Travel Blog Mongolia

A rare celestial event that appears to show three suns in the sky has been filmed in the skies above Mongolia. The phenomenon, scientific name parhelion, was visible in areas across Mongolia on Sunday and shows the sun flanked by two reflections on either side. A parhelion occurs when light from a sun at low altitude passes through ice crystal fragments in the earth’s atmosphere, causing light to be refracted. This creates what seems to be a Halo around the sun with two "sun-like" balls of light on either side. A parhelion can also be known as a Sun Dog because they follow the sun like a dog follows its owner.  For a parhelion to occur there has to be very specific conditions where the temperature is lower than -30°C and the air is filled with vapour and air crystals.

In an attempt to dramatically reduce the traffic and pollution through the capital, Ulaanbaatar, the Mongolian government have installed a railway train for public use; this will travel from Tolgoit, in the west of the city to the east, to Amgalan. Not only will this benefit the environment, but the time taken for citizens to travel by rail compared to by road can be reduced by over 90%. The ‘Myetrovagonmash’ train, ( Russian: Метровагонмаш ) transported from Mytishchi, Russia, claims a total of 136 seats and holds over 350 passengers; not only this, but it can reach to speeds of 100km/ hour and is due to be ‘open for service’ on the 6 th June, 2014. The estimated journey time along the whole rail is only 20 minutes, and plans to run 3 times per day, hoping will be expanded next year due to an extensional 3.7km track being built for mid 2015. After an organized investment of 300 million MNT (approx. 165,000 USD) from the Ulaanbaatar City, 6 newly built railway st...

After half a century of aviation history, the Mongolian government’s bold step into purchasing their 2nd Boeing airplane has led to its arrival in the Chingghis Khaan International Airport. During June, 2011, the Mongolian President- T.Elbegdorj- signed the aircraft purchase agreement, declaring 3 Boeing airplanes to be transported to Mongolia within the following few years.   The MIAT Company (Монголын Иргэний Агаарын Тээвэр, Mongolyn Irgenii Agaaryn Teever, Mongolian Civil Aviation Transport), already owns the first Boeing in its expected 3 fleet, and is claiming plans for a complete renewal of 70-80% of their aircraft by 2020. In addition to their current Boeing 767-300, the new 737-800 will fly to 6 destinations, including Berlin, Tokyo and Beijing. Named ‘Guyug Khan’ after the grandson of Genghis Khan, MIATs new airplane can fly for over 10 hours without refuelling; with 12 business class seats as well as the remaining 150 economy seats, MIATs new airplane will be...

One of several airlines of Mongolia, the Hunnu Air company, will begin flights to Paris from 9th June 2014, expanding its destinations into Europe. The flight will be twice a week to the city with a refueling stop in Russia. The company already makes direct flights to Manzhouli and Shanghai, Hailar, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Bankok and Ulaan Ude, as well as to several domestic destinations.The cost of the Ulaanbaatar-Paris flight has not yet been published. The Ulaanbaatar- Paris and Paris- Ulaanbaatar flights will be Mondays and Fridays from the 9th June until the 31st August 2014.   For more detail, visit:  www.hunnuair.com

Kublai was the second son of Tolui and Sorghaghtani Beki, and a grandson of Genghis Khan. Kublai's real power was limited to China and Mongolia. In 1271, Kublai established the Yuan Dynasty, which ruled over present-day Mongolia, China, Korea, and some adjacent areas, and assumed the role of Emperor of China. By 1279, the Yuan forces had overcome the last resistance of the Southern Song Dynasty, and Kublai became the first non-Chinese Emperor to conquer all of China. He was also the only Mongol khan after 1260 to win new conquests. The summer garden of Kublai Khan at Xanadu is the subject of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 1797 poem Kubla Khan. This poem and Marco Polo's earlier book brought Kublai and his achievements to the attention of a wider audience, and today Kublai is a well-known historical figure.

Today, 14th November 2013, the newly appointed Ambassador of Mongolia to the United Kingdom of Great Britain , Mr Tulga Narkhuu presented his 'Letters of Credence' to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace as is the custom when a newly appointed Ambassador arrives in London.

We are big fans of the 'Kamaz Master' Rally Team and are looking forward to enjoying the  2014 Dakar Rally in January.  The Team have some amazing achievements in endurance rallying so we are expecting a great performance.  Rules and regulations have forced the Kamaz team to change from their 17.2 litre Russian 'YMZ' engines to 16.5 litre German 'Leibherr' engines. There was speculation that the American company 'Cummins' could provide the new engines, however recent agreements for Kamaz’s commercial machines state that 'Leibherr' has the the opportunity to supply for the Kamaz construction vehicles as well as the Kamaz Master Team.  Commercial machines manufactured by Leibherr include heavy duty cranes and lorries.   Also new Dakar Rally regulations for the truck section relate to 'SMOKE CONTROL' and if emissions are too heavy the team will be penalised as follows:  1 st infringement:   €500 2 nd inf...