We were told by a reliable source, namely the company organising our visas, that with our pre-arranged letter of invitation we would be able to apply for our Turkmenistan visa in Istanbul. Upon arrival at the embassy and joining the shove to get to the front, we’re informed that for the next...
As we descended into an intimidating sea of traffic and lights, some 2,000 miles and 50 hours after docking in Calais, a real sense of accomplishment displaced the tiredness we were feeling.
Our initial goal was an ambitious one – to make it to Istanbul by Wednesday 6am in time to...
The team enjoying breakfast in the sunshine just after crossing into Bulgaria. We’d been on the road for 36 hours at this point and it would be another 16 hours of driving before we made it into Istanbul late on Tuesday night.
To read more about our first few days on the road,...
Tomorrow I’m heading off with three great mates as team ThereAndBactrian on a 10,000 mile adventure to Mongolia in what’s known as the Mongol Rally.
In a...
When I jumped on board and told the guys I’d be joining them on this adventure, I had no idea what lay between Europe and Mongolia. I figured Russia would likely come into it, possibly China? I knew this was ‘Stan’...
(This originally appeared on our team blog but has been copied here as I am the author).
I recall hearing the words “Mongol Rally’ somewhere someplace at sometime but it wasn’t more than a fleeting thought...
Russia is a country I’d wanted to visit for ages and as I boarded my surprisingly short flight, you’d think it would take longer than four hours to fly from London to Moscow, I was super excited. The country has always been a little mysterious, somewhat vague, and while that...