Bimble: A gentle, meandering walk with no particular haste or purpose.
Plural: bimbles; Verb:to bimble; Third-person singular and simple present: bimbles; Present participle: bimbling; Simple past and past participle: bimbled)
Wondering around the Wednesday market, I am experiencing a real feast for the senses. Men, both young and old, call out over the clamouring crowd. Cries of ‘cheap as chips’, ‘how muuuuuch?’ and ‘high quality, cheap sh*te’ abound all around me. Huge masses of British tourists pass hurriedly by the market stalls, all looking slightly [...]
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When I first laid eyes on Mongolia Nomad Empire of Eternal Blue Sky, there was a moment of hesitation, a real ‘this doesn’t look like a traditional guide book’ kind of moment. As travellers, writers, bloggers and readers, we try to openly embrace the new, looking for excitement and change, and hoping all the time to observe something spectacular. Setting aside all reservations, I took a moment to read the blurb, then slowly cracked open the cover.
Mongolian Entertainment Music and singing Music has formed an important part of Mongolian culture, particularly in the countryside. Families and friends will gather to sing songs about the environment, lifestyle, patriotism and animals. Guests, visiting a ger, will frequently be encouraged to sing a song, it is considered rude to refuse. Mongolian throat singing is [...]
Culture and customs of Mongolia Mongolians are a naturally humble people, polite and tolerant of guests. Embarrassment or confusion will frequently be concealed behind a warm smile. Mongolians do not like to talk about unpleasant things, believing this can only result in trouble for those concerned. Don’t like flying? A Mongolian would say, don’t fly! [...]
The Mongolian People Many visitors to Mongolia expect the country to be inhabited by a single ethnic group; this misconception couldn’t be further from the truth. The people of Mongolia are in fact descendants of twenty different ethnicities. 80% of Mongolians belong to the Khalka ethnic group and can be found, spread far and wide, [...]
Introduction to Mongolia Mongolia is a heady mixture of endless blue skies, fragrant mountain forests, vast barren deserts and boundless grassy plains. The landscape is unbroken except for sporadic white ger encampments, sparkling clear lakes and gently meandering rivers. One of the few remaining rarely travelled and consequently unspoilt travel destinations, Mongolia is fast becoming [...]
Ulaanbaatar is the ideal base for excursions into the countryside, and just about everybody who visits Mongolia ends up spending time there. However, I frequently hear people refer to Mongolia’s capital city as drab, boring, dirty, crowded; a ‘typical soviet block city’. Is this because the travellers attention is so strongly drawn out of the [...]
You don’t hear many recommendations for Mongolian food. However, during the summer, fresh fruit, meat, bread, pasta, rice and dairy products are all widely available in Ulaanbaatar. This grand selection of goods, gets more limited the further you travel from the capital. In these outlying areas meat is readily available but vegetables can be much [...]
Time zone // Arguments rage on, about the number of time zones to be found in Mongolia, according to international timelines there should be three zones. Frequent changes have led to much confusion, with the introduction of daylight saving time and its abolition shortly after in February 2007. It would seem of late, central and [...]
A special trip to the land of Genghis Khan where archery, horse races and Mongolian wrestling enthrall the country during the Naadam Festival! Beyond the festivities of the 'three manly games', get out and explore the city of Ulaan Baatar and the lush green countryside dotted with ancient monasteries. Join nomadic herders who live in tent-like gers in the land where wild horses roam free.
Highlights: Naadam Festival, Ulaan Baatar, remote monasteries including Amarbayasgalant Monastery, Selenge River, Pot Mountain hike, wilderness camp, Shine Ider, Khorgo, Tsenher Hot Springs, Bayan Gobi dunes, Khogno Khan, Khovsgol Lake, camel riding.
An incredible journey to the land of blue skies, green hills and nomadic people. Get out and explore the city of Ulaan Baatar and lush green countryside, which is dotted with ancient monasteries. Join nomadic herders who live in 'gers' in the land where wild horses roam free.
Highlights: Ulaan Baatar, Horbund, Yolyn Am National Park, remote monasteries, wilderness camp, Gobi Desert, Bayan Gobi dunes, Guvchin-Us, Tsenher Hotsprings, Karakorum, Great White Lake, Grasslands Ger Stay, Khovsgol Lake, Selenge River, Khustai National Park.
Take an epic journey traversing a quarter of the globe and across three incredible nations. From the charm of imperial Beijing to the opulence of Moscow and St Petersburg, we journey through the vast grassy steppes of Mongolia, the seemingly impenetrable taiga forests of Siberia and the rolling Ural Mountains.
Highlights: Beijing, Forbidden City, Great Wall, Ulaan Baatar, Terelj National Park, Ger stay, Lake Baikal, Listvyanka, Irkutsk, Ekaterinburg, Moscow, St Petersburg.
A magical overland journey across a remote part of the world. From the awesome palaces and cathedrals of European Russia to the imperial treasures of Beijing, discover a wealth of colourful culture and picturesque landscapes in between.
Highlights: St Petersburg, Moscow, Trans-Siberian Railway, Listvyanka, Irkutsk, Lake Baikal, Ulaan Baatar, Ger Stay, Beijing.
