Mongolia

Mongolia
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Mongolia
Whitney

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.

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Vacations Mongolia
Mongolia
Whitney

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!

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Ulaanbaatar
Whitney

The 7 Best Things to Do in Ulaanbaatar

What is there to do in Ulaanbaatar? It’s the question I asked myself when United announced their new non-stop route from NRT-UBN. It’s such a unique route for an American carrier; it’s a 5th freedom flight, meaning the route doesn’t touch down in tue airline’s home country. It’s also a place that hadn’t previously been on my radar, but suddenly was. So I started researching. After dreaming, planning, and finally visiting for myself, here are the 7 best things we did in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia!

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