3 articles tagged with nomadic culture
When my husband suggested trekking Mongolia's Karakorum Mountains for our summer adventure, I'll admit I hesitated. As someone who meticulously plans every trip detail, the idea of venturing into one of Earth's last true wilderness frontiers felt intimidatingly unpredictable. But...
The Gobi Desert stretched before me like a living, breathing entity—a vast tapestry of ochre, sienna, and gold that seemed to shift with each passing cloud shadow. At 59, I've witnessed the birth of countless babies and the formation of...
The Mongolian steppe stretches before me like an endless sea of grass, the wind carrying whispers of an empire that once ruled half the known world. Standing amidst the ruins of Karakorum, Genghis Khan's 13th-century capital, I feel the convergence...