It was a little hard to leave the charm of Oaxaca, but the excitement of seeing one of the world’s two “petrified” waterfalls (the other is in Turkey) encouraged us to get back on the road. Driving amongst the beautiful countryside and agave farms, we…
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Finally crossing our first international border made us feel like the trip was really starting. At a friend’s suggestion we crossed at Tecate in order to hit the Baja’s Valle de Guadalupe wine region. Admittedly, I’m a bit of a wine snob, palate-wise, but I…
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This kind of overland travel is a way of life and I’m solidly thrilled and grateful to have to opportunity to go on this adventure. Thank you to all the wonderful people in my life who provided support during the planning phase of this trip. They know…
no commentYou did it! Last week your donations met and then surpassed our original $1000 goal to raise for Mercy Corps! We are meeting with them this week to share our progress and report your generous donations. By how much more can we exceed our original…
no commentHello world! Yes, I am indeed alive and kicking, now in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It’s been 3 weeks since my passport with all my visas was stolen in Istanbul and with so many decisions to make and emotions to digest it’s taken me a while to…
6 commentsA big thanks to the Mercy Corps Seattle office and Dominic Graham, Mercy Corps’ country director for Mongolia, for inviting the team to a wrap-up meeting regarding their work in Mongolia. Oidov Vaanchig, project officer for Mercy Corps (MC) in Mongolia, put on a great…
no commentBaatar Hero is very excited to be featured on King5’s new morning program “New Day Northwest” this Wednesday, along with our sister Seattle team Just A Steppe Away. This time around, Jean Kim will represent BH on stage and will be interviewed by esteemed former…
no comment“It’s a far away land of meat, meat, and more meat!” That’s how the host of The Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Foods” started out this week’s episode about Mongolia. I admit, I was both excited and a little apprehensive about watching. I’ve watched Mr. Zimmern eat…
2 commentsAt least 74 protesters are reported dead and 400 injured in what might be a successful attempt to overthrow Kyrgyzstan’s President Bakiyev. And although we are not going through Kyrgyzstan, we are watching this situation very closely. Citizens, tired of quadrupling energy prices and suspecting…
no commentI’m not sure if it is me or the news, but as we move closer to launch day, the political, environmental and economic issues surrounding the areas we’ll visit are becoming more prevalent to me. The reality of this being much, much more than just…
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