Kelly Thorburn

creative soul doing media & communications. loves mongolia :D volunteers with Snow Leopards Conservation Foundation.

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snow in Tirrannaville, NSW this morning just south of Goulburn!! #snow #goulburnsnow

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Bumbugur, Mongolia was a rundown one-horse town with no trees but plenty of dust and goats and a well patronised pool table on the roadside in the centre of town. https://t.co/xMbSnwwkCn

#Mongolia #travel #adventure #hitchhiking #gobi [Image: Jennie S]

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Mighty Furgons crossing the Gobi desert of Mongolia...

#Mongolia #mongoliatravel #adventuretravel #furgon

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Potholes, repairs and delicious marmot on a dry dusty plain at the edge of the Gobi. https://t.co/LsOKFdpYkP

#Mongolia #travel #marmot #furgon #adventure #Gobi

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After replenishing our food supplies (rice, pasta, tinned sprats, biscuits, vodka) in Bayankhongor, Jennie and I asked around at the market for furgons heading west towards Altai. https://t.co/iXalXLYLcK [Image: Jennie S]

#Mongolia #travel #hitchhiking #adventure #furgon

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After a week riding through the Khangai Nuruu National Park, Bayankhongor was a shock. It was busy with people dressed in their best ‘going-to-town’ clothes and lots of cars tooting as they drove past. https://t.co/QVMvB3Ss2r

#Mongolia #travel #adventure #journey #horsetrek

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Children of herders living and working in the Khangai Nuruu National Park, Mongolia.

#Mongolia #adventure #travel #herders #nomadlife #journey #horsetrek

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We stopped in the tiny village of Erdenetsogt where a cat ran up a pole to escape a dog, then a crow swooped on it. It felt like a metaphor for life. https://t.co/VTXBeDJSmE [Image: Jennie S.]

#Mongolia #travel #adventure #journey #nomad

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Cooking breakfast in our campsite, most likely rice pudding.

#Mongolia #travel #adventure #camping #campcooking #nomad #journey [Image: Jennie S.]

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As we rode along we were joined intermittently by local herders who chatted with our guide and then went on their way. Read more: https://t.co/nwsMyq9r8Y

#Mongolia #wanderings #travel #adventure #horsetrek

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Beauty in the everyday. A small family altar in a Mongolian countryside abode. https://t.co/Zqo7xsl0z0

#Mongolia #travel #adventure #nomad #beauty #journey

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The days were hot as we rode through the Khangai Nuruu National Park, taking us up barren, dry river valleys strewn with fist sized rocks. https://t.co/PDsVV6ojfF

#Mongolia #horsetrekking #nomad #travel #adventure

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Wooden cart in Bulgan, Mongolia. These are used by families when moving their gers from season to season and are usually pulled by slow plodding oxen. Note the modern tyre trim around the wheel.

#Mongolia #travel #adventure #countryside #nomad

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While horsetrekking across the Khangai Nuruu National Park, families from nearby gers would often come for a visit bearing gifts. https://t.co/FRbQMC5CfE [Images: Jennie S]

#Mongolia #horsetrek #camping #adventure #nomad #travel #girl-in-a-ger

[Snow Leopard Trust @snowleopards]

3 years ago, #Mongolia's parliament declared the #snowleopard stronghold of Tost a Protected Area, thanks to a grassroots campaign led by the local community & our Mongolia team. Now all mining licenses in Tost are cancelled & this crucial habitat is safe. https://t.co/gfXkhRLOeU

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They may be small, but these Mongolian "war" horses are mighty! #FishOrDie

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@monsumya Yes, this photo is from 2004!!

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Shijray was the guide who joined Jennie and I on our week long horsetrek through Khangai Nuruu National Park in Mongolia, in June 2004. https://t.co/0TaZSMNdJt [Image: Jennie S]

#Mongolia #adventure #travel #horsetrek #camping

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During my 2003 horsetrek I placed a blue khadag on an ovoo near Otgon Tenger for my Nan. She loved me traveling & fully supported my Mongolian trips, even when my parents thought I was mad & discouraged me. https://t.co/5EwKrMAqAN

#Mongolia #travel #spirit #ovoo #memories