As far as capital cities go, Tashkent was actually a decent introduction to the country. There were a handful of bazaars, nice architecture, and lots of interesting history about Central Asia. The most exciting thing about Tashkent, though, was…
Central Asia
Welcome to Uzbekistan (R)
With all this money, you’re going to need a bigger backpack.
Moron in Mongolia (R)
Though Northern Mongolia had a fair number of truly awesome spots, MOPOH was not amongst them. Oh wait, that was the Cyrillic name. The first indication something was strange was the English name: Moron. Second: horses riding down the streets (though I must admit that as usual this endeared the […]
Gandan Khiid (R)
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 […]
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.