Hohhot to Ulaanbaatar by bus and train

In the Gobi surrounded by nothing. We cycled through the moon like landscape.

Leaving our nice place in Ulaanbaatar was hard. Cycling in to the Gobi was a surprise. We saw camels, sandstorms, snow, rain and sunshine.

While in Ulaanbaatar Susanne has been engaged in three volunteer projects at the Peak Sanctuary, Flourishing Future and Lotus Children's Centre.

Tsagaan Sar is the Mongolian celebration of the Lunar New Year. We joined Tseegii and her family to visit their relatives, join in the Mongolian traditions of greeting each other and exchanging snuff bottles amongst others and eating a lot of Buuz, a Mongolian dumplings.

From Altai to Ulaanbaatar, the southern desert route. Gold Diggers and herders live in the harsh environment.

Susanne took the bus from Hohhot, spent some time in Erlian and finally made it past the border to Mongolia to arrive in Ulaanbaatar!

First leg of Martin cycling to Ulaanbaatar. A leg through rough western Mongolia, Desert, Camels and mountains.