Mongolia - Over the steppe

Exploring Ulaanbaatar and beyond into the Terelj area.

  • Traditions

    Traditions

    View from Zaisan hill, Ulaanbaatar

  • I love the smell of pollution in the morning

    I love the smell of pollution in the morning

    Zaisan hill, Ulaanbaatar

  • House of compassion

    House of compassion

    This temple was built in 1911 and devoted to Janraiseg, the Boddhisattva of Compassion.

    Gandantegchinlen, Ulaanbaatar

  • Shadow from the past

    Shadow from the past

    Several Soviet-era buildings in the city are slated for demolition, but this guy is always present.

    Statue of Leinin, Ulaanbaatar

  • Desert road

    Desert road

    Mongolia is the most sparsely populated independent country in the world and there is less than 1500 km of asphalt roads. Fortunately we found one of them.

    Mongolia

  • Easy living

    Easy living

    This freezing tent felt like pure luxury.

    Gorkhi-Terelj National Park

  • Autumn beauty

    Autumn beauty

    Gorkhi-Terelj National Park

  • Teenage mutant ninja rock

    Teenage mutant ninja rock

    Turtle Rock, Gorkhi-Terelj National Park

  • King of the hill

    King of the hill

    Gorkhi-Terelj National Park

  • We are dots

    We are dots

    The ideal living for those who hate neighbours.

    Gorkhi-Terelj National Park

  • Up where we belong

    Up where we belong

    Climbing goats in Gorkhi-Terelj National Park

  • Son of a preacher man

    Son of a preacher man

    To achieve happiness, walk around it three times clock-wise and add a rock for each lap.

    Mongolia