Rude Awakening

July 4, 2009

Mongolian Jaman Yos van driver woken in morning - Gobi Desert, Mongolia - Daily Travel Photos

Not So Rude Awakening - Gobi Desert, Mongolia - Daily Travel Photos
(Gobi Desert, Mongolia)
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My Gobi dessert tour driver's sleeping accommodation is the emptied back of our versatile Jaman Yos, a Soviet era tank of a van. I suppose his startled reaction is normal for anyone awoken by a 70-200mm lens pointing at his face. Luckily he's one of the kindest Mongolians I've met and he didn't want to tear my heart out for the rude awakening.

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