Mongolia has become the travel destination not only for the newlyweds to do their breathtaking wedding photos, but also a place for the celebration of the special marriage anniversaries like 25th anniversary.
Bindu and Krishnan met 25 years back on March 14th 1990 in a training program and in just two days the decision to get married has been done. Ever since that fateful meeting the couple has been together and the wedding was celebrated after six months in September. Each year in September the couple celebrates their wedding anniversary by going out for a travel and celebrate their marriage.
Why Mongolia this time?
Every year we try to go places which are not on a tourist map, meaning the places, which are not frequently visited by Indian tourists. For this year we have spotted two places: Iceland and Mongolia. Then we have read more things about Khuvsgul Lake and got interested as we are very fond of nature. Second reason behind choosing Mongolia was the population. We like to go places which are not crowded and quiet. Third reason were the people. We have read that people are very nice and we do realize how nice people are here in Mongolia. That is the best thing about Mongolia, very helpful and very easy to get along with. Moreover, Mongolia and India has deep historical connections going back to Chinggis Khaan.
What other places unknown for tourists and off the map have you been before traveling to Mongolia?
The travel to other places has started since 2002. Before that we were traveling each September to places within India. Since 2002 we started to go out and visit places like Turkey, which we like to visit a lot, we’ve been to Singapore twice, then went to Botswana, where we have spent entire 12 days in a van surrounded by wild life in Safari. During that stay we haven’t met a single Indian, while in South Africa we met a lot of Indian tourists. We also went on a Nile river cruise in Egypt.
Another place was Bhutan. Although it is near India, it is very quiet, completely Buddhist country almost like Mongolia. Last year we went to Cambodia, which was beautiful. Although some places we have been are on tourist map, we try to go to places where we can stay for more than two weeks and have the opportunity to explore the country.
So your main goal is to explore the culture?
Yes, we like to stay for longer periods and see as much as we can. We even like to explore the local food. The only challenge for us is to find vegetarian food. Here we went to Loving Hut. We liked it a lot and the food was outstanding. Next time we will try Luna Blanca. Even with food we are having so much assistance from our guide, who is very helpful to us. Moreover, we have briefed on our eating preferences our travel agency Goyo Travel to pack more vegetarian food as we travel around Mongolia.
One more interesting thing Goyo Travel planned for us is the Mongolian style wedding. Our wedding anniversary falls on September 7th and on that day we will have Mongolian wedding ceremony.
Where will the ceremony take place?
At Khuvsgul Lake. The uniqueness of the 25th anniversary is to be celebrated in a unique place like Mongolia.
Have both of you searched for the location?
Both of us did our homework. We would start from the big search and narrow down to the small search.
How did you find the travel agency?
Today there are so many online information and many apps. We use TripAdvisor a lot. Based on reviews we selected Zaya’s Guest House for staying in Ulaanbaatar and Goyo Travel for our travels in Mongolia. We even have our own rules to apply for selecting the place, like minimum 25 reviews have to be there and minimum people from five different countries should have reviewed the place.
The couple has been very happy with their choice of coming to Mongolia, as they have encountered many good and helping people. Wife was very fond of the help she could get from the guide and the safe streets of Ulaanbaatar, where women can safely go and have no hard time walking down street beautifully dressed. Mongolians are courteous enough even to greet them on the streets saying Namaste, to their big surprise.
Many Indians do not know about Mongolia and once we are back we will write about our trip to Mongolia on our blog, which is very very popular in India. We will share our experiences and how we love Mongolia at 90rollsroyces.com.
From your current experience are there any thoughts of coming to visit Mongolia once again? I am asking this because you haven’t been to countryside yet.
Of course we will certainly come back. We cannot say exactly when, but certainly we will come back. We like to visit to places again where we had pleasant experiences. One thing we do when traveling is we come with open minds. We do not come to a place with a preconceived thought.
One example is through the history books we were taught that Chinggis Khaan was an aggressor and a conqueror, but when we visited the Chinggis Khaan statue and visited the museum, we have found out about him more and surprisingly came to know that he even was acceptable of different religions and during his reign everyone was happy under the regime.
The unforgettable journey through Mongolia, which is organized by Goyo Travel includes the astonishing locations in Mongolia like: Khugsvul Lake, Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake (White Lake), Tsenkher Valley and hot springs, ancient capital of Mongolia Kharkhorin, Orkhon Valley, Bayanzag Flaming Cliffs, Yoluyn Am (Lammergeyer Gorge), Khogor Dunes, Khavtsgait Petroglyphs and Gobi Oasis. The couple is to be back in Ulaanbaatar on September 24th and we are wishing them pleasant journey and to make many fond memories about Mongolia.
Mongolia has become the travel destination not only for the newlyweds to do their breathtaking wedding photos, but also a place for the celebration of the special marriage anniversaries like 25th anniversary.
Bindu and Krishnan met 25 years back on March 14th 1990 in a training program and in just two days the decision to get married has been done. Ever since that fateful meeting the couple has been together and the wedding was celebrated after six months in September. Each year in September the couple celebrates their wedding anniversary by going out for a travel and celebrate their marriage.
Why Mongolia this time?
Every year we try to go places which are not on a tourist map, meaning the places, which are not frequently visited by Indian tourists. For this year we have spotted two places: Iceland and Mongolia. Then we have read more things about Khuvsgul Lake and got interested as we are very fond of nature. Second reason behind choosing Mongolia was the population. We like to go places which are not crowded and quiet. Third reason were the people. We have read that people are very nice and we do realize how nice people are here in Mongolia. That is the best thing about Mongolia, very helpful and very easy to get along with. Moreover, Mongolia and India has deep historical connections going back to Chinggis Khaan.
What other places unknown for tourists and off the map have you been before traveling to Mongolia?
The travel to other places has started since 2002. Before that we were traveling each September to places within India. Since 2002 we started to go out and visit places like Turkey, which we like to visit a lot, we’ve been to Singapore twice, then went to Botswana, where we have spent entire 12 days in a van surrounded by wild life in Safari. During that stay we haven’t met a single Indian, while in South Africa we met a lot of Indian tourists. We also went on a Nile river cruise in Egypt.
Another place was Bhutan. Although it is near India, it is very quiet, completely Buddhist country almost like Mongolia. Last year we went to Cambodia, which was beautiful. Although some places we have been are on tourist map, we try to go to places where we can stay for more than two weeks and have the opportunity to explore the country.
So your main goal is to explore the culture?
Yes, we like to stay for longer periods and see as much as we can. We even like to explore the local food. The only challenge for us is to find vegetarian food. Here we went to Loving Hut. We liked it a lot and the food was outstanding. Next time we will try Luna Blanca. Even with food we are having so much assistance from our guide, who is very helpful to us. Moreover, we have briefed on our eating preferences our travel agency Goyo Travel to pack more vegetarian food as we travel around Mongolia.
One more interesting thing Goyo Travel planned for us is the Mongolian style wedding. Our wedding anniversary falls on September 7th and on that day we will have Mongolian wedding ceremony.
Where will the ceremony take place?
At Khuvsgul Lake. The uniqueness of the 25th anniversary is to be celebrated in a unique place like Mongolia.
Have both of you searched for the location?
Both of us did our homework. We would start from the big search and narrow down to the small search.
How did you find the travel agency?
Today there are so many online information and many apps. We use TripAdvisor a lot. Based on reviews we selected Zaya’s Guest House for staying in Ulaanbaatar and Goyo Travel for our travels in Mongolia. We even have our own rules to apply for selecting the place, like minimum 25 reviews have to be there and minimum people from five different countries should have reviewed the place.
The couple has been very happy with their choice of coming to Mongolia, as they have encountered many good and helping people. Wife was very fond of the help she could get from the guide and the safe streets of Ulaanbaatar, where women can safely go and have no hard time walking down street beautifully dressed. Mongolians are courteous enough even to greet them on the streets saying Namaste, to their big surprise.
Many Indians do not know about Mongolia and once we are back we will write about our trip to Mongolia on our blog, which is very very popular in India. We will share our experiences and how we love Mongolia at 90rollsroyces.com.
From your current experience are there any thoughts of coming to visit Mongolia once again? I am asking this because you haven’t been to countryside yet.
Of course we will certainly come back. We cannot say exactly when, but certainly we will come back. We like to visit to places again where we had pleasant experiences. One thing we do when traveling is we come with open minds. We do not come to a place with a preconceived thought.
One example is through the history books we were taught that Chinggis Khaan was an aggressor and a conqueror, but when we visited the Chinggis Khaan statue and visited the museum, we have found out about him more and surprisingly came to know that he even was acceptable of different religions and during his reign everyone was happy under the regime.
The unforgettable journey through Mongolia, which is organized by Goyo Travel includes the astonishing locations in Mongolia like: Khugsvul Lake, Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake (White Lake), Tsenkher Valley and hot springs, ancient capital of Mongolia Kharkhorin, Orkhon Valley, Bayanzag Flaming Cliffs, Yoluyn Am (Lammergeyer Gorge), Khogor Dunes, Khavtsgait Petroglyphs and Gobi Oasis. The couple is to be back in Ulaanbaatar on September 24th and we are wishing them pleasant journey and to make many fond memories about Mongolia.
