It's hard to explain the allure of Mongolia to those who haven't been there. Sometimes it's even a mystery to those who have. The landscape can be monotonous, even desolate, and its largest city is lately remembered more for the efficiency of its pickpockets and the zealousness of its immigration officials, than for the splendour of its architecture or the charm of its streetscapes. Yet those who have been here often come back again and again. The fleet is newer The pollution seems worse For those coming from densely packed European cities, the USA and Japan, those wide open spaces and endless unfenced horizons are impossible to forget. Nor will I forget Katje's face as she tells me about her time in the countryside helping poor herders with their animals. Katje is German. Her face is fresh and tanned and her blue eyes shine ."I have never been so dirty in my life!" she says proudly. There is still that exotic combin...
Practising Geographer - nature culture places people