With a firm spot on my bucket list it didn’t disappoint. A country of immense diversity - lush forest, sparse desert, green plains, arid steppe, deep blue lakes, as well as the quite cosmopolitan capital city of Ulan Bator. In the main we slept in gers (Mongolian yurts/large round tent structures) owned by local families where we were treated to the most terrific hospitality, and a diet mostly of mutton, potatoes, dumplings and yak’s milk tea – yum... Oh and vodka, a little too much vodka. We also enjoyed a few nights camping in quite literally the middle of nowhere, with herds of yaks, horses and goats the only locals showing interest. Driving across the landscape, reaching the end of one breathtaking valley only to reach the next vast and unspoilt view before us was a truly cleansing experience and I loved it. The food, not so much.