Title – Public Transport
Date – August 2002
Location - Ulaan Baatar - Mongolia
Pubic transport comes in all shapes and sizes and in all different standards. In the heart of Ulaan Baatar you know when a bus is coming by the clouds of smoke on the horizon. When it finally arrives it looks like one more pothole will collapse it like the clowns car at the circus.
'Don’t judge a book by its cover' is a saying that you will often have to convince yourself of in some parts of the world. It is difficult to deny that the vast majority of vehicles on the Mongolian roads leave you wondering how it is that they are even still moving. You will also have to get used to break-downs and flat tyres that inevitably result from the unpaved, uneven and un-drivable roads; but there is a saviour on hand. You would think that to get a drivers license in Mongolia, you must have to do a mechanics apprenticeship at the same time, as sometimes it seems that they can fix any problem with a wrench and a screwdriver at the side of the ‘road’.
Beyond The Blue does not judge the individuals attending the Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshop based on where their chosen destination is, we do not encourage people to travel to destinations outside of their comfort zone or to countries where they may not yet be experienced enough to travel safely. We train people going to Europe for a few weeks alongside people planning going to the heart of Mongolia. Whatever your plan is, we have the skills and experience to help you.
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 - Ulaan Baatar - Mongolia
Pubic transport comes in all shapes and sizes and in all different standards. In the heart of Ulaan Baatar you know when a bus is coming by the clouds of smoke on the horizon. When it finally arrives it looks like one more pothole will collapse it like the clowns car at the circus.
'Don’t judge a book by its cover' is a saying that you will often have to convince yourself of in some parts of the world. It is difficult to deny that the vast majority of vehicles on the Mongolian roads leave you wondering how it is that they are even still moving. You will also have to get used to break-downs and flat tyres that inevitably result from the unpaved, uneven and un-drivable roads; but there is a saviour on hand. You would think that to get a drivers license in Mongolia, you must have to do a mechanics apprenticeship at the same time, as sometimes it seems that they can fix any problem with a wrench and a screwdriver at the side of the ‘road’.
Beyond The Blue does not judge the individuals attending the Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshop based on where their chosen destination is, we do not encourage people to travel to destinations outside of their comfort zone or to countries where they may not yet be experienced enough to travel safely. We train people going to Europe for a few weeks alongside people planning going to the heart of Mongolia. Whatever your plan is, we have the skills and experience to help you.
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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