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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| I'm heading to Mongolia in August. 2.5 weeks with the girl, and another week solo. So we're probably going to try to do a 2 week circuit around the country side together. Has anyone done such a thing on their own? Any suggested routes? Daily costs? Any tips? |
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luvnpeas
Joined: 03 Aug 2006
Location: somewhere i have never travelled
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Do you know they're having riots, brutal police crackdowns, etc. right now? |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:28 am Post subject: |
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| luvnpeas wrote: |
| Do you know they're having riots, brutal police crackdowns, etc. right now? |
Mongolia is? Without having viewed the internet for it, what's that all about? |
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:02 am Post subject: |
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| luvnpeas wrote: |
| Do you know they're having riots, brutal police crackdowns, etc. right now? |
So is Seoul.
Riots broke out after their recent election. It seems to be calming down, and I'm sure it will be back to normal by the time I go next month. Anyways, it wasn't like they were going after tourists like in Nepal. |
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Dasein
Joined: 26 Apr 2007
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I have a question for anyone who has taken the Beijing-Ulan Bator train. I'm heading to China in late July and I want to take said train, spend a few days in and around Ulan Bator and from there fly back to Incheon. The problem is, that I can't seem to book a ticket for the train without physically going to a train station in China. This is the reply I got:
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are regret to inform you that international trains do not accept booking for tickets between Jul 20 and Sep 30.
Passengers can only purchase the tickets at railway station.
So, should I book a flight out of Ulan Bator and just assume that I can get on the train? It worries me because lonely planet says that it's difficult to tickets during peak season. What do you think I should do? |
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luvnpeas
Joined: 03 Aug 2006
Location: somewhere i have never travelled
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| ULAN BATOR, Mongolia: The charred shells of two Soviet-style buildings rising from the center of this capital stand as a warning of the dangers of mixing vodka with voter frustration. |
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/08/asia/mongolia.php |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 1:50 pm Post subject: Mongolia |
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I caught the Beijing UB train last year. They have a tiered sytem. 2,4,6 berth. I opted for 4 berth for $100US. I think 6 berth was around $80 & 2 berth was $150.
Bill Wang in Chongwengmen will book tickets for you, & you can collect & pay when you arrive in Beijing.
Here is more contact information:
[email protected]
Tel: 86-10-67020288,67016737
Fax: 86-10-67016757
Address: Room A533-A537 Beijing Business World
No.56 DongxingLong Street, ChongWen District,
Beijing, P.R.China
The office is a 10 minute walk from the ChongWenMen subway station
[email protected]
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?messageID=12395272�
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?messageID=12275591�
I wouldn't spend more than a day or 2 in UB anyway, regardless of the riots. Go to Terelj NP, South Gobi, & Hovsgol, asap. Stock up on snacks at the State Dept Store. OTAM were great.
otamecotours.com
They currently have a 'worm' in their website, according to my virus detector. |
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