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Image of The Week: Mongolia – It’s the Nothing That Makes it Something

 

Only one hundred kilometers or so from Mongolia’s capital Ulan Bator, the human habitation slowly starts to dry up and the vast openness of the country becomes apparent. This image shows one of the better stretches of road in the country, and it wouldn’t be long before we were driving through the dust and basically following the tyre tracks of those who had driven before us. Traffic is virtually non existent out here in this very harsh, but extremely beautiful country.

Mongolia Open Road

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Jason has travelled the world extensively during the last 20 years, with overland journeys on six continents and across almost 90 countries. This site serves as a chronicle of the images and tales from these journeys, as well as offering advice and general information for other like minded travellers.

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  • http://www.MyBeautifulAdventures.com/ GlobalButterfly

    Looks a little like Bolivia! I’m impressed with how nice the road is.

  • http://www.digid-rift.com Jason

    Andi, I’ve travelled on the high plateau’s of Bolivia, many years ago. I’ll have to take your word for it, as I think the brain cells holding those images in my head have long been destroyed. It was an excellent piece of road for Mongolia, but most of the time we were driving completely off road, as it was a better option than using the marked roads as they were in total disrepair.

  • http://twitter.com/OverYonderlust Erica Kuschel

    AHH! I totally love this picture. There is something so romantic about it.

  • http://dosomethingcool.net Steve

    I think your photo really sums up Mongolia outside of the cities. Very cool pic.

  • http://www.digid-rift.com Jason

    Lorna, it well worth the effort. I had no expectations before I got there, and to be quite honest, didn’t really know allot about the country at all. It didn’t disappoint, and the vast openness of the country is quite bizarre.

  • http://www.digid-rift.com Jason

    Erica, I believe it’s the thought of the open road, leading to the unknown that no doubt gives the picture it’s definition. Glad you like it.

  • http://www.digid-rift.com Jason

    Steve, it doesn’t take long to get your self lost in Mongolia. We only ventured a few hundred kilometers from Ulan Bator, and I had the feeling of complete isolation.

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