Tag Archives: Ulaanbaatar
Some Mongolian Customs
The following list of Mongolian customs are compiled with the help of our friends: Nara, Ugi, Usukh, Tsagaantsooj, Uyangaa, and Priscilla. Thanks guys, and we miss you!!! Ovoos are mounds of stones and wood found on hilltops in the Mongolian … Continue reading
Narantuul: UB’s Not-So-Black Market
Narantuul is a sprawling labyrinth bazaar that promises deals and danger. Our Mongolian friends, and more experienced expats, filled our ears with stories of tourists getting hassled and robbed, by gangs of men! Steeling ourselves for a daring encounter with … Continue reading
National Center Against Violence (NCAV)
We have been helping the National Center Against Violence (NCAV), a wonderful NGO, and the first women’s and children’s shelter in Mongolia. They are in dire need of public funding, since the Mongolian government and businesses, contribute very little to … Continue reading
Mongolian National Judo Team Practice Photos
Mongolian National Judo Team Back Row (Standing): From Left to Right B.Sugarjargal (+100 kg), N.Tuvshinbayar (-100 kg), E.Enkhbat (90 kg), D.Nyamkhuu (81 kg), S.Nyamochir (73 kg), Kh.Tsagaanbaatar (66 kg), D.Tomorkhuleg (60 kg), B.Bat-Erdene (48 kg), M.Bundmaa (52 kg), Ts.Monkhzaya (63 … Continue reading
First Day of Mongolian Kindergarten
The Today Newspaper needed first day of school photos so I recruited my friend, Ugi’s niece and nephew, to lead me to the promised land: Kindergarten! Chubby little Mongols, puffed and pressed into picture perfectness, bobbled around with armfuls of … Continue reading
Behind the Scenes of Camerton Interview
‘Hawk’ (how his name translates into English), a decorated photojournalist/social crusader, and a wiry, bug-eyed ball of energy, was our inside man who hooked us up with the Camerton interview, and concert photo coverage. We did not know who Camerton … Continue reading
Camerton Photos In ‘Weekend Magazine’
The above photos I took of Camerton’s 15th Anniversary Concert made it in one form or another into ‘Weekend Magazine’, out this Friday, September 3rd. I think I’m supposed to get some money for them, but I’ll believe after I … Continue reading
UB Post Camerton Interview
Camerton Reunites for 15th Anniversary Extravaganza! Interview by Courtney Niday-Nyan Photography by Thantcyn Nyan If you are a 30-something Mongolian, growing up in Ulaanbaatar, chances are the soundtrack of your youth was sung by Camerton. The vastly popular ‘boy band’ … Continue reading
Steppe Into The Gobi: The Odyssey, Part II
Night brought a thirty degree drop in temperature, which I was ill prepared for in my tank-top, and my warm fleece buried beneath a ton of luggage. Courtney fared not much better, with a light pashmina wrapped around her cotton … Continue reading
Steppe Into The Gobi: The Odyssey, Part I
At least Ulysses left on a high note! We had to wait three hours for our 8-seater Korean clunker mini-van-bus, to get choke-filled with 16 adults, one girl, and a baby, at the appropriately named Dragon Center: a mosaic of … Continue reading