July 19, 2010
Written by: G
The amazing ice in the middle of the Gobi desert during summer, and some other fun stuff! The ice in this gorge in late JUNE is testament to the -40 degree (F and C) temps it reaches in winter. Come check it out!
Photos of Mongolia: the Gobi Desert – Yolin Am Ice Gorge
June 15, 2010
Written by: G
After an unexpected overnight layover in No-Facebook’s land (China), wherein the convenience store of our very posh airline-paid-for hotel one could purchase vacuum-sealed chicken feet to munch (vomit), we met our hostel’s airport pick-up in Mongolia’s capitol of Ulaanbaatar.
A nice Mongolian fellow waited to greet us, bearing a sign that boldly proclaimed he was [...]
April 04, 2010
Written by: G
I’d promised myself I wouldn’t puke.
I almost broke that promise as the man with the glass-shard paddle scraped it, repeatedly, down the other man’s back and blood started rolling out with enough intensity and volume that it was an angry red stream – not just an accidental, forgiving ooze. Then the whipping began. With [...]
January 27, 2010
Written by: G
It was a long train ride and despite leaving at daybreak, night had fallen by the time we arrived in Jalgaon. Fortunately, the most recent addition to our train bench was a helpful young Indian who lead us to our desired hotel which was a laughably close distance from the station – laughable because not [...]
January 24, 2010
Written by: G
Once we sorted out our home in Surat for the day, we crashed out on the bed to sleep off our fitful night of space exploration on the night bus from Udaipur. We got up about 3p and inquired at the front desk where none of the five men crowded around the desk spoke much [...]