According to Worldometer - real time world statistics provider, Mongolia is the- 19th largest country in the world by area - 3rd most sparsely populated (6 people per square mile)The landscape is largely steppe, desert, and semidesert, with 75% of the land used for livestock grazing. And that is what makes the Mongolian road trip …
I felt very small and insignificant when I hiked Bukit Cerakah. The vast openness of the area, coupled with gigantic trees, boulders, borderless grassy plains and endless rows of palm oil effectively reduced me to Liliputian size. The trail head is easily accessible from Persiaran Puncak Alam 11, immediately going uphill along a double track …
I am inspired to (belatedly) write-up my first experience of walking in under 10C temperatures, as I am once again in the UK, in winter.15 December 2015Starting from The Mill House in North Warnborough, this circular pub walk offers an exploration of open heath, mixed woodland, fields and a long stretch of a pretty canal …
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