FIELD TRIP 13 June – 11 July 2013; London – Ulaantaiga – London (note fieldwork now happening 22/06-20/07)
The story begins with fundraising for the projects. Many of you may know how difficult (impossible) it is to get funding for MA level fieldwork, I have looked and not found those grants. However, I feel this fieldwork is very much central to my project and future, hence I have decided to unite my first field trip with my first crowd-sources fundraiser.
The field trip will take me to Northern Mongolia, to a small group of reindeer herders called the Duhka. Due to being nomadic and shamanistic – exotic – they have become a hotspot in Mongolian tourism. This has led to establishing a tourist oriented Reindeer Festival. I'm planning to attend the event with the Dukha.
Budget
Visa and travel insurance
Mongolian visa for 30 days £40 (London)
Travel insurance for 30 days £25 (Salva, Estonia)
Total £65
Travel to and from Mongolia
Flight London-Istanbul-Ulan-Bator return £500 (discount ticket for my sister works for an airline)
Bus Ulan-Ude airport to centre, return £1
Bus Ulan-Ude – Ulan-Bator, return £42 (1050×2 rub)
Total £543
Travel in Mongolia (exc in the field)
Bus Ulan-Bator – Moron, return £31 (35000×2 tugrik)
Bus Moron – Tsagaannuur, return £15 (15000×2 tugrik)
City transport in Ulan-Bator £1 (400×6 tugrik)
Total £47
Accommodation (13 hostels, 2 bus, 13 campsite/festival, 1 airport)
Hostel Ulan-Bator £35 (Mongolian Steppe £7×5)
Hostel in Moron £20 (Gan-Oyu Guesthouse $15×2)
Accommodation in Tsagaannuur £60 ($15×6)
Total £115
Food
Mean per day £112 (£7×18, excl. field site)
Total £112
Fieldwork
Total day cost in the field (including horses, guide/translator, some food, accommodation) £404 (day $45×14)
Total £444
TOTAL £1326
The story begins with fundraising for the projects. Many of you may know how difficult (impossible) it is to get funding for MA level fieldwork, I have looked and not found those grants. However, I feel this fieldwork is very much central to my project and future, hence I have decided to unite my first field trip with my first crowd-sources fundraiser.
The field trip will take me to Northern Mongolia, to a small group of reindeer herders called the Duhka. Due to being nomadic and shamanistic – exotic – they have become a hotspot in Mongolian tourism. This has led to establishing a tourist oriented Reindeer Festival. I'm planning to attend the event with the Dukha.
Budget
Visa and travel insurance
Mongolian visa for 30 days £40 (London)
Travel insurance for 30 days £25 (Salva, Estonia)
Total £65
Travel to and from Mongolia
Flight London-Istanbul-Ulan-Bator return £500 (discount ticket for my sister works for an airline)
Bus Ulan-Ude airport to centre, return £1
Bus Ulan-Ude – Ulan-Bator, return £42 (1050×2 rub)
Total £543
Travel in Mongolia (exc in the field)
Bus Ulan-Bator – Moron, return £31 (35000×2 tugrik)
Bus Moron – Tsagaannuur, return £15 (15000×2 tugrik)
City transport in Ulan-Bator £1 (400×6 tugrik)
Total £47
Accommodation (13 hostels, 2 bus, 13 campsite/festival, 1 airport)
Hostel Ulan-Bator £35 (Mongolian Steppe £7×5)
Hostel in Moron £20 (Gan-Oyu Guesthouse $15×2)
Accommodation in Tsagaannuur £60 ($15×6)
Total £115
Food
Mean per day £112 (£7×18, excl. field site)
Total £112
Fieldwork
Total day cost in the field (including horses, guide/translator, some food, accommodation) £404 (day $45×14)
Total £444
TOTAL £1326
This is Mongolian money. The 1 tugrik note is worth £0.000459479
