INTERNET READING
This blog post by Nathan of The Open Road Before Me convinced me that Mongolia is the best ever place for me to have a vacation! He traveled solo in Mongolia in April of 2013. Nathan is really nice, and messaged with me before my trip to provide additional information.
http://openroadbeforeme.com/2013/05/the-open-road-before-me-motorcycle-trip.html
This Mongolia Travel Guide website is very informative, It answers many of the questions I came home with, since I didn't travel with any fluent English-speaking guides.
http://www.mongolia-travel-guide.com/
UB Magazine Try to find this magazine as soon as you arrive.-- it's handed out for free! The UB map is helpful, and it'll give you some ideas of sites to see in any spare time you have.
http://modernnomads.mn/thatsub/index.php
Overland Discovery Did you know that some people drive around the world? This couple drove from Germany, through Mongolia, around Asia, and then home to Germany again. I met them at the Fairview guesthouse in Tsetserleg. If you are planning to drive yourself around Mongolia, please use this as a resource. As described on the DIY Travel tab, you cannot depend only on published maps.
http://overland-discovery.de/travelreports/14-asia-current-trip/mongolia/index.html
National Geographic http://exploration.nationalgeographic.com/expedition
A blog by an American in UB - http://peterswanderings.com/
The Young Adventuress, an American woman, living in New Zealand, visited Mongolia for a horse trek tour in Altai in September, 2014. She's a professional blogger, so takes trips to many places and writes about them.
http://youngadventuress.com/2014/09/mongolia-ger.html
Women in Mining in Mongolia. Wow! Who knew there was a website like this for Mongolian women, or any women?!? My aunt is in the mining industry, so I guess she would know. The photos on the homepage include one of a couple of women with a big furry bactrian camel. I love that photograph!
http://www.wimmongolia.org/
Mongolia Research Hub - another mining website, but by an Australian university. To stay within the Mongolia topic, use links towards the bottom of the page. Otherwise, you'll end up in the university information, which is mostly unrelated to Mongolia.
https://www.csrm.uq.edu.au/mongolia
Jewish Culture Guide gives an overview of the history of Judaism in Mongolia
http://www.shalomlife.com/culture/24475/shalom-mongolia-a-jewish-culture-guide/
Mongolian sports, which are played at Naadam, which occurs in early July each year.
http://www.bbc.com/travel/slideshow/20130709-mongolias-manly-games
http://openroadbeforeme.com/2013/05/the-open-road-before-me-motorcycle-trip.html
This Mongolia Travel Guide website is very informative, It answers many of the questions I came home with, since I didn't travel with any fluent English-speaking guides.
http://www.mongolia-travel-guide.com/
UB Magazine Try to find this magazine as soon as you arrive.-- it's handed out for free! The UB map is helpful, and it'll give you some ideas of sites to see in any spare time you have.
http://modernnomads.mn/thatsub/index.php
Overland Discovery Did you know that some people drive around the world? This couple drove from Germany, through Mongolia, around Asia, and then home to Germany again. I met them at the Fairview guesthouse in Tsetserleg. If you are planning to drive yourself around Mongolia, please use this as a resource. As described on the DIY Travel tab, you cannot depend only on published maps.
http://overland-discovery.de/travelreports/14-asia-current-trip/mongolia/index.html
National Geographic http://exploration.nationalgeographic.com/expedition
A blog by an American in UB - http://peterswanderings.com/
The Young Adventuress, an American woman, living in New Zealand, visited Mongolia for a horse trek tour in Altai in September, 2014. She's a professional blogger, so takes trips to many places and writes about them.
http://youngadventuress.com/2014/09/mongolia-ger.html
Women in Mining in Mongolia. Wow! Who knew there was a website like this for Mongolian women, or any women?!? My aunt is in the mining industry, so I guess she would know. The photos on the homepage include one of a couple of women with a big furry bactrian camel. I love that photograph!
http://www.wimmongolia.org/
Mongolia Research Hub - another mining website, but by an Australian university. To stay within the Mongolia topic, use links towards the bottom of the page. Otherwise, you'll end up in the university information, which is mostly unrelated to Mongolia.
https://www.csrm.uq.edu.au/mongolia
Jewish Culture Guide gives an overview of the history of Judaism in Mongolia
http://www.shalomlife.com/culture/24475/shalom-mongolia-a-jewish-culture-guide/
Mongolian sports, which are played at Naadam, which occurs in early July each year.
http://www.bbc.com/travel/slideshow/20130709-mongolias-manly-games
BOOKS (HARDCOPY BOOKS)
I loved this guidebook, and found it incredibly helpful, as did other tourists (and even my guides) who I shared it with! It was written by former Peace Corps Volunteers, so I knew I would get good information on important topics, like toilets, food, and culture. These were the topics I discussed most when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Central America. ... Available on Amazon.com in hardcopy and kindle. I'd recommend the hardcopy, in case your Kindle loses charge. (copy the ISBN into the Amazon search bar, and the book comes up).
Mongolia (Other Places Travel Guide) Paperback – August 23, 2012; ISBN-10: 1935850024; ISBN-13: 978-1935850021
I used this phrasebook, which was absolutely necessary in several situations. If you arrive in Mongolia without this, I saw some less good phrasebooks and dictionaries in the Department Store in the bookshop on the top (5th) floor. ... Available on Amazon.com
Lonely Planet Mongolian Phrasebook & Dictionary_
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Mongolia (Other Places Travel Guide) Paperback – August 23, 2012; ISBN-10: 1935850024; ISBN-13: 978-1935850021
I used this phrasebook, which was absolutely necessary in several situations. If you arrive in Mongolia without this, I saw some less good phrasebooks and dictionaries in the Department Store in the bookshop on the top (5th) floor. ... Available on Amazon.com
Lonely Planet Mongolian Phrasebook & Dictionary_
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