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Is Your Life Worth Living?

By Mike On December 19, 2010 · 16 Comments
We rarely ask this question seriously, afraid there won’t be a satisfying answer. But when faced with a crisis, when life seems bleak and pointless, dealing with this question authentically is of crucial importance. Albert Camus called the question of suicide the central issue of philosophy: There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and [...]
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Into the Uncharted Steppes

By Mike On December 18, 2010 · 6 Comments
Day 9 After a wonderfully warm and comfortable night in the ger, the morning brought with it a delicious breakfast of pancakes and tea. While others were packing, me and Oxanna went to say goodbye to the family. A Mongolian custom suggests that guests bring presents to their hosts, and so a small package of [...]
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Mongolian Summer is a Harsh Mistress

By Mike On October 31, 2010 · Add Comment
Day 8 The night in the tent was long and cold. Without a mat to put under the sleeping bag (I intended to rent one at the hostel in Tsetserleg, but they ran out of mates), lying on the cold ground, with rain streams making their way through tent’s zipper cracks, I couldn’t fall asleep, [...]
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So You Thought You Might Like to Go to a Lake

By Mike On October 22, 2010 · Add Comment
Day 7 At 09:00 we were picked up by our driver, and headed north-east to the White Lake. A 185km drive turned out to be a seven hours affair. Our Russian minivan broke up twice, which didn’t upset the driver – stopping for half an hour in every passing village for a quick fix seemed [...]
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The Nicest Town in Mongolia

By Mike On October 16, 2010 · 1 Comment
Day 6 Catching an early bus from Ulaanbaator, I was glad to leave the city behind. Starting a week-long tour to central Mongolia, I was anxious to get out from the noisy and crowded capital and get a taste of the great Mongolian emptiness. After a few hours of driving, the asphalt road turned to [...]
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Culinary Trip Summary

By Mike On September 28, 2010 · 3 Comments
I’m back. After two and a half months of deserts and skyscrapers, camels and Russian minivans, ice-cold lakes and kettle-boiled hot-water showers, but mainly bad roads, warm people and surprisingly competent digestion, I’m back home. It wasn’t always easy (the digestion), and here are some photos to prove that: Now, that I am back to [...]
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Swimming through UB streets

By Mike On July 25, 2010 · 3 Comments
After the night’s rain, UB’s streets became a mess. No wonders Mongolians with means buy SUV’s, the most popular being Toyota’s Land Cruiser. The Internet café was suffocating, but at least they charged only 700 Tugrigs (~ 50 cents). After lunch we went for an orientation session in Ger-to-Ger travel company. They started as a [...]
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Ulaanbaator Immersion

By Mike On July 24, 2010 · 1 Comment
Day 2 We started the day by visiting the Gandan Khiid – the largest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia, and the first one I ever visited. The monks were friendly, when not praying or talking on a mobile phone, they were gladly giving directions or posing for a photo. In one of the temples, while the [...]
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Arriving in Ulaanbaator

By Mike On July 23, 2010 · 2 Comments
Day 1 Most airports would look unimpressive after Seoul’s Incheon airport, and the small and minimalistic in comfort Genghis Khan airport is not an exception. In taxi on my way to the city I had an euphoric feeling that I gonna love this country. Even though the road from the airport to the city was appallingly bad [...]
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Seoul Airport

By Mike On July 23, 2010 · Add Comment
Day 0 After a 10-hour flight from Tel-Aviv to Seoul, I arrived at the Incheon airport at 17:00 local time. Korean airlines were pleasant  -  they had cushions and blankets in the economy class, good meals and a perception of fast service – they brought meals in many quick rounds, every time bringing a little dish, [...]
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