Travel Reference
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Practicalities
» Items such as formula, baby food, nappies (diapers) and wipes are sold in nearly every
supermarket in Ulaanbaatar and many of these items are now available in other cities too.
In the countryside, the best place to get milk is directly from a herder, but make sure it has
been boiled.
» It's unlikely that your tour company will have a child seat for the vehicle. This is
something to clarify when booking your tour. Chinese-made safety seats are sold in some
Ulaanbaatar shops. Another option is to bring your own car seat. Note that Air China and
MIAT will weigh the car seat and count it as part of your luggage (some other airlines
won't count it against your luggage allotment).
» When travelling in the countryside, deluxe hotel rooms normally come with an extra con-
necting room, which can be ideal for children.
» Many restaurants in Ulaanbaatar have a high chair available. This will be rare in the
countryside.
» Nappy-changing facilities are rare.
» Breastfeeding in public is common in the countryside but is slightly rarer in the city.
PRACTICALITIES
» English
e newspapers Mongol Messenger( www.mongolmessenger.mn )
and the UB Post( ubpost.mongolnews.mn ) both have good articles, events listings
and classified sections.
» Flo
glish-la
-languuage n
Floors As in the USA, the ground floor is called the 1st floor, as opposed to the UK
system, where the next floor above ground level is the 1st floor.
» MMongolia
e newspapers Ardiin Erkh(People's Right), Zunny Medee
(Century News), Odriin Sonin(Daily News) and Önöödör(Today).
» Radio
olian-la
-languuage n
dio BBC World Service has a nonstop service at 103.1FM. Local stations worth
trying include Jag (107FM), Blue Sky (100.9FM) and Radio Ulaanbaatar (102.5FM).
Voice of America news programs are occasionally broadcast on 106.6FM.
» SSmookiing All public places in Mongolia are no-smoking zones, including hotel lob-
bies, cafes, restaurants, public transport and even stairwells of apartment blocks.
Cigarette sales are banned within 500m of a school.
» TV & V
V & Vide
ideo TV and video are both PAL.
» Weigh
ights & Me
s & Measuures Mongolia follows the metric system.
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