http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T02:25:18Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Mark%20Schatzker http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/10/154745/224 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/mongolian_ger.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Mongolian-Gerts"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/mongolian_gerts_map_hc.png" align="right"></a><p> Cond&#233; Nast Traveler's Mark Schatzker is traveling around the world in 80 days and blogging it.<p> When <a href="http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/blogs/80days/2007/04/shopping_for_ca.html#more">we checked in</a>, he was recounting day 32, a day where he traveled by Uzvee through Mongolia, picked up some horsemeat, and bought a cashmere robe.<p> The night before he spent at Hotel Bayangol:<p> <blockquote><p> Ulaan Bataar's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Bayangol/local/463"><b>Hotel Bayangol</b></a>, a Soviet-style edifice notable for the fabulous neon sign hanging over its restaurant, but not much else. Byamba, my guide, picked me up at nine that morning and we piled into a funny-looking vehicle called an UVZ 3909 and drove west out of the city, headed towards a Mongolian ger camp.<br> </blockquote><p> While Mark comments markj 2007-04-10T16:19:26-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/