Ulaanbaatar the capital of Mongolia and this was where one chapter ends and another would begin. My ride with Aishish through the trans-mongolian highway ended here. A few days in the hostel where we prepare for the next upcoming journey going our separate ways.
I was preparing for the final segment of this adventure, the crossing back into China and finally back to South East Asia. Aishish was going to put his journey on pause here in Mongolia, storing the bike and waiting for next years summer before picking it up again to try and ride the road of bones in Russia.
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| Shakyamuni Buddha - Ulaanbaatar |
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| Gandantegchinlen Monastery - Ulaanbaatar |
Exploring the City of Ulaanbaatar was surprisingly simple and nice so long as one walked. Traffic was stupidly frustrating so i just walked everywhere to see the sights. A museum here, a temple there and a few bazaars around make Ulaanbaatar a fun city to explore with many things to do.
It was a stark contrast compared to the entire Mongolia that we were exploring for nearly a month. Usually it was vast empty nothing but here in the capital it was brimming with life and movement.
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| Sukhbaatar Square - Ulaanbaatar |
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| Sukhbaatar Square - Ulaanbaatar |
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| Sukhbaatar Square - Ulaanbaatar |
Originally the plan was to meet up at the monument with Yassine & Tsvetan (New China Group) where we would ride together all the way to Zamin-Uub but along the way to the monument, I got a message from Tsevetan that Yassine bike had some problems, and he had to go back to the workshop.
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| Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex |
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| Temujin - Chinggis Khaan - The Great Conqueror |
Tsvetan rolled up while I was about to leave and we then started the ride together down south. The ride from Ulaanbaatar to Zamin-Uub was broken into three days.
Yassine joined up with us at the first stop after fixing up the bike and going on crazy speed later which was a small town called Choir 200km distance from Ulaanbaatar. A night sleep and the next day it was three bikers united.
From Choir another 200km through boring landscape full of crosswind to Sainshand Town. I was weary of this place since it was here that the police gave a few Malaysian troubles for the Geneva Convention International Driving Licence.
From Choir another 200km through boring landscape full of crosswind to Sainshand Town. I was weary of this place since it was here that the police gave a few Malaysian troubles for the Geneva Convention International Driving Licence.
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| Sunset on the way to Choir |
My initial plan going alone was to skip this town entirely and stay at the hotel along the road 20km outside of the town, but when Yassine and Tsvetan rode in I just followed and luckily no encounter with police.
It was a simple last few days in Mongolia with most of us ready to leave and more exited to start the China leg of the journey. At Zamin-Uub all six bikers showed up at the same hotel and we were ready to hit the border the next day.
It was a simple last few days in Mongolia with most of us ready to leave and more exited to start the China leg of the journey. At Zamin-Uub all six bikers showed up at the same hotel and we were ready to hit the border the next day.
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| Meeting up the new convoy campers |
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| All participant gathered at the border crossing in the morning. |
The vehicles campers all form into another group, and we all met up super early in the morning at 630am trying to cut the queue line for the border crossing into China
Travelled on: Nov 2024
Travelled on: Nov 2024
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