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Monthly Archives: June 2010
A glimpse of nomadic life: Packing
25 May 2010: Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, Mongolia (48.6670, 88.7242) After driving on what seemed to be one of the worst, never-ending roads ever (averaging about 50km every 90 minutes), we finally arrived at our camp. This turned out … finish reading A glimpse of nomadic life: Packing
Posted in Asia, Mongolia
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Altai Tavan Bogd National Park
The National Park was our first stop on the tour prepared by Blue Wolf Travel. We ultimately spent two months in country but touring Western Mongolia with Canat was the highlight for us and I do not think anyone could … finish reading Altai Tavan Bogd National Park
Bayan-Ölgii, Mongolia
Glad to have escaped immigration, we arrived in Western Mongolia to discover that the dominate culture here is Kazakh and probably what Kazakhstan used to be like before it became rich and modern on gas money. It is a shame … finish reading Bayan-Ölgii, Mongolia
Posted in Asia, Mongolia
Tagged altai, baby, camel, camels, cold, cows, culture, discover, eagle, earth, everyday life, freezing, garbage disposal, golden eagle, good, happy, immigration, kazakh, Kazakhstan, landscape, life, Middle East, money, Mongol, mongolia, national park, nomadic family, park, photo, plane, provincial capital, Rasa, river, road, shame, sheep, snow, tradition, traditional culture, traffic problem, travel, village, water
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Ust-Kamenogorsk
This was our last town in Kazakhstan and it was interesting to see how different it was here compared to the rest of the country. Spending two days (almost three, thanks to immigration) sitting in the airport, we noticed that … finish reading Ust-Kamenogorsk
Posted in Asia, Kazakhstan
Tagged airport, beautiful, culture, ethnic russians, freezing, freezing drizzle, immigration, kazakh, Kazakhstan, kids, mining town, Mongol, mongolia, photo, picture, plane, population, Rasa, sky, us embassy, visa, weather
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Astana: Living a diplomat’s life
The reason why we decided on the day-long train ride to Astana over Almaty is to visit our friends who recently were assigned to the US Embassy in Astana. It was an inspiring moment for Rasa and me to have … finish reading Astana: Living a diplomat’s life
Posted in Asia, Kazakhstan
Tagged bad, blue dome, car, China, city, discover, friend, glimpse, guiding light, home, Kazakhstan, legacy, life, long train ride, mom, Mongol, mongolia, music, park, photo, president nazarbayev, rain, Rasa, restaurant, sea, security guards, Steppe, train, travel, us embassy
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