Archive for June 27th, 2008

Jun 27 2008

Our Horse and Camel Wranglers

Published by under Mongolia,Western Mongolia

You’ve probably gathered from a few of our posts that there’s some hard work going on “behind the scenes” to make our trek run smoothly. A big part of that is 5 Kazakh guys hired to take care of all things horse or camel. They are always there when you need some help with your […]

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Jun 27 2008

Western Mongolian Culture

Published by under Mongolia,Western Mongolia

Most of the people we have met in Western Mongolia are Kazakhs who have lived in Mongolia for generations (Kazakhstan is only 40 miles away). We also met some Tuvan families who are of Russian descent. If you haven’t guessed from our other posts, horses are a huge part of the culture, not only in […]

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