Title – Genghis Khan
Date – August 2002
Location - Khovsgol – Mongolia
It’s times like this when you wish you had not instructed your guide earlier during your trip on how to use your camera… On arriving back at my guides Ger (large traditional felt tent), and having offered gifts to thank him for his services and enjoyed the odd arkhi (Mongolian Vodka) mixed with sour yaks milk in return, my barriers came down. Forced to dress up in one of my guides Dels (traditional one piece woollen garment) and jump on the back of his most prized horse (who also seemed to be the liveliest of the heard), he immortalised a moment that would otherwise have been forgotten.
We understand the importance of breaking down barriers when being a guest in another country and to try and understand the way of life of your host. During our Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshop we examine communication techniques and cultural awareness that you will help you on your journey.
Beyond The Blue maintains a particular interest in Mongolia. The Christina Nobel Children’s Foundation through their operations in Mongolia, work with street kids and children from poor families, to offer support and assistance in escaping the cycle of poverty. The invaluable work the Foundation carries out, helps provide opportunities to the children of this amazing country.
Some of the Street Kids of Ulaan Baatar are forced to live in the city’s sewer system, sleeping on top of the hot water pipes to stay warm and to stay alive. Temperature in the city regularly drops below -35C in the winter months and this is the only way they can survive. For more information we urge you to visit The Christina Nobel Children’s Foundation web site at www.CNCF.org
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
Image – ©Peter Mayhew
Date – August 2002
Location - Khovsgol – Mongolia
It’s times like this when you wish you had not instructed your guide earlier during your trip on how to use your camera… On arriving back at my guides Ger (large traditional felt tent), and having offered gifts to thank him for his services and enjoyed the odd arkhi (Mongolian Vodka) mixed with sour yaks milk in return, my barriers came down. Forced to dress up in one of my guides Dels (traditional one piece woollen garment) and jump on the back of his most prized horse (who also seemed to be the liveliest of the heard), he immortalised a moment that would otherwise have been forgotten.
We understand the importance of breaking down barriers when being a guest in another country and to try and understand the way of life of your host. During our Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshop we examine communication techniques and cultural awareness that you will help you on your journey.
Beyond The Blue maintains a particular interest in Mongolia. The Christina Nobel Children’s Foundation through their operations in Mongolia, work with street kids and children from poor families, to offer support and assistance in escaping the cycle of poverty. The invaluable work the Foundation carries out, helps provide opportunities to the children of this amazing country.
Some of the Street Kids of Ulaan Baatar are forced to live in the city’s sewer system, sleeping on top of the hot water pipes to stay warm and to stay alive. Temperature in the city regularly drops below -35C in the winter months and this is the only way they can survive. For more information we urge you to visit The Christina Nobel Children’s Foundation web site at www.CNCF.org
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
Image – ©Peter Mayhew
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