An update: I have been told that European travelers coming in to UB by plane should have a letter of invitation, if they want to get a visa...
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Michael has been working as a travel writer for over a decade. In 2003 he jumped in headfirst with Lonely Planet by taking on the Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan chapters of the Central Asia guidebook. Since then he has been wandering some of the remoter corners of Asia and the Middle East for LP. His recent titles include China, Tibet, Mongolia, Israel and the Palestinian Territories and Trans-Siberia Railway.
Michael spends about half the year in Mongolia where he also reports for the international media outlets including the BBC and Reuters. His reports on Mongolia issues can be read on his website: www.michaelkohn.us
When not on the road Michael can be spotted back home in central Oregon.
Recent activity
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Visa for Mongolia in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
11 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Pick-pockets waiting for you in UB. in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
As someone mentioned above, try to avoid Peace Ave altogether. Seoul Street is safer or you can walk through the courtyards north of Peace...
11 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called AeroMongolia Flights between Khovd and Urumqi in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Update: as of June 2011, the flight has been cancelled. Bummer.
11 months ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called UB-Khovd-Urumqi Flight cancelled in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
The AeroMongolia flight I mentioned last year, from UB to Khovd to Urumqi, has been cancelled. It does not sound like they will try to...
11 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Visa for Mongolia in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
I fly into the airport in UB a couple times a year and every time I go I ask if its possible to get a visa (the last time I asked was in...
11 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Travel times in Eastern Mongolia. in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Yes, that is the only way to do it. ...
about 1 year ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Border permit to Altai Tavan Bogd in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Please re-read the text, it says that you cannot get the permit on your own, you need to be with a guide (when you get the permit). After...
about 1 year ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Travel times in Eastern Mongolia. in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Hi there, ...
about 1 year ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called 25 hour Beijing layover visa question in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
This is a good question. ...
over 1 year ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called AeroMongolia Flights between Khovd and Urumqi in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
AeroMongolia has started a flight that goes from Ulaanbaatar, stops in Khovd and then continues to Urumqi. It comes back to Ulaanbaatar on...
over 1 year ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Ereentsav / Solovyovsk border crossing in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Did the permit allow you to go where ever you wanted? Or were you only allowed to drive to UB?
over 1 year ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Ereentsav / Solovyovsk border crossing in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Nice posting and congrats on getting though this remote border. What kind of passport do you hold? ...
over 1 year ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Trip to Tsagaannuur in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Hi All,...
over 1 year ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Eastern Mongolia Lockdown in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
I have just come back from eastern Mongolia. Yes, there is a quarantine. You can still take public transport, but its very difficult to...
over 1 year ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Bulgan - Xinjiang, West Mongolia - China border crossing 2010 updates in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
The Russian media reported last week that the border is open to third country nationals. Apparently the Russians worked this out with the...
over 1 year ago
- Full Name Michael Kohn
- DOB November 4, 1973
- Country United States
- Gender Male
- Website http://www.michaelkohn.us
- Languages Mongolian
- Favourite Places Mongolia, Israel, New Zealand, Italy, San Francisco, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, NYC
- Interests Urban planning, baseball, photography
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