Just came back from traveling around Mongolia for 10 days, we packed so much into 10 days that even our guide told us she has never done so much. It was pretty incredible, visited the Gobi desert and pitched our tents on the Mongolian steppes - vast open plains as far as the eye can see with no obstructions except maybe a few gers in the distance. We pitched tents for the first 4 nights but as we travelled further north it got steadily colder, so the rest of the time we stayed in gers - now that was a great experience. Also saw a beautiful lake, climbed a volcano, rolled around on sand dunes and even walked (ok crawled) to the peak of a few. My dirt record so far is 5 days without a shower :)
There is so much to write about but right now I am extremely exhausted and hungry, we just got back. One of the more crazy things that happened was our driver developed a crush on me during the trip, it was so gross. He stroked my hand twice while driving, felt the need to tell me he loved me AND THEN, during one of the nights we all shared a ger, he took the bed at the foot of mine and in the middle of the night, grabbed my foot. ICK ICK ICK!!! When I rejected him, he proceeded to be in a shitty mood for the remainder of our trip and basically drove like a reckless maniac. That was a crazy experience.
Anyway, will write more later, my growling stomach requires food!
Oh, heading to Korea tomorrow and staying for 5 days after which going back to Japan.
Sep 11, 2004. 7.05pm Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia
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