Travel Destinations - Mongolia - Ulaan Baatar

Ulaan Baatar: Man's Game

Ron Gluckman samples the macho, medieval world of Mongolia's Naadam festival

The stands of Ulaan Baatar's National  Stadium are awash with blue, red and maroon robes. Archers snap bows, brass bands play, and the air is saturated with the pungent odour of mutton, the national dish (the older and tougher, the better). Yet all eyes are focused on the field, where [ read more ]