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Hitchhikernick - Hitched around Mongolia in January 2017 for 2 weeks. Visited Gobi desert (Yolyn Am), UlaanBataar, kharkhorin, Chinngis Khan silver statue and Terelj national park. Entered from China and exited via Russia. Easiest place ever to get a ride in UlaanBataar, however many wanted money, but just said i didn't have any and it worked without any problems. Managed to stay in yurts by knocking on door and showing I was cold (literally gets below -20 in many parts of Mongolia in Jan at night). Had a drinking session in a yurt in Terelj NP (airag and dumplings), very nice especially in the winter. I was approached many times for money when in UlaanBataar, probably because of my European appearance. average waiting time around 2hrs as more desolate outside of UlaanBataarm. On the way back from Gobi a minivan wanted to take me to the capital but after a while waiting for the van to fill, I realised they wanted money so went to road and within an hour got a ride all the way for free. I had no problems getting from China to the capital and then onwards to Russia 2 weeks later, even managed to cross borders with no problem, though you must be in a car to cross borders, or so the kind drivers informed me. On most occasions outside of UlaanBataar I wasn't asked for money.