Goat herder family village visit- inside
September 29, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
At 5pm we set off west to a local goat herder family for a “ village visit”.
Usually K and I particularly dislike this type of tourism but the next hour was actually v enjoyable.
After enteringRead more
Goat herder family visit - outside
September 29, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Gobi random photos and facts
September 29, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Big day today- laundry done!
September 30, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Woke up for the last time in our amazing ger. Breakfast and then we watched “ the Eagle Huntress” in preparation for going to the Eagle Festival in the far west of Mongolia in a few days.
We leftRead more
Chinggis Khan Statue complex
October 1, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Today we left UB in our 4 wheeled drives for 2 days in the national parks.
2 hours east of UB was our first destination- the massive statue of Chinggis ( Ghengis) Khan standing at 26m tall.
He isRead more
Terelj national park and monastery
October 1, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
After Chinggis Khan we headed deeper into the Terelj NP. Despite its impressive and awe inspiring rock formations it is full of holiday camps.
We checked into our v swanky ger for the night at TereljRead more
Hustai National Park and
October 2, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
http://www.hustai.mn/wp/language/en/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Przewalski's_horse
We woke to snow this am!. We left Terelj national park this am at 10am and drive 3.5 hours to HustaiRead more
Hustai National Park to UB
October 3, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
Slightly frustrating day.
Woke up in a lovely warm ger thanks to K stoking the fire all night and random bags of coal being delivered every 3 hours!
Stunning am with clear blue skies and a dusting ofRead more
Dinosaurs in the mall!!
October 3, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
Sculptures in UB
October 3, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
Yes that is correct... that is a sculpture of the Beatles!!
A photo of the “Passion Pub”!!!
State department store which is a huge department store opened since 1921 and other random sculpturesRead more
2am start UB to Ulgii- Kazahk county
October 4, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ 🌙 -2 °C
What a long but great day!
Sorry for the multiple posts but too many photos from today.
We were up at 2am, checked out of Ramada and got a 2.45 am pick up for the airport. Temperature -7C!!
We wereRead more
Ulgii market and random eagle hunters!
October 4, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ 🌙 -2 °C
After lunch we got to wander around the local market which sold everything from glass panels to fur lined leather boots, souvenirs to knock off designer underwear.
K got groped by some man whilst PhilRead more
Jinsbek the most handsome eagle hunter
October 4, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ 🌙 -3 °C
This was the hunter we were arranged to visit!!
https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/gyzjn3/meet-…
This was anRead more
We get to hold a Golden Eagle!!
October 4, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ 🌙 -3 °C
The Eagle Festival - day 1 post 1 of 75!
October 5, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
The most incredible day ever. I can’t even write about it because it was so unbelievably amazing.
I will try to post the videos taken but they may be too long. We only took a handful of photos onRead more
Eagle Festival videos
October 5, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
All day we watched the 120 competitors call their eagles down from the mountain onto their arm.
So many didn’t make it!! They circled overhead but landed outside the arena, or just buggered offRead more
Eagle Festival videos of the start
October 5, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
A visual and auditory feast!!
Kazakh "concert"
October 5, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ 🌙 -1 °C
To top the Eagle Festival off we were taken to the local theatre for a show of local Kazakh dance and music- I will leave the videos to tell the story!!
Kazakh Concert part 2
October 5, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ 🌙 -1 °C
It was quite mind blowing after all day at the Eagle Festival!!! K is fast asleep at 10pm and I can’t string a sentence together- watch the first video and it is clear why!!! Enjoy- we did!
Eagle Festival Day 2- am
October 6, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
Woke a bit tired after yesterday’s excitement not sure if we were ready for more.
We got to the festival site at 8.30am, staked a spot and headed off for a walk whilst it was quiet.
K and I decidedRead more
Eagle Festival Day 2 - am more photos
October 6, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
Eagle Festivel Day 2 - am more photos
October 6, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
Eagle Festival Day 2 - closing ceremony
October 6, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ 🌙 -1 °C
K and I managed to get a prime spot for the closing ceremony despite K being hassled by British tourists to allow them to take her prime spot- twankers ( it’s our new name for travel wankers!!)
TheRead more
Eagle festival competition- coin pick up
October 6, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ 🌙 -1 °C
Eagle Featival- kiss and whip chase
October 6, 2019 in Mongolia ⋅ 🌙 -1 °C
So in this race the couples register in pairs- the man tries to kiss the women whilst she beats him off with a whip!!!.... we didn’t see one woman kissed.... but there was some ferociousRead more
























































































































































































































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I would love to do that.