Iguazu Falls is one of those places that when you visit, you think ‘I can’t believe this exists’. It is an absolutely massive fractured system of waterfalls surrounded by lush subtropical rainforest, straddling the border of Argentina and Brazil. Iguazu is not just one waterfall, but 275 individual falls stretching across almost 3km. And it…
Click to keep readingThe Naadam horse racing is held at Khui Doloon Khudhag valley – a vast open steppe about 30km west of Ulaanbaatar. This is not a race track, just an natural open landscape turned into a temporary festival grounds every July. We arrived in the valley at about 9am after slowly making our way through the…
Click to keep readingNaadam is Mongolia’s national festival and the country’s most important cultural celebration. It is much more than a sporting event and more of a celebration of Mongolian identity, history and the enduring nomadic way of life. Every July, families travel from across the country to gather, compete, reunite and celebrate traditions that have been passed…
Click to keep readingThe granite mountains of Baga Gazriin Chuluu are one of the most distinctive landscapes in central Mongolia. After hours of driving across endless steppe with almost perfect flat land, the cluster of granite mountains rises from the plain like an island. The granite massif is about15 km long and 6 km wide with its highest…
Click to keep readingDespite the name ‘white stupa’ cliffs, Tsagaan Suvarga aren’t man-made stupas at all, but rather cliffs that resemble rows of ancient Buddhist stupas or the ruins of an ancient city when viewed from a distance. I couldn’t quite stretch my imagination far enough to see stupas, but regardless this is absolutely spectacular scenery with gorgeous…
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