I arrived in Ulaanbaatar in the morning which was disappointing as I would liked to have seen the Mongolian countryside. This worked both ways though because when you enter UB 20k out it’s meant to be a dump. The town itself isn’t great… very polluted, busy and not too much to see (also lots of stories of crime and theft). Luckily we weren’t victims to any theft but had heard of stories of razor slitting back pockets and bags to get the contents, cameras being stolen, then confronting the thieves and told to come back in a hour, after which they were told they can’t have it back as it’s been sold. The thieves don’t care about the item so if they can’t sell it they will sell it back to you. But don’t let this put you off coming to Mongolia, being vigilant and pre-emptive you can avoid most confrontations as we have. It’s a lovely country with good people and I would like to spend more time here although maybe in summer; it’s getting cold!
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