Orkhon River is the longest river in Mongolia. It snakes its way through an extensive Unesco World Heritage Site known as the Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape.
Mongolia has proven itself to be one of the most challenging countries to travel in – the long hours of driving on bumpy tracks are a sure test for your backbone. Most of all, it is about mental endurance: three days without showering, endless rides that seem to lead nowhere, sudden cravings for Coca Cola when it gets really hot in the middle of the desert and the unending meals of mutton. That being said, there can be no other experience like the Mongolian experience.
We did not find out until much later that the famous founder of the Mongol Empire, whom the world knows as Genghis Khan, is known locally as Chinggis Khan. He continues to live on as Mongolia’s pride and identity, lending his face and name to Mongolia’s International Airport, currency notes and many other products.The doors of a ger are always constructed facing south. These tent-like structures are home to nomads in the countryside and even in some settlements in Ulaanbaatar.Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, is a city with few emerging skyscrapers.
Our machines make us seek more power and more capacity, and in the process we forget to appreciate our most basic skills. So we end up seeking thrills and searching for novel experiences.
Malaysia’s national grid operates as such: customers are connected with power from hydroelectric and thermal plants through a network system made up of transmission lines, substations and distribution lines.
Singapore is famous for its compulsively clean streets, rigid laws and structured way of living – even the idea of fun is clean and controlled. But like any other big city, Singapore too breathes secrets that it does not easily divulge to outsiders.
