Day 11 of our Mongolian horse trek saw us putting up our tent in a hail storm and being rewarded with a hot shower.
Mongolia Journal ~ Storm shower
Mongolia Journal ~ Shenanigans on the steppes
Day 10 of our horse trek involved very bad hair, escaping horses and other mirth-inducing high jinks on the Mongolian steppes.
Mongolia Journal ~ Just another day on the steppes — with video
More of my Mongolian horse trek 2015 - with insects, birds of prey, horses, baby goats, more horses -- and video!
Mongolia journal ~ Rivers and words
Mongolian horse trek day 6, including river crossings and Mongolian words.
Mongolia Journal ~ Terelj NP
Horse trekking in Mongolia: in which we hang out with herd animals and visit Terelj NP
Mongolia Journal ~ 3 Getting into the swing of things (with eagles!)
This is the third edited extract from my Mongolia Journal, covering days 3 and 4 of my two-week horse trek. With photos! 27 June 2015 Lunch stop - Day 3 We’re at lunch in a long flat valley with a train line and a town in the distance. The night was wild and cold, and … Continue reading Mongolia Journal ~ 3 Getting into the swing of things (with eagles!)
Mongolia Journal ~ 2 Into the steppes
I've finally got my act together and have started blogging edited extracts (and PHOTOS) from my Mongolia travel journal. If you missed the first post, it's here -- First Impressions. This post covers the commencement of our two-week horse-riding expedition. Owing to the nature of journals, events are not necessarily presented in sequential order, so … Continue reading Mongolia Journal ~ 2 Into the steppes
Mongolia journal ~ 1 First impressions
It's over a year since my Mongolian adventure, and I haven't got near all the blog posts I was going to write. Thank goodness I kept a daily journal, or I'd have forgotten so much already. I always intended to write themed posts about my experiences, rather than simply transcribing my journal. But... I've left … Continue reading Mongolia journal ~ 1 First impressions
Horse trekking in Mongolia – part 2
I started to tell you about Mongolia... and then I got distracted by houses getting demolished and an epic night of D&D. But today we return to the steppes and the horses. The earlier post (part 1) covered the logistics of the horse trek and how I managed the riding. Today I want to talk … Continue reading Horse trekking in Mongolia – part 2
Horse trekking in Mongolia – part 1
I'm now back from my latest international adventure, the focus of which was a two-week horse trek across the steppes of Mongolia. It was an amazing trip: challenging, inspiring, fascinating. And boy did it go quickly. Over the coming weeks I intend to write a series of posts about my Mongolian experiences. (There's so much … Continue reading Horse trekking in Mongolia – part 1
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