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Have fun! I've been to Inner Mongolia (when I went to China in '97). Nice people. Lots of meat & bread. Windy. Never been to Outer Mongolia.
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I hope tourism doesn't taint the unique culture of the Mongolian nomads.Voluntary Human Extinction Movement http://www.vhemt.org/Comment
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I'm going to Daytona Beach on SaturdayOriginally posted by Zkribbler
I'm heading off to Sacramento on Saturday. Is anyone excited about that?!
Then off to Seattle on Monday for a week of meetings
THEY!!111 OMG WTF LOL LET DA NOMADS AND TEH S3D3NTARY PEOPLA BOTH MAEK BITER AXP3REINCES
AND TEH GRAAT SINS OF THERE [DOCTRINAL] INOVATIONS BQU3ATH3D SMAL
AND!!1!11!!! LOL JUST IN CAES A DISPUTANT CALS U 2 DISPUT3 ABOUT THEYRE CLAMES
DO NOT THAN DISPUT3 ON THEM 3XCAPT BY WAY OF AN 3XTARNAL DISPUTA!!!!11!! WTFComment
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Tuvan throat-singing
Last edited by Ramo; May 3, 2007, 23:29."Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
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The People's Central Air Defense Headquarters. Where is that, Dimitri?
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In Omsk. Right. Yes.
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Oh, you'll call them first, will you?
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Uh huh. Listen, do you happen to have the phone number on you, Dimitri?
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What? I see, just ask for Omsk Information. I'm sorry too, Dimitri. I'm very sorry.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Poor Dimitri
"Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
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My report's going to be a bit boring so far. This is my first visit to an Internet cafe here, and I can't connect my camera here (I think) so no pictures yet.
I'm still in Moscow anyway. I haven't done anything particularly exciting here either, except walk around the city.
I did find out the ice hockey world championships are going on, though. There are a couple of Swedes in full fan attire in the hostel I'm staying at.
I haven't seen any of it, though, (the TV in the hostel is set on VH1 classic channel with lots of 80's nostalgia
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and I don't think I'll be visiting any of the matches.
Maybe he can wave at me in the train station then.Originally posted by Garth Vader
I think Serb was in Omsk.
Are you planning a long stay in Mongolia as well, or just a few days? That's probably about half the costs (both in the costs there and the extra money I spent buying a backpack, sleeping bag, hiking boots, warm and light clothes etc.).Originally posted by VetLegion
Thanks for the info. €6000 is what I make in a year so I'll be looking for a cheaper trip
I'd appreciate if you keep us posted with pictures and anecdotes, if it's not too much of a hassle, of course.
Thank you!Originally posted by Heresson
Good luck, Mercator! I know You've been planning that trip for a long time now, so I hope it will fulfill your expectations~!Comment
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Let's hope you won't have to encounter any of those Maoist guerillas, ready to chop of your capitalist testicles!
Because then it can be a fun trip if you return with your package .. still attached. This we sincerely hope.In da butt.
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I left Sacramento today. My plan was to head south and then east through the Sierra Nevada to Mammoth Lakes. But a Yosemite ranger lady (hotOriginally posted by Zkribbler
I'm heading off to Sacramento on Saturday. Is anyone excited about that?!
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) informed me the roads are still closed because of snow. So I"m stuck in the Central Valley.
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I understand the back country usually doesn't open until June.(\__/) Save a bunny, eat more Smurf!
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That would be in Nepal.Originally posted by Pekka
Let's hope you won't have to encounter any of those Maoist guerillas, ready to chop of your capitalist testicles!
Because then it can be a fun trip if you return with your package .. still attached. This we sincerely hope.
But thank you anyway.
*cough* I'm in Ulaanbaatar now (woohoo, finally my flag actually correctly indicates my location), but I've almost run out of my hour in the Internet cafe (in the central post office, to be precise).
I put all of my Moscow photos online, in case anyone's interested:
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Is this the post office you are at?Attached Files"I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." - Hillary Clinton, 2003Comment
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Is it true they live in tents still?
Except Urga?Comment
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Originally posted by Mercator
*cough* I'm in Ulaanbaatar now
That's spelled "Ulaan b etor." 
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I went over that very same highway late last summer. It is a GORGEOUS drive over the high Sierras and the road offers just perfect mountain scenery. The downside is its so high up that it's closed due to snow something like 7 months out of the year.Originally posted by Zkribbler
I left Sacramento today. My plan was to head south and then east through the Sierra Nevada to Mammoth Lakes. But a Yosemite ranger lady (hot ) informed me the roads are still closed because of snow. So I"m stuck in the Central Valley.
If it matters the western Sierra foothills are nicer then the Owens Valley on the eastern side. Though Mono Lake and Death Valley have their own charms.Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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