Category Archives: Travel
Bangkok, Thailand
Last winter, pepper, Jordan and I made a trip to Myanmar with some time in Thailand. Even though it has been about 16 months, I have not written about our experiences. Well, I’m trying to catch up! Last year, for our three week break we decided to go to Myanmar. That wasn’t so easy. America …
Things to carry with your passport
In the last two years, I have gone through some country’s immigration process over 40 times. I have been fine-tuning my passport handling and have some tips that might make transit easier for you. If you travel as a family or in a group where one person handles the passports (on my last trip I …
Tiara “Resort” ger camp
For the last few days of our spring break (a few weeks ago – April 4th-6th) we got together with some friends and went to a ger camp. On Thursday morning we woke to snow. Enkhe picked us up in the first of two runs to Tiara Resort then we swung by the school and picked up …
The strangest foods I have ever eaten – to date
This is bound to become an annual post which I try and build on. Well, this and the upcoming sister post about the strangest drinks I have ever tried. This is one of those topics that comes up from time to time especially with well-traveled folks. What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten? …
Applying for a Chinese visa in Mongolia
I have applied four times for Chinese visas at the China embassy in Ulaanbaatar in the past year and a half. Things have changed a little and are bound to change more. As of right now here is what you need to do to apply for a Chinese visa if you’re not a Mongolian citizen. …
Russia trip – day 9 and 10 – Moscow
We had very little time to spend in Russia. Pepper’s sister was having a 10th anniversary party so we had to be back in the US just 13 days after school got out. So we had two days in Moscow to catch the highlights. We rode the subway to get around a bit – the …
Trans-Siberian Railroad – Day 7 and 8 in Suzdal and Vladimir, Russia
Where did I leave off? Late June 2012… Oh yes – days on the rails. It became a little monotonous. And smelly. On the seventh day of the trip we rolled in to Vladimir, a city a few hours outside of Moscow. We got off the train with our packs and walked through the exit …
Ulaanbaatar no-car-day 2013
Today was vehicle-free day in areas of downtown Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Every year some of the city streets are off-limits to vehicles for one day. It is to promote healthy living, bring attention to pollution, and expose the traffic hassles UB has. We were excited to get out and walk down the middle of streets you …
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