Elsen Tasarkhai is the first place we were able to visit outside of Mongolia’s capital city of Ulaanbaatar. And wow, my eyes lit up when I saw it! Imagine seeing golden sand dunes after hours and hours of seeing only vast lush, green steppes. It was such an interesting sight, and probably the most remarkable…
Category: Asia
Exploring MONGOLIA: The Land of Eternal Blue Sky (A Primer)
I’ve always been curious how does it feel like being surrounded by vast grassland with nearly nothing else in sight. No trees, no mountains, just the road you’re traveling in, and a whole lot of grass and the tens of thousands of animals feeding on them. Just recently, I finally got to experience that. It…
Exploring TAJIKISTAN: Home of the Stunning Seven Lakes
Often overlooked in favor of other Central Asian countries, Tajikistan is like a hidden gem full of surprises. We only stayed for a day, yet the country left a big impression on me. Among the four Central Asian countries we visited this past year, it was Tajikistan that surprisingly stunned me with its turquoise lakes…
Exploring VIETNAM: The Land of the Ascending Dragon (A Primer)
It’s been years since I last visited Vietnam, and it’s still clear to me the places I got to visit with my college friends back then, as well as the activities we were able to do. It was in Ho Chi Minh where we stayed for several days, and what I remember was getting to…
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