Category: Mongolia Travel
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What is Mongolian Throat Singing Called? Tuvan Throat Singing
Mongolian’s wide-open spaces are a perfect landscape for the Mongolian Tuvan Throat singing, as it carries the sounds of the singing over the beautiful hills and plains of Mongolian. Mongolian herders would practice throat singing as they herd their sheep, goats, and other animals. Mongolia has a long tradition of Mongolian Tuvan throat singing. This…
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Nomadic Herders Who Live In Mongolia And Yurts (Gers)
Lessons about nomadic life in the Gobi Desert’s wilds and how using modern technology helps the nomads survive. When I visited the nomads in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, I expected everything to be very primitive and poor. I was pleasantly surprised to learn the new type of Mongolian nomadic herders used a lot of…
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Who Are The Nomadic Herders In Mongolia in Yurts?
When I went to Mongolia, I was very impressed with the nomadic herders I met in the Gobi Desert. I learned a lot from them and how the nomadic herders in an area all work together as a support system for their small community. The Mongolian nomadic herders are animal herders who live in Mongolia;…
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Is It Safe To Visit Mongolia? Staying Safe While Traveling Mongolia
If you travel to Mongolia for the first time, you may ask yourself if Mongolia is really safe to travel to. I asked myself that same question on my first trip to Mongolia. Mongolia is generally safe to visit, but any traveler should take specific safety precautions when traveling in Mongolia. There are areas in…
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What To Buy At The Mongolian Black Market (Naran Tuul)?
One of the fascinating places to visit in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, is what the locals call the black market (Naran Tuul). Though the black market’s name sounds like this market may be a shady place – filled with shady characters – along with illegal or counterfeit goods – it is not. Going to visit the black…
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Why You Should Bring Binoculars On Your Trip To Mongolia?
When planning my Mongolia trip, one of the items they had on my list was a pair of binoculars. That was also one of the items I decided that I would ignore and not worry about to save space in my suitcase. When traveling to Mongolia, a lightweight pair of binoculars is an essential item…
