The Best Mongolian Food We Ate in Mongolia
The food in Mongolia was… Hit or miss. Some of it was really delicious, and some was kind of bland. All of it was worth trying, though! I was a little disappointed not to have the chance to try the more “unique” Mongolian fare like horse, marmot, or camel. I love to try unique foods all over the world. Tourism to Mongolia is light, so I was expecting to be able to find the authentic foodstuffs more easily, but I think the places we went (Ulaanbaatar and Nalaikh) were more tourism-heavy, which was a-okay, but it meant we got the “watered down” version of the local food. Nonetheless, I did zero-in on the most authentic food on the menu wherever we went. Here are the best foods we ate in Mongolia!
Your Ultimate Guide to Our Favorite Animals in Mongolia
One thing to prioritize when traveling with a toddler? Animals! My daughter is fascinated with all animals–even if she’s sometimes not interested in touching them–or letting them touch (or lick) her. When I started planning our trip to Mongolia, I was delighted to find that not only do animals play a huge part of the history and culture of the country, they are completely unique! Here are our favorite animals in Mongolia.
The Best Tips Before You Visit Mongolia
When people ask, “Why would you go there?’ My response is, “Why not?” And that was definitely true of Mongolia. I got more, “Why would you go there” questions about Mongolia than almost anywhere else I’ve been. I don’t think it was intended to be rude; it was just genuine curiosity. It’s not a place Americans commonly visit (yet), and it’s sort of unknown outside of what we learned in Jr. High about Genghis Khan. But there are so many good reasons to visit! As always, I want you to be more prepared than I was for my first visit. I love to take notes on what I was googling in advance and what I learned there on the ground that I wasn’t expecting. So here they are, y’all: The best tips before you visit Mongolia!
What It’s Like to Visit a Nomadic Family in Mongolia
Our trip to Mongolia was fascinating in a lot of ways. One of the most intriguing? Visiting a nomadic family. A huge percentage of Mongolians–and Kazakhs living in Mongolia, it turns out–are living a traditional, nomadic life. To me, that means moving from place to place periodically, never staying in the same place twice. But that’s not true! That is a misconception I’m about to debunk for you. Here’s what it’s like to visit a nomadic family in Mongolia.
My Honest Review of Our Trip with Vacations Mongolia
People thought I was crazy for going to Mongolia with my toddler. Sure, it’s quite far from DC, it’s not a place Americans typically visit, and I didn’t know anyone there. But why would those be reasons not to visit a place to mythical, so beautiful, and so vastly different from anywhere else in the world? We loved our trip, and I wouldn’t trade our time there for anywhere else! Why was it such a great trip? We went with a great company. Here is my honest review of Vacations Mongolia!