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We can see every square metre of the planet on Google Earth. But there is no substitute for that sensory experience of going out into the world and discovering things for yourself.

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Had I not stepped into the saddle in the first place, entire cultures, histories, and most importantly, profound connections with people and animals whom I now counted as my friends would have otherwise passed by, invisible.

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Reflective of the deep sense of gratitude and respect Mongolians reserved for wolves, there was a belief that only through wolves could the spirit of a deceased human be set free to go to Heaven.

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In Mongolia, the nomads always told me that wolves were the most dangerous things on the steppe, and I didn't believe them at first.

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When you hear that howl alone at night in the forest, it's one of the most frightening sounds you'll ever hear.

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In Kazakhstan, once you're someone's guest, it's really hard to get away - everyone wants you to stay. They believe that if you invite a guest, luck will fly into your house.

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Exchanging gifts is an important thing in the steppe culture, a way for them to feel you have become a part of their lives.

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In wider spaces, people bearing historical grudges with each other were separated by the muting qualities of distance.

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Bakhchisaray was formerly the capital of the Crimean khanate and once an important crossroad of the Silk Road, where traders met from across the Black Sea, the steppes of Central Asia, Russia, and eastern Europe.

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In 1736, Bakhchisaray had been burned to the ground by the Russians, and when Catherine II's army completed the conquest of the peninsula in 1783, the last khan, Sahin Giray, took refuge in Turkey, where he was eventually executed.

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Nationality: Australian

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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