Hobo tourism/Creative trip to Mongolia

Creative trip to Mongolia — project of the Russian traveler Viktor Pinchuk.

This trip is a practical example of cultural travel: displacement around the country was carried out on the traditional transport for local residents (minibuses, are filled with the capacity, where the aisle is cluttered with parcels); the traveller ate — only those meals, what aboriginals use; he lived — in budget accommodation facilities designed for the poor and at home of local residents — due to an accidental acquaintance.

General information

 * Duration: 14 days.
 * Period: 11.05. 2007 — 25. 05. 2007
 * Idea: Viktor Pinchuk.
 * Number of participants: 1 (one).
 * Starting point: Ulaanbaatar.
 * Transit through: Moscow.
 * Number of countries visited: 1 (one).
 * Way to get: plane.
 * Ways to move: land transport, pedestrian routes.
 * Nature of the journey: creative trip, cultural travel.
 * Purpose: collection of material for printed articles, books, and photo exhibitions; study of features Mongolian language.
 * Attractions: nature, historical places.
 * Food: traditional meals.
 * Format: hobo tour (simplified version).

Places visited

 * Ulaanbaatar, Mörön, Khatgal, Khatgal, Ölziit, Kharkhorin, Arvaikheer, Bayankhongor, Zuunmod.

Мap of the route

The methods used
In the process of moving along the route the following accommodation options were used:
 * In Aboriginal dwellings (Kharkhorin)
 * In low-cost hotels (Ulaanbaatar, Mörön, Ölziit, Arvaikheer, Bayankhongor)
 * In the yurt (Khatgal)

Outcomes and results
Author’s articles in periodicals (in Russian):
 * «В Монголии почти как в Сибири» — Peninsula: newspaper. — 12.10.2007. — № 40 (244);
 * «Монгольский хуйвалдагч (passage from travel notes)» — Crimean time: newspaper. — 11.10.2007. — № 113 (2499);
 * «Путешествие на родину Чингисхана» — Crimean Observer: newspaper. — 16.10.2007. — № 42 (220);
 * «Забытая нами страна» — Southern Capital: newspaper. — 16.10.2007. — № 48 (822);
 * «Хуйтэн по-монгольски» — ProX: magazine. — 2008 — №1 (14);
 * «Хороша страна Монголия» — Republic of Crimea: newspaper. — 11. 03. 2010. — № 9 (870);
 * «Там, где правил Чингисхан» — Republic of Crimea: newspaper. — 15. 04. 2010. — № 13 (874);
 * «Прощание с Монголией» — Republic of Crimea: newspaper. — 3. 06. 2010. — № 20 (881).


 * Personal photo exhibition "14 days in Mongolia" was held in the exhibition hall of the Russian Cultural Center (Simferopol) from 10 to 31 October 2007.


 * In 2017, the book "Mongolian huyvaldagch" was published, which describes the route of the trip and the adventures of the author.

Gallery
Illustrations from the book