Mongolia🇲🇳Taking a Mongolian haircut, to prepare for Naadam, the Mongolian Olympics

After two days in the country, I thought I had been in Mongolia long enough to get a Mongolian haircut. Her English was as good as my Mongolian, so I had to indicate the desired length of my hair with mixed success: after an hour, I looked just like a local!

With a 35-day visa and a Mongolian haircut in my pocket, I was ready for Naadam, the annual Mongolian festival. It’s like three days of King’s Day, but instead of goldfish races, sack races, and throwing cans, there’s wrestling, archery, and horse racing. Instead of everyone wearing orange, all the VIPs wear stunning traditional clothing, and instead of our royal family, it’s Chinggis Khan who watches from his throne and approves.

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