Mongolia
My first full travel series -
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September 25th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
I’ve been reading it on Slate, and it’s awesome!
September 26th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Read your recent article about your adventures in Mongolia. What a great read.
Thanks for sharing!
September 26th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
The Mongolia series is fantastic.
One question, though: How could you publish a photo of yourself holding a rifle in that manner? Really, even the marmots are laughing.
I hope your Mongolia travels will yield more pieces. I would love to read more.
Thank you.
September 29th, 2008 at 12:03 am
Wow.
I’ve just finished reading “Mongolia Obsession” on slate. Later I saw the photos. I am Mongolian and I was impressed and it was like looking at yourself first time in the mirror. Thank you for your sharing.
By the way, the traditional costume really suits you. Did you get that one?
October 2nd, 2008 at 12:39 am
i should have bought this outfit. mistake!
October 3rd, 2008 at 12:32 pm
I read your article about Mongolia in the Slate. Thanks so much for sharing your impressions. I loved it! It was hilarious! I like your sense of humor, and as someone who has been on the same route before, I can tell you – if you don’t laugh it off it will make you cry. Oh, by the way, I am a Mongol and have traveled my own country extensively, so I have a fairly good idea of where and how you went.
Having said that, if I may, I would like to offer a couple of comments:
- Mongolians vs. Mongols: Mongolian is an adjective (as in Mongolian food, Mongolian language, Mongolian people). Mongol is the term used to say that someone is of Mongolian origin, i.e. Chinggis Khan was a Mongol, not Mongolian (not that anyone cares about language semantics anyway)
- Food - Judging by the uproar created in the reviews to your article in the Slate, I think your “rising bile” description was a bit too… what shall I say… colorful? Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed your description, and I also know what it means to be a bit adventurous with food – I had eaten everything that you mentioned in your article and then some (I guess I have to mention here that I love ship’s head and innards, so I am a bit biased). In my humble opinion, it dampened the whole cheerfulness of the story. It was like the proverbial spoonful of tar in the barrel of honey.
Also, I have an unexplainable urge to apologize for the obscene comments made by some of my compatriots to the article. We have a saying which roughly translates into “deep rivers run smoothly” which means that one has enough wisdom not to get disturbed by the provocations that flow like the stream of dirty water from the melting snow. I hope those comments won’t ruffle your feathers too much.
On a side note – I agree with Bilguun – you do look really good in deel.
Thank you again for your excellent article.