Questions tagged [mongolia]
Travel related Mongolia, a land-locked country in Central and Eastern Asia.
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Is there really a line that separates Mongolia from China?
I was looking at google maps and decided to zoom in on the Mongolian/China border just to see what was there, and saw this:
This screen shot is at 42.266383, 106.722115
I followed it for a bit and ...
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Meeting young people in Mongolia, especially outside UB
Compared to Japan, I know that Mongolia has a lower population density, but also a lower average age.
Will I have any difficulty meeting young people of both genders? In particular, are people in ...
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Height and weight issues for riding animals in Mongolia
I'm about six foot four, and my weight varies, sometimes being on the wrong side of 90 kg. Am I likely to be too heavy or too tall to ride a camel for health, animal welfare, operator legal liability ...
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Where in Asia can I meet tall people?
I'm about six foot five (195 cm in the new measure). When I've visited Japan and Taiwan, it's fairly obvious that I'm taller than the average person there, and residents sometimes mention how tall I ...
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Are tourists or their staff at risk of bride kidnapping in the Kazakh parts of Mongolia?
I'm thinking of visiting the Kazakh parts of Mongolia, so that I can attend some kind of eagle festival, as the events there sound more interesting than those in a standard Mongol naadam.
However, I'...
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Obtaining a 2nd tourist visa for Russia after first expired
I'm holding a double-entry 30 day tourist visa for Russia which I obtained as a tourist in Japan through the consulate in Osaka. I'm planning to enter Russia, then Mongolia and Russia a 2nd time ...
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Why is a visa required for Australians visiting Mongolia?
Australian citizens require a visa to visit Mongolia. A number of other countries don't require a visa - some western countries, Asian countries, even Cuba and Israel. Why isn't Australia one of them?
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Sweets as gifts in lands untouched by modern dentistry
Lonely Planet's guide to Mongolia mentions, in a section about visiting the Tsaatan (Цаатан) people and "Do"s and "Don't"s for tourists, not to give them sweets as gifts, as there's no dentist there.
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Do Mongolians still prefer receiving hard copy photos?
The seventh edition of Lonely Planet Mongolia recommends that people taking photos of Mongolians should offer to repay the favour by printing the photos out and snail mailing it to them.
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Roadtrip in Mongolia WITHOUT guide possible?
My friend and I are planning a trip in Mongolia this summer. We saw on the internet that most people hire a driver and a guide. We couldn't find anyone talking about going there without a guide.
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In Mongolia, are dairy products offered to tourists typically processed?
The "Health" section of Lonely Planet Mongolia states you can get Brucellosis from unboiled milk or homemade cheese, and that you can get TB from unpasteurized milk, but that cheese and boiled milk is ...
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Learning Russian versus Mongolian for visiting Mongolia
I'm planning on visiting Mongolia. I'll probably hire a tour guide for the trip, not only because of the language barrier but also so I'm not travelling solo, and so I can gain local knowledge.
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Mongolia Visa-free regime
I have recently contacted an agency for a trip I will make to Mongolia and on their website, in a quite hidden section, it says that Mongolia is now in a Visa-free regime for an extended list of ...
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How to know which ATMs in Mongolia accept Cirrus cards which are not Mastercards?
I've been in Mongolia over three weeks but only needed to go to the ATM once previously and the first one I tried worked.
But just now I went out at about 11pm to withdraw money. Some ATMs didn't ...
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Where to change Mongolian tugriks to Chinese RMB?
My Mongolian visa will expire in a few days so I'll return to China.
But I'm almost out of cash so will have to make a withdrawal from an ATM. To minimize the high fees I always withdraw a few ...
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