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Yearly Archives: 2010
4th of July abroad
03 July 2010 | Ulan Bator, Mongolia (47.8982, 106.9311) Having made friends with the Marines during our weekly Thursday night trivia game, they invited us to the Embassy’s annual 4th of July party. I have to say, it was one … finish reading 4th of July abroad
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Tagged 4th of july, 4th of july celebration, 4th of july party, american ambassador, American cuisine, Asia, Barbecue, bbqs, beer, bird, children, Cooking, crowd, eagle, Food and drink, friend, home, hunter, marines, Meals, Mongol, mongolia, night, night trivia, peace, Peace Corps, Rasa, road, thursday night, town, tradition, trivia game, Ulan Bator, ulan bator mongolia, United States
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Gobble gobble!
2004 to 2005 | Kabankalan, Philippines (9.9984, 122.8173) Happy Thanksgiving! I have been editing all of our past pictures and I thought you might enjoy my joys of raising turkeys while living in the Philippines. All of my turkey chicks … finish reading Gobble gobble!
Posted in Asia, Philippines
Tagged chicks, eating, happy, happy thanksgiving, holiday, Kabankalan, living in the philippines, lunch, pabo, Philippines, raising turkeys, thanksgiving, Turkey, Virginia, Yak
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Genghis Khan Statue & Khustain NP
13 June 2010 | Khustain Nuruu National Park, Bayankhangai, Mongolia (47.6939, 105.9056) While in Ulan Bator, we did two side trips to some of the better attractions in the countryside. The first was to chase after the last of Mongolia’s … finish reading Genghis Khan Statue & Khustain NP
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Tagged Asia, attractions, Bayankhangai, city, coffee, countryside, Genghis, Genghis Khan, Khustain Nuruu National Park, larger than life, life, Mongol, mongolia, museum, national park, side trips, U.S. Embassy, Ulan Bator, wallpaper, wild horses, windows xp
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The sights of Ulan Bator
08 June – 16 July 2010 | Ulan Bator, Mongolia (47.8860, 106.9121) Altogether, Rasa and I spent about five weeks living in Ulan Bator. Below are some of the more colorful highlights from our time there. I caught this bolt … finish reading The sights of Ulan Bator
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Tagged Asia, bolt of lightning, breakfast, Capital city, Choijin Lama Temple, city, experience, friend, highlight, home, Khustain Nuruu National Park, lightning, milk, milk tea, Mongol, mongolia, national park, photo, rain storm, Rasa, Russia, sky, storm, Sükhbaatar Square, tour, Ulan Bator, walking, Zaisan Memorial
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A warm shower in Ulan Bator
07 June 2010 | Ulan Bator, Mongolia (47.9170, 106.8677) After three weeks of dusty, bumpy roads, we arrived in Ulan Bator and the first thing we did was take a warm shower (well sort of, we needed to boil the … finish reading A warm shower in Ulan Bator
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Tagged apartment, Asia, bumpy roads, central asia, city, Colombia, delicious, dinner, drive, French, fried, garages, Genghis Khan, good, guide, hotel, lamb, masterpiece, meal, Mongol, mongolia, night, pasta, pizza, playground, pretty, Rasa, road, shipping containers, shower, shrek, socks, tea, tour, town, Ulan Bator, uzbekistan, water, water pipes, Wi-Fi
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