Mongolia...What A Beautiful Country!

It's Saturday and stayed on bed until 2:00 pm...First time to woke up this late! I knew it! This is jet lag effect from my trips to Hong Kong and Nepal last week. Jet lag always manifests in my body a week or so after my arrival, specially if I came from the other side of the world. I skipped the gym and pool today. I rested and tried to recuperated from my "sicked" feeling last night after work and swim. I feel better now, in fact, I did some cleaning at home today (vacuum, water the plants) and I did some finalizations of my trips to Israel and Mongolia this coming June and July 2011. I made a change in my summer trips...I skipped Tanzania and Madagascar in this trip due to unstable civil unrest (still) in the those two countries. There is still tomorrow to see these parts of the African continent.

I found some interesting You Tube videos about Mongolia. I feel like flying now. What a beautiful country Mongolia is? Mongolia....see you soon! July 1, 2011.


Click to see Mongolia..What A Beautiful Country

Just by watching this short video about Mongolia, my mind and soul had been driven by the feeling quietness, gentleness and serenity of this country. I've never been to Mongolia but I've been to the nearby country below it - China. I'm curious how much "Chinese" influence this country has - I want to see it myself when I get there there this coming July 1, 2010 from Israel.

Click here to watch the Old Ways of Mongolians

The Gobi Desert


Gobi Desert! Friendly nomads who are used to travelers...maybe a cup of tea with them! What a nice experience! I wish to reach the Gobbi desert in this travel. Now that I am still in the process of ironing my itinerary details in Mongolia, all seems to be flowing smoothly and will make it a planning without a pain similar to the previous travels I've done. In this trip, I will include cultural and ecotourism in my itinerary.



Click here to listen to local Mongolian song

Of course, sounds so "Greek" to me, but there is a deeper of each word. It's amazing to see there animals in the wild in their natural state and condition. Will I survive with the language, custom, and other differentiating factors as a tourist in this country? Indeed yes! As a matter of fact, I am eagerly expecting challenges that will add to the excitement of the journey to this country. I love going to places where I do not see the same "people" as I see here in the United States, people who speaks the different language, countries with entirely different culture from the western world, places with different religious and life principles and philosophies. I will feel like that I am in the US if I go the Amsterdam!

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

I will enter Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city, from Moscow. By that time, I've completed my trip to Israel. I have 10 days to explore the major areas of Ulaanbaatar other cities.

See you soon, Mongolia


Photo taken in Hong Kong, April 17, 2011