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Armed with a Lonely Planet guidebook, we travelled to the least populated country in the world.

We stepped out of our comfort zone and moved away from our usual travels.
Hitching long rides in the wilderness 

Camping for the first time in the steppes under the most stunning starry skies
Racing with kids on the vast grasslands

Moving through forests on horses and sand dunes on a camel
Spotting rare wild horses with Italians
Mongolia is remote but filled with warmth and kindness.  
Thank you to all the strangers who stopped and looked out for us. 

小肥羊 不打烊! 

往扎门乌德的火车上
她那特别惆怅伤感的眼神
正和我兴致勃勃回北京的心情相反
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Our journey back to Beijing was much easier and shorter. This time we made our way back on train-bus-flight.

On our first sighting, we saw about eight takhis but they were too far away.


Carlo with his powerful camera


As the vehicle moved deeper into the park, we spotted another pack on top of the hills.


We followed Carlo's friends up the steep hills. I was struggling to keep up as it was windy and cold.


It was magical as we watched them quietly from a distance. Takhis are more cautious and afraid of human beings than domestic horses. One will keep an eye on us while the rest feed. If we move too close, they will move further away.


I only realised we've climbed so far up when it was time to go back down.


Thank you Carlo and friends!


On the way back to UB, the vehicle made an ovoo stop. Carlo's friends got out and we took the opportunity to thank Carlo again. "I like to help young people. You two remind me of my son and daughter." He said and gave me a peck on the cheek.


Celebrated our return to civilisation at Marco Polo (~MNT 19,200 pp)