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Top ten survival tips for expats in Mongolia

New arrivals desperately need survival tips about living in Mongolia. See the answers to the most common questions below. A careful read will make your first few weeks in Mongolia much easier and could possibly save your life.

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  1. Getting oriented: key landmarks in Ulaanbaatar.
  2. ATMs: which ones work and where they are.
  3. Taxis: how to catch one without getting ripped off.
  4. Restaurants: keeping body and soul together without eating mutton.
  5. Bars & clubs: where to get a drink, hear live music, or go dancing.
  6. How to dress: advice to keep you from freezing to death.
  7. Wifi spots: staying connected for [almost] free.
  8. Staying safe: avoiding aggressive drunks, nationalists, pickpockets, and street urchins.
  9. Crossing the street: how to get to the other side without a detour to the hospital.
  10. Medical emergencies: just in case.

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When we lived in Mongolia, we left our car outside one night. We couldn't start it in the morning and had to have it jumped. Even then it was rather difficult ...

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