Questions tagged [mongolia]
Travel related Mongolia, a land-locked country in Central and Eastern Asia.
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True current process of extending Mongolian tourist visa
I'm in Ulaanbaatar with just a few days left on my tourist visa, but Christmas is also only a few days away so I would prefer to stay here a bit longer than spend Christmas doing border crossings.
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Throat singing lessons in Mongolia
I heard of throat singing (perhaps more correctly called overtone singing) from the film Genghis Blues. Although Paul Pena went to Tuva, rather than Mongolia, it seems that some form of overtone ...
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Somewhere tourists can lightly study Mongolian calligraphy in Inner or Outer Mongolia?
I'm currently in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia after having travelled through Inner Mongolia, China - which I'll return to when my current visa expires.
I bought an English-Mongolian dictionary before I left ...
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"Cheek kissing" between men in Mongolia
This afternoon in Ulaanbaatar I was sitting in a coffee shop in a shopping mall trying to make the best of the flaky Wi-Fi there.
A local guy who was obviously slightly drunk arrived and joined my ...
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Bargaining at street stalls and secondhand shops in Mongolia
I love books and I especially love used books. I've discovered to my surprise that Ulaanbaatar has quite a lot of used bookshops.
But when I ask the price of a book it is always quite a bit higher ...
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Non greedy hostel or guesthouse in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia?
For the next week I'll be staying with a friend in Ulaanbaatar but then I'm planning to move to some budget travellers' accommodation before I completely wear out my welcome. I want to stay in the ...
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Which travellers in Mongolia have to register, and how?
When I was applying for my visa to Mongolia a couple of days ago the form mentioned something about registering within three days when staying more than thirty days.
But the English was not great and ...
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Strange hotel sheets in Mongolia
I'm in my first hotel in Mongolia, at the border town with China called "Zamyn-Uud".
The hotel actually has a cheap dormitory room with four beds and only me staying.
Each bed has a kind of "...
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What is the driving time in a car from Zamyn-Uud to Ulaanbaatar?
I'm in the border town on the Mongolian side near China. Tomorrow I intend to look for a car to take me to the capital, Ulan Bator.
But when I use my usual tool, Google Maps, to see how long the ...
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How long does it take to obtain an expedited visa in the Mongolian consulate in Hohhot, China?
From searching around the Interwebs I can find information about getting a Mongolian visa in the Chinese border town of Erlian, Inner Mongolia, but not so much for getting one at the capital of Inner ...
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Obtaining Mongolian visa in Vientiane, Laos
If my Chinese visa application today goes well I'm hoping to then apply for my Mongolian visa here in Vientiane, Laos.
But I can't find the current location or opening hours of the Mongolian embassy ...
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Cheapest flight generally from Ulan Bator to a country an Australian citizen doesnt need a full page visa for?
My current goal on this trip is to get to Ulan Bator, Mongolia but the Mongolian visa will use up the last blank page of my passport and I intend to keep travelling for a couple months more.
So yes I ...
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Land Rover in Mongolia with no hired driver
I am planning to visit Mongolia next year, mainly for wildlife and I wonder if it is possible to rent a Land Rover and drive it on our own, without hiring a driver. Is this possible?
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Process and recommendations for obtaining a prepaid micro-SIM card in Ulan Bator, Mongolia
What do I need to to do to obtain a micro-SIM in Ulan Bator, Mongolia?
Specifically:
Will I need to present my passport?
Is there anything I should know about the telecommunications companies, for ...
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Is there a land route from China through Mongolia to Tuva?
So those of you with an interest in Richard Feynman, throat singing, or bits of the world your friends have never heard of probably know of a place north of Mongolia located in Siberia, Russa called ...
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