A small selection of moments in Mongolia for Zapping attached to this article.
Travel 2025 Asia
From September 15th to 23rd from Ulaanbaatar to the Chinese border via the Gobi Desert
Getting out of Ulaanbaatar
Leaving Ulaanbaatar is quite a long way, and it's cold today. We've swapped shorts for long ones. We're taking a beautiful bike path for over 20 km, which is pleasant, especially since there's quite a bit…
Special article Ulaanbaatar.
Ulaanbaatar is the capital of Mongolia, which has the distinction of being the coldest capital in the world. It can reach temperatures as low as -30°C on average, with the record low being -42°C in 1957. With nearly 1.8 million inhabitants, it represents more than 50% of the country's population.…
From Tuesday 2 to Saturday 13 September, from Tosontsengel to Ulaanbaatar
Finding accommodation at 2 a.m.
We took the bus on Tuesday, September 2nd, to the town of Tosontsengel. Our goal was to visit central Mongolia. We had a lot of discussions with the bus driver about transporting our bikes. We were forced to pay…
From Wednesday, August 20 to Tuesday, September 2, from Khovd to Ulaanbaatar with part of the journey by bus following a mechanical incident
Very quiet day
This Wednesday, August 20th, we leave Khovd to reach the villages of Ülgii and Ulaangom in a few days. We will have to travel a hellish track of about…
A short video zapping through China while we wait to resume our trip interrupted due to a mechanical problem that I will tell you about in the next article.
From August 13 to 20, from the border of Mongolia to KHOVD .
The steppe
August 13th, we leave China today in the rain. The border area is a deserted area, as is often the case in these places. At Chinese customs, there are many people to check us thoroughly and rigorously. …
From Tuesday, August 5 to Tuesday, August 12, from Ürümqi to Takeshiken, a city in Northwest China
Getting out of town
Tuesday, August 5th, after 3 days in the city of Ürmqi, we leave the city and take the northern road to reach the border of Mongolia, located 500km away. Leaving a city of 5…
From July 28 to August 4, 2025, from Duku Mountain Road to Ürümqi
Storming the Tian Shan
July 28th we leave our camp after a rather unsettled night of rain and wind. We begin the climb to the second peak of the Tian Shan mountain located at 3500m. After 6 hours of effort we set…
From July 22 to July 27 from the Chinese border to a first pass at 3500m.
The Chinese border
July 22nd last breakfast in Kazakhstan, it is quite traditional: porridge, eggs, cheese, sausage and raw vegetables.
Today we're leaving the country to enter China. We're leaving early because the border is…