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Mongolia Mountain Biking Adventure - Some thoughts in retrospect
July 1, 2010
Yesterday I cycled 140km from Dover to Central London where I now reside. I’ve had a lot of time to digest the brilliant travel experience I’ve had in the last 2 months. TODO: Photo from Andy Welch’s cycle adventures The Mongolian countryside was epic The relative shortness of the Mongolia trip compared to previous trips has not made it feel less worthwhile. On the contrary the trip has rejuvenated my interest in cycling and bike touring.
Tags: Help & AdviceMongolia
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Frozen Lakes, Mosquito infested bogs, and riding down rivers
June 18, 2010
Tom and I headed from Moron, where we had taken some days off to rest, to Hatgal which is a town on the Southern tip of lake Hovsgol. We had grown sick of pedalling across the steppe and were in search of a change of scenary. We met two Finnish and an Australian cyclist and we joined them in the evening for a meal of fresh Yak over the stove in the ger.
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Bikepacking Mongolia - A couple of Morons go off the beaten track
June 6, 2010
Over the last week of riding Tom and I have ventured off the beaten track. After the town of Bulgan the asphalt ended. Soon we were back on the dirt tracks which have made cycling more fun overall. TODO: Mongolia - cycling Bulgan - moron - may 2010 (2) We cycled on open steppe and climbed a number of stunning passes. One night we camped on the edge of a wide area of pine forest on the hillside.
Tags: WildernessSteppeOff roadBikepackingCycle touringMongoliaAdventure
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Wind-Powered Pedalling and Diving into Walls of Dust Just for fun
May 28, 2010
The last week has been a lot of fun cycling off-road through stunning scenery with a generous helping of bizarre weather conditions. TODO: tom- another plain another day We started out from Ulaan Baatar on a hot sunny afternoon. We cycled through gridlocked traffic but were soon outside of the city. We stopped briefly for a plate of traditional noodles with mutton and vegetables. The countryside has been predominantly wide open hilly grassland.
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Soviet Mattress Suspension and Ulaan Baatar
May 22, 2010
Tom and I are now in Ulaan Baatar. The bus journey here was arduous. We expected it to take around seven hours but it took the entire day. However, one day was nothing compared to the four days on the train. The bus had extra springy suspension and Tom and I were lucky (sarcastic) enough to sit in the back seats. This meant that we were sitting directly over the suspension (comprised of a soviet mattress) and the engine.
Tags: Ulaan baatarBikepackingExpeditionMongoliaTravelAdventureCycling