In just over a week, I will be taking the 006 train from Moscow to Ulaanbaatar. I have read a few different people's accounts of their...
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I am a student from the States with a major case of itchy feet. My favorite thing about travel is the perspective it offers into the lives of people who grew up with different cultural traditions than mine. I can’t seem to shut my mouth when it comes to Mongolia, and I apologize if you have been unfairly subjected to one of my long-winded responses. I spent a semester studying there, and I loved it so much that I’m headed back for almost 4 months this fall.Recent activity
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posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Trans-Siberian Platform Food? in the Europe - Eastern Europe and the Caucasus Branch
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Exchanging money / ATM machines in UB / Money while trekking in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
~Sure you can exchange RMB for MNT in Ulaanbaatar. It is currency conversion in the other direction that sometimes proves a hassle, since...
almost 2 years ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Where to buy Mongolian currency in UK? in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
One thing to be wary if if you plan to rely on changing over currency in Mongolia is that they are extremely fastidious about the condition...
almost 2 years ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Where to buy Mongolian currency in UK? in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Westwood is entirely correct. Tögrögs are not internationally traded, so there is no way of getting ahold of any other than just coming...
almost 2 years ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Bus or Flight from San Pedro Sula to La Ceiba in the Americas - Central America Branch
All I have to say is be very careful with this. The general policy is that if you don't show up for your flight, all remaining flights...
almost 2 years ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Ixbalanque Spanish school in Copán in the Americas - Central America Branch
There is positively loads to do in the Copán area. Of course there are the famous ruins that everyone comes to see, and they are...
almost 2 years ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Ixbalanque Spanish school in Copán in the Americas - Central America Branch
Since no one has answered you yet, I will share my own (very limited) knowledge of the subject. I can't tell you anything about Spanish...
almost 2 years ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Bus or Flight from San Pedro Sula to La Ceiba in the Americas - Central America Branch
If you were going from scratch and just booking your tickets now, the bus would most likely be the best option. But personally, I can't...
almost 2 years ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Hedman Alas in the Americas - Central America Branch
I'm not sure if it's recent enough for you, but I was in Honduras at the end of last year and I used Hedman Alas to get from the airport in...
almost 2 years ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Should I Be Worried? in the Americas - Central America Branch
Should you be worried? Of course you should. Should you be particularly worried? Absolutely not!...
almost 2 years ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Khovsgol in October in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
First of all, I am going to assume that you know that mid-late October in the Khovsgol region is going to be quite cold. You are looking...
almost 2 years ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Copan: any suggestion for Accomodation? in the Americas - Central America Branch
Cheap and lively is exactly how I would describe the place I stayed at the end of last year. En La Manzana Verde...
almost 2 years ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called minimum time required to arrange transsiberian trip in the Europe - Eastern Europe and the Caucasus Branch
I'm no expert on the subject, (and surely Ruth will show up soon and point out anything I may have gotten wrong) but I have been reading up...
almost 2 years ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Russian Visa Application in the Europe - Eastern Europe and the Caucasus Branch
Thank you for all your help. My paperwork is completed and sent away. Now all that's left to do is wait (and pack, eventually.)
almost 2 years ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Mongolia Horse Journey in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Forgive my saying so, but isn't that a bit like saying that you want to swim the English Channel but you only know how to dog paddle? This...
almost 2 years ago
- Full Name Angela
- DOB March 10, 1988
- Country United States
- Gender Female
- Website Mongol Redux
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