The Amateur Traveler talks again to Chris Willis (Episode 38 - Swimming with Whales off Tonga, Episode 80 - Mountain Gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda) about his recent trip to Mongolia. Chris talks about seeing wild horses at Hustai National Park, the surprising look of the Gobi desert, the beauty of Lake Khuvsgul (near Siberia), the expanse of the landscape, and the cultural sites in Ulaanbaatar and Kharakhorum.

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Show Notes

Chris’s Pictures of Mongolia

Mongolia
Mongol Global Tour Company
Chinggis Khaan (Genghis Khan)
Mongolia (official tourism site)
Mongolia map
Hustai National Park
About Hustai National Park
Naadam Festival
National Museum of Mongolian History

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