Ulaan Baator, Mongolia

Trans Mongolian Express: Day 5
Jul 29, 2006

... stopped opposite another train at around 5 in the evening. Whether this was 5 in the evening by Moscow time, Beijing time, Ulaan Baator time or British summer time is anybody's guess and not particulary relevant to the story. Our heads were poked out ...

Mongolia - the land of blue skies and mutton
Aug 18, 2006

... Mongolia. I didn't have a Lonely Planet guide for Mongolia, or any guide book at all. My plan was to just turn up in Ulaan Baator (UB) and figure things out from there. I booked a hostel in UB from Irkutsk because this time of year the place is quite ...

Mongolia rules! All hail the mighty U.S. dollar!
Jun 30, 2006

... is 10,000 Togrogs, so I'm walking around with a fat bankroll of 100k...too bad it's about $90 bucks.. I really like Ulaan-Baator so far. Everyone is really friendly, they speak good English, and again, the exchange rate is great. I'm staying at the ...

Outer Mongolia
Sep 24, 2006

What a great sense of achievment to make it to Outer Mongolia without leaving the ground!