Mongolia

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (22 days ago)
It's time to go to Mongolia! Almost. In winter 2011, the country will welcome the Radisson Blu Hotel Ulaanbaatar, the first Rezidor Hotel Group property to hit Mongolia. This will increase the company's tally to 61 countries, says Rezidor president and CEO Kurt Ritter. ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (24 days ago)
Way back in November we told you how you could help National Geographic Adventure select their Adventurer of the Year for 2009. The list of contenders featured ten of the most amazing athletes, explorers, and scientists from around the globe, each doing exciting and unusual ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
Aspen, Colorado, Chamonix, France, Zermatt, Switzerland, three destinations that have earned a reputation for great skiing, pulling in thousands of visitors from around the globe each year. Now you can add Ulan Bator, Mongolia to that list, as Sky Resort opened late last ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
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With 2009 rapidly coming to an end, it is time to look ahead to 2010 and begin making our travel plans. For adventure travelers, the year ahead is ...

by Jeremy Kressmann (RSS feed) (6 months ago)
Mongolia remains one of the world's last great uncharted territories, a country of seemingly endless grassy steppes, herds of grazing yaks and wandering nomadic villagers. One of the country's unique traditions is Mongolian wrestling, a sport that has been popular here for ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (6 months ago)
This past Sunday, a group of 25 riders set out on a unique adventure across the Mongolian Steppe that will have them following in the ancient footsteps of Marco Polo and the fabled horsemen that roamed that region centuries ago, as they raise money for a variety of charities ...

by Brenda Yun (RSS feed) (7 months ago)
I don't know about you guys, but I needed this past weekend to get some R&R that Monday came and went without sending my usual Gadlinks. I'm happy to report that Malibu is alive and well and the surf was, well, crowded -- but good this weekend. And here are some other ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (8 months ago)
The sixth edition of the Mongol Rally got underway earlier this week when 400 teams, making a simultaneous start from the U.K., Spain, and Italy, set off on the ultimate road trip. Over the next month, their 10,000 mile journey will span two continents, pass over mountains, ...

by Aaron Hotfelder (RSS feed) (8 months ago)
Flickr user bellumdeos submitted this photo (click to enlarge) of a yurt in Inner Mongolia, China. Something about the vast steppes of Northern China and Mongolia has always attracted me to the region-- perhaps the way the nomadic families who live there can pack up and ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Everyone has different reasons for why they like to travel, and their destinations of choice vary just as much. Some love to visit noisy, bustling foreign cities, others prefer the quiet tranquility of a secluded beach. Then of course, there are the travelers who truly like ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
The Washington Post has published an interesting article on the lengths that some people will go to to experience a total solar eclipse. In this case, the author of the story traveled all the way to Mongolia, venturing far into the countryside for the two minute and four ...

by Aaron Hotfelder (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
I've wanted to visit Mongolia ever since I first read Rolf Potts' dispatch from the land of Genghis Khan that he wrote for Salon back in 1999. Almost ten years later, Tim Wu, another of my favorite travel writers, is making me fall in love with Mongolia all over again. He's ...

by Jerry Guo (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Christopher Rufo and Keith Ochwat are a couple of fresh filmmakers who, on a whim, decided to fly to Mongolia, where they managed to camp with a tribe of nomadic reindeer herders, challenge a provincial wrestling champion to a match, and drink tea with Mongolian president ...

by Aaron Hotfelder (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Like so many expats, Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi moved abroad right out of college. But since that time, he's had about the most atypical expat experience you can imagine. He played baseball in Uzbekistan for their national team, and was kicked out of the country by ...

by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
There's an adventurous ring to the Trans-Siberia Railway--the train that takes seven days to get from China to Mongolia and onto Russia. There's a certain connotation that evokes images of glamor, the exotic and mysterious. Perhaps that's why it's the backdrop for a thriller ...

by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
If only I were a college student. Here's a travel/writing opportunity not to miss. National Geographic Traveler has paired up with the travel company Trovcoa to cook up a very cool essay contest. In 300 words or less, write about an experience that moved you, excited you or ...
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by Neil Woodburn (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Want to disappear and never be found?
Such a desire is increasingly difficult in these modern times when internet cafes and satellite telephones reach nearly every corner of the globe. Escaping the world and living off the grid is the theme of a recent article by Elisabeth ...

by Adrienne Wilson (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
Ready to go shopping in Mongolia? Time to hit the market then, but first you have to know the word that will help you get there. Today's word is a Mongolian word used in Mongolia: zakh - market Mongolian is an Altaic language and spoken by over two million people throughout ...

by Neil Woodburn (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
Um... this is a shot of a camel.
And a pool table.
In the desert.
It's one of those very bizarre travel moments where there is no reason or explanation for what's happening, just an opportunity to shoot a fantastic photograph. This particular bizarre scene was ...

by Adrienne Wilson (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
Today has been an extremely long day of driving. I have no desire to see another car, steering wheel, vehicle, or anything to do with the road. I'm pooped. Only the call of duty keeps me up and that is bringing you today's word and more! See how much I care? Today's word is ...
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