Though there are monasteries liberally scattered around UB, my favorite was easily the one just down the street from my guesthouse/ ger camp in Ulan Baatar. Gandan Monastery The Ganden Monastery actually reminded me a lot of temples from my trip to Tibet a few summer ago. With all the […]
Mongolia
Mongolian Yak Rodeo (R)
The last night of a four-day horse trekking trip, Dan attempts to ride one of the yaks our host keeps in his herds. He is not successful, but I am amused.
Budget: Mongolia (R)
Travel Budget: Mongolia Mongolia ended up being far far less expensive than I expected before I went. Even while doing awesome stuff like renting a van for 10 days/ horse trekking around Khovsgol Lake/ outfitting all of your adventures with enough food to last the whole time, Mongolia didn’t cost […]
Hey there! I'm Stephen, this is my travel blog, and that's me in the poofy hat.
I'm a photographer / writer traveling since 2008, and I've been doing my best to visit amazing places.
My current focus is Central Asia, because for a hiking and camping enthusiast it's as good as it gets.