Top 5 desert travel destinations

Atacama, photo by Robin Fernandes

Plodding through the desert, knee deep in sand and either in scorching hear or bitter cold doesn’t sound like everyone’s idea of a holiday, but some deserts (despite the generally bad rep of their kind) are climbing up on the hierarchy of travel destinations.

Trips into the Sahara and other similar places surrounded by tales and legends are becoming popular, regardless whether you choose the luxury route, or if you travel like the locals did for the past thousands of years. Despite being more or less inhospitable towards humans, deserts have some of the most stunning landscapes on the planet. Here are our picks for the top 5 desert travel destinations in the world, should you decide to measure your endurance through a mind-blasting trip. …

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5 amazing sights in Mongolia

Erdene Zuu, photo by Honza Soukup

There are less then two people per square kilometer in Mongolia, and the country’s territory is shared between the Gobi Desert, cold mountains and windswept steppes.

Such an inhospitable place hardly seems fit for human to live in, and yet Mongolia is still home to some of the last nomadic peoples on the planet. And although these vast and fascinating landscapes are the best known features of Mongolia, the Mongolia of present times is a somewhat different story.

The capital, Ulan Bator, is arguably one of the drabbest cities in Asia, and yet it is also one of the most welcoming, hospitable and heartwarming places on the continent. With all its contrasts and contradictions, Mongolia is a thoroughly interesting place with countless attractions – so here are 5 amazing sights in Mongolia to whet your appetite. …

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