There is some great stuff lately at New Mongols. My definite favourite is La Mongolie culinaire, a well-photographed account of Mongol cooking, which begins (how else?), "Quand on tue le mouton..." It definitely captures, as the French say, the "I don't know what" of the Mongolian dining experience:

"il fait la gueule le mouton"

Brings back some fine memories. These folks saw far more vegetables than I ever did, though. Mouton au riz, ha! And where, oh where are the marmots, who are really much tastier than the sheep?

What to do for entertainment after such repasts? Gamble with the sheeps' bones, of course! Here are some rules to North-Central Asian knucklebone games. Or why not provide some atmosphere by learning to throat-sing?

Also worth a look are Mongoliac and Throat Singing, both blogs by folks on extended stays in Mongolia and Tuva, with many fine photos.

If you like the Kazakh wall hangings, please ask Steve to sell you some.

Ah, proper Siberian camels, not those mangy desert jobbies!