10 Landmarks That Make the Gobi Desert Unforgettable
The Gobi Desert stretches across half a million square miles of Mongolia and northern China, ranking as the world’s sixth largest desert. Its significance lies not only in scale but in what it preserves: Cretaceous fossil beds, hardy ecosystems, and a cultural crossroads where nomadic traditions endure.
Understanding Culture Through the Traditional Garments of Asia
Picture yourself wandering through a market in Asia. Bright fabrics flutter in the breeze, each color and stitch hinting at a story. Without a word spoken, you already feel you’re learning something about the people who live here. That’s the magic of traditional garments. They carry centuries of wisdom about survival, artistry, and identity all […]
Traveling to India: 5 Famous Sights with Stories You’ll Never Forget
If you have been dreaming of traveling to India, certain images may already live in your mind: the Taj Mahal glowing at sunrise, Jaipur’s rosy palaces, or the sacred steps of Varanasi along the Ganges.
Best Time to Visit Asia: Weather, Festivals, and Adventure
Asia is a place that refuses to be defined by just one image. Towering Himalayan peaks, wide open deserts, lush jungles, and windswept plateaus all share the same continent, yet each feels like an entirely different world.
Nomadic Expeditions Featured in TIME’s “World’s Greatest Places 2025”
We are honored to be recognized in TIME’s World’s Greatest Places 2025, a prestigious distinction celebrating the most extraordinary destinations around the globe. What makes this recognition even more special? The cover of this edition features Mongolia’s legendary eagle hunters, a tribute to a tradition that has endured for centuries.
Best Cultural Places to Visit in India | The Last Millennium
India has the sixth largest number of UNESCO World Heritage sites in the world. While celebrated as one of the lands where civilization reached its first extraordinary heights, the last millennium has seen India adorned by a profusion of crowning architectural masterpieces.
Cultural Norms of Bhutan: Do’s and Don’ts
While Bhutan is a rapidly modernizing with a growing prominence especially as a leader in sustainability initiatives, the country is thoughtful about those from the outside influence their culture and customs. The secluded Himalaya kingdom is deeply rooted in Buddhism and values happiness over possessions. Travelers experience a very hospitable people. However it is important for visitors to understand the customs they will encounter, and to conduct themselves in a way that will not cause offens
Best Cultural Places to Visit in India | The Birth of Civilization to Medieval Times
Of the countless life-changing places to visit in India, so many date back to the early heights of civilization and serve as their own historical record of those eras. Carved into caves and upon the faces of immense stone are histories, legends, and exultations that connect us to the early cultures of this vast subcontinent.
The Norms of India: How to Travel Confidently Among Different Cultural Norms
First-time travelers to India may feel intimidated by the cultural differences and various norms of this subcontinent of nearly 1.4 billion people. Seen from afar, the different cultural norms may seem very strange. But we at Nomadic Expeditions provide the leading destination experts in India, as well as the top travel guides. Along with several […]
UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Mongolia
Mongolia proudly has five such sites, with another 12 on the tentative list. Ranging from relatively small monument sites to vast tracts of natural landscape, these locations embody Mongolia’s heritage as our legacy and key to our past—places we absolutely must pass on to future generations—irreplaceable cultural and natural sources of life and inspiration.