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Berghaus Mera Peak Jacket Review: Doi Inthanon Field Test
This article takes a bit of a departure from our usual reviews. For one, our field test of the Berghaus Mera Peak jacket took place not in the windy dunes of the Gobi Desert or the icy streets of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, but the rainy, misty peaks and raging waterfalls of the Doi Inthanon national park, ...
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Patagonia Men’s Down Sweater Full Zip Hoody Review: Ulaanbaatar Field Test
The weather has certainly been a little on the chilly side here in Ulaanbaatar in recent weeks, and Christmas Eve was no different. My girlfriend and I went out on a little excursion in and around Ulaanbaatar to take a few photos for our Christmas in Ulaanbaatar gallery, and with howling gales and -30 Celsius ...
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Christmas in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in Pictures
In all my years of bumming around the world I’ve always made a special effort to be home on Christmas Day with my family. No matter the distance, cost or inconvenience I’ve never failed to return just in time, if only to leave again a day later. This year, though, funds are far too tight ...
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Infinity Scarf
When my girlfriend Ogi and I arrived back in Ulaanbaatar this winter after living for four months in balmy northern Thailand it was… well, it was a bit of a shock. The average daytime temperature in Chiang Mai had been 30 degrees Celsius. The average temp. in Ulaanbaatar was a decidedly chilly minus 30 Celsius. ...
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Choosing Winter Clothes for Dummies (Like Me)
Update 24/12/2011 Welcome, StumbleUpon readers! Make yourselves at home and grab some eggnog. If you’re reading this in the summer of 2012, I’m afraid we’re all out of eggnog (those StumbleUpon bastards drank it all, the moochers). If you’ve enjoyed this article please don’t forget to give it the thumbs up. Thanks, and Merry Christmas ...
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Canada Goose Expedition Parka Review: Gobi Desert Field Test
Before I begin this review let me point out that I’m not an outdoorsy person. I’ve spent my fair share of nights shivering under the stars across Europe, Asia and North America, and much, much more than my share of bathroom visits begin with a shovel and a crouch, but given the choice I’d much ...
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Canada Goose Aviator Hat Review: Gobi Desert Field Test
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from living through a Mongolian winter it’s that a hat is more important than almost anything else. When I first planned to move to Ulaanbaatar I was worried about the fact that the winter temperatures plummet to around -40 and stay there for what feels like forever, but I ...
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Canada Goose Yorkville Bomber Jacket Review: Gobi Desert Field Test
In the last week we’ve been posting various Canada Goose reviews based on our five day expedition to the Gobi Desert – first the Expedition, then the Trillium and now the Canada Goose Yorkville Bomber Jacket. If you’ve not been keeping track at home, a dozen of us based in a winter wear store in ...
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Woolrich Arctic Parka Review: Gobi Desert Field Test
You never really appreciate the value of a warm coat until you find yourself out in the middle of nowhere in temperatures low enough to make your tears of self-pity freeze on your cheeks. I recently found myself in such a situation on one of our Gobi Desert field test jaunts (you can read the ...
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Nautica N14536 NST Chronograph Review: Mongolian Field Test
Here at Parka Review we tend to bang on and on about winter clothing 24/7 – hey, it’s our job. It’s worth stopping for a moment to consider the type of people who buy the products we review, though. Out here in the Mongolian wilderness our coats, scarves, gloves and hats are bought by regular ...
