Photo Friday: Gandan Monastery
Located on the eastern end of Ulaan Baator, Gandan Monastery is the center of Buddhism in Mongolia. Made up of over a dozen temples and datsans, Gandan exudes an inexplicable…
Observing Ulaan Baator
Ulaan Baator (UB) is the heart of Mongolia. The most populous city in the country, it simply feels alive. It has an electric quality, as though the whole city is…
Trans-Siberian: Irkutsk to Ulaan Baator
The journey into Mongolia required an entire day of travel in the form of trains, cabs and buses. We hopped an overnight train from Irkutsk to Ulan Ude, Russia and…