... those creatures weren't fated to end up in pieces on the floor of our temporary home, I thought - while horse meat is consumed in Mongolia, the horses are far more valuable as a source of milk.  The same was not true for the next animal to show up, ...

... compare to the ' dhal-bhaat-high-altitude-serious-exercise-EBC-diet', but so far I'm pretty pleased with the results of the 'I'd-rather-starve-than-eat-more-milky-rice-in-Mongolia-diet'. Any of my Aussie friends who are reading: get the spuds in!!!

It was 8.30 p.m and the sun had long since sunk below the horizon, leaving an inky sky with just a sliver of a moon but a magical display of stars, creating silhouettes of the humpy camels settling down to sleep.  The only other ...

So Jeep bound! We find ourselves sitting in a very plush Delicia 4x4 minibus rattling (and i mean RATTLING) accross countless hours of desert. now deserts are called this because there is nothing in them. We have taken a 6 day tour of the Gobi. ...