we spent 6 days traveling thru the interior of mongolia in a rented jeep staying in traditional mongolian housing called a ger. the gers we slept in amounted to nothing more than a tent pitched behind somebody's backyard making it more or less the adult version of childhood backyard camping. the only difference was that when we were near death from hypothermia (temperatures were well below freezing), the owner barred us from entering her house for warmth. we actually didn't do much on this whirlwind tour except sit around, play cards (loads of shithead) and drink coffee. still it was an amazing glimpse into a country i'd written off as having the singular distinction of producing an infamous warlord.