Ulaan Baatar is an extremely polluted city with the busiest traffic and craziest drivers I have ever seen - They take no prisoners, a pedestrian crossing provides no protection, in fact I think the drivers regard it as a target. Amongst the various statues of warlike heroes including Genghis, we came across a statue of The Beatles, prime position in the centre, no idea why. We had very nice and unusual meal with some fellow travellers who we met on the bus, Mae...

We arrived at the bus station at 7:00 am , ready for our 12 hour bus ride and our attempt to cross the border. The vehicle reminded me of a school Bus, in that the seats were designed for children - RyanAir we miss your spacious luxury. We boarded the bus and it was packed, it looked like a Genghis Khan Lookalike contest….. Worse still we had been given separate seat assignments. We had two huge seat partners placed on opposite sides of bus for stability, my ...