Day 3 (Mon., Oct. 26): Dollarpower Dundundundun, dundundundunDUNdun–Downtown. Multiple people had recommended going to the black market in Ulaan Baatar, despite the long walk there and the so-called best pickpockets in the world that hang out waiting for unknowing tourists. Stopping at the post office along the way to pick up postcards with the famous [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Mongolia’
Week 8: Mongolia, Day 3
Posted: November 4, 2009 in Mongolia (Fall)Tags: Asia, black market, culture shock, currency rates, Ger-to-Ger, helpful people, Mongolia, shopping, Ulaan Baatar
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Week 8: Mongolia, Day 2
Posted: November 3, 2009 in Mongolia (Fall)Tags: datsan, food, German Opera, monastery, Mongolia, museum, pizza & coke, survival, The English, train
Day 2 (Sun., Oct. 25): 22 steps to a [pick-your-adjective] day in UB City 1. Know that UB City is the somewhat gangsta’ name for Ulaan Baator so that you can feel hip and cool in conversations about the capital of Mongolia. Facts: 1.5 million people of Mongolia’s 2.5 million population live in UB. UB [...]
Week 8: Mongolia, Night 0.5 and Day 1
Posted: November 2, 2009 in Mongolia (Fall)Tags: 350.org, Canadians, fellow foreigners, food, Mongolia, museum, Naushki, packing, passport control, rest, sugar, train
The saga of my trip with Romany to not-Russia, almost-Far-East Asia begins. To sum it up, and in honor of Asia, I’ll even compose a little haiku (with full knowledge that the haiku is, in fact, not a Mongolian poetry form). Train across the steppe. UB. Camels. Really far. Russia seems better. Publishable almost, right? [...]
350 action on the Russian-Mongolian border
Posted: October 20, 2009 in Иркутск, Out of TownTags: 350.org, climate change, environment, Mongolia, train
350.org is an organization, which has declared October 24, 2009 an International Day of Climate Action. Since my co-traveler to Mongolia, Romany Redman, and I are interested parties, and fall into the category of “international,” we’re planning on participating en route to Mongolia. But we need ideas for our “climate action”! Other climate actions include [...]
