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POB Day 3 : Valbona – Cerem via Persllopi Pass

On By phoenixtrailsIn Hiking, Peaks of Balkans (POB)2 Comments

uneventful vs spectacularThere are two possible routes from Valbona to Cerem: the ‘low/official’ (valley) route vs the ‘high/optional’ route via Persllopi Pass, that promises rare views of the Accursed Mountains bare stone harsh peaks. This alternate trail is one of the steepest of the Peaks of the Balkans and involves crossing from Albania to Montenegro …

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Ruins of Ongi Monastery, Mongolia

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From Bayanzag, a 3-hour drive on flat plains and basalt rock terrain was a prelude to our first glimpse of brown rolling hills. Breaking the earthy landscape with a streak of blue and green is the Ongi Gol, a desert river lined by a spattering of trees. Nestled on the south and north banks of …

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