Mongolia is a large, sparsely inhabited central Asian country where nomads still live in a traditional way on vast plains and foothills of mountains. The mineral rich country has large coal mines for its energy needs. Now, Mongolia has joined the Asia Super Grid electricity network in order to produce … Read >
Category: Mongolia
Mongolia is barren, dry and remote country, but it also has beautiful moments and landscapes
Few people travel to Mongolia for vacation probably because the destination doesn’t have any obvious tourist attractions. The statue of Genghis Khan in capital Ulaanbaatar alone isn’t a reason to plan a trip to Mongolia, but there are many other reasons. CNN reporters have discovered the beauty of the country … Read >
Modern Gold Rush in Mongolia Is Transforming Nomads to Ninjas
For hundreds of years, people of rural Mongolia went about their daily business the same way they had always done: herding goats and living a nomad life. As Stephen Parliament described in his book The Herder’s Boots, nomad lifestyle was under threat already twenty years ago when mining companies … Read >
Unique Stories from Mongolia in the Book The Herder’s Boots
Ten years ago, Stephen Parliament traveled and worked in Mongolia, but only recently, he had the time to write a book about his experiences in remote nomad settlements, in Gobi desert and life in the capital Ulaanbaatar.
The Herder’s Boots – Traveling and Working with Nomads for the Future of … Read >