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Mongolia: steppe and desert

FRFrancesca1987 ·35 photographs ·2 Aug 2007 – 5 Aug 2007 ·4 days
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Where
· steppa e deserto
When
2 Aug 2007 – 5 Aug 2007
4 days · trip of 2007
Who
Francesca · @Francesca1987 · Roma
How
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The story

I had gone to Beijing with my university, and this trip, which I absolutely couldn't miss, was organised at the last minute. Heading ever further north I noticed how the poverty among the people increased and how sanitation became ever scarcer. The Mongolians aren't very hospitable towards Westerners; however, I moved in a group, so I didn't feel their strong detachment much. We were about thirty. I fulfilled many of my dreams: flying, riding a camel, sleeping in a Mongolian tent, it was all sensational. I would never have imagined that, when I was studying geography in middle school and learning about the Gobi desert and the steppe, one day I would go there... life's surprises, and they really are such a pleasure. The landscapes on the steppe were sensational, beautiful, with those plays of light and those vast open spaces.

My boyfriend and I rented a quad; it was great fun and also convenient, because we could get around a lot and take quite a few photos. A holiday within a holiday, unforgettable. I recommend it.

The journey's photographs

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towards mongoliaSun rising behind house rooftops, dark trees and power linesSunlit clouds over rural houses and road, white car at duskWhite canvas yurts on green grass, backlit, near Mongolian gersTourists pose on the grass in front of white yurts, blue skyTourist beside two camels on a meadow with white yurts and blue skyCouple wearing hats poses on green grassland under cloudy skyGreen grassy hill under white clouds, stone piles in the foregroundGreen steppe with a cloud shadow on the grass, sky full of cumulusMan in hat backlit on grassy hill with stacked stone cairnGirl in red hoodie and white hat riding a brown horse on the grasslandDark green grassy hills under a sky full of white cloudsGrassy green hill under a blue sky with white cloudsCows grazing on a green meadow with boulders and dirt pathsCows grazing on green grassy hills under a cloudy skygrassy hill with scattered rocks under blue sky and white cloudsGreen grassy hill with wildflowers under white clouds and blue skyDirt path through green cultivated hills, large white clouds filling the skyWoman in red jacket and hat riding a red quad bike on grassy steppeSand dunes under cloudy sky, with green vegetation strips at the baseCouple in colored gaiters on sand before wooden gates with red flags, Kubuqi desertShadows of camel riders projected on the dune sandGolden sand dunes under a clear blue skyTourists riding camels across sandy desert dunes under blue skyTourists riding camels across the sandy dunes under bright sunlightLarge sand sculpture of a smiling Buddha on a sandy beacholympics gadgetsTourists inside a metal ball ride, helpers push it across the sandTourists inside a colorful metal zorb ball, pushed on sand dunesColorful metal sphere rolling on green track between sand dunesGroup of tourists in colorful sand boots and hats posing on a duneTourist parasailing under a colorful canopy towed by an SUV over sand dunesTourist hanging from a red and turquoise parasail in the blue skyWoman with open arms parasailing above the sand dunesWoman dressed in white poses by fountain and red brick flower bed
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