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| The Mongolian flag outside the Embassy |
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| Entrance to the Mongolian Consulate |
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| Long Way Round promo shot of Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman |
The first embassy I went to, which as it turns out (fortuitously) is the recommended first port of call for anyone planning this trip.
I worked on the premise that ultimately, that's where we needed to be, so it made sense to at least have a visa for Mongolia and then we could work out how to get there in the event we hit any snags with other countries. I have to admit to a bit of condescension as well, in that - of all the countries we were passing through - Mongolia might be happiest to have us visit and we would therefore have less trouble getting a visa. As it turned out, of course, we had no problems whatsoever getting the visas we needed for Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Uzbekistan.
Thankfully my work was very understanding about the whole trip, and the end of May & June saw me criss-crossing London, visiting embassies in plush areas such as Kensington and Holland Park.
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