I had landed in Ulgii (Ölgii) airport for my trip to the mountains. I saw a van approach the airport and a man exit from it. The vehicle started rolling backward. The man quickly found a rock to place under a wheel before coming to the building and holding up a sign. I thought to […]
After my trip to the Gobi desert, I went to western Mongolia to trek in the mountains. The flight from Ulaanbaatar to Ulgii (Ölgii) takes 3 ½ hours by propeller plane. That’s quite a while, given that you’re barely flying halfway through Mongolia. I saw very barren-looking land, with hardly a village showing up through […]
Eagle hunting is not the art of hunting eagles – rather that of hunting with eagles. I was in western Mongolia to meet the rare group of people who killed animals with the help of eagles. After a couple of days of travelling, I arrived at the eagle hunter’s hut with my driver and cook. […]
Mongolia is a vast country with half the land area of India but barely half the population of Bangalore. I visited just as the winter chill started setting in in late September / early October with my friend Linto. Continued from Dirt tracks of the Gobi: Part 1 Day 3 had fewer kilometres on the road […]
Mongolia is a vast country with half the land area of India but barely half the population of Bangalore. I paid a visit just as the winter chill started setting in in late September / early October. Mongolia’s biggest attraction is the Gobi desert, spread over a vast area. My friend Linto and I had […]