Author Archives: Vogel

I’m finally in England, hours away from the launch. I’m totally sleep deprived and our car still has a long way to go before it’s finished. I’ve been working mainly on the electrical systems while the rest of the team … Continue reading →

We just got word from The Adventurists regarding our Turkmenistan Invite… Things are looking “iffy” to say the least: Those of you who applied for Turkmenistan invites via the Visa Machine are still waiting to hear from Turkmenistan as to … Continue reading →

Finally today we received our GBAO permits! These permits allow us to travel through the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (GBAO) in Tajikistan. Our dreams to travel through the Pamir Highway, part of the Silk Road, will come true. This is the … Continue reading →

Acquiring visas for all the countries we’ll be traveling through has probably been the biggest headache in partaking in the Mongol Rally. I think today in the morning we finally conquered them all (seeing that we just got our invitation … Continue reading →

These are the things I think we should buy/have: – Duck Tape – Rescue Tape – Tire Iron – Jack – Foot pump – Socket Set – Gun Gum Paste – Cable Ties (Zip Ties) – Screwdriver Set – Big … Continue reading →

We finally managed to acquire a car after so much trouble and we’re set to go on the Rally! Check out more information about our Vehicle here! Many thanks to everyone that tried to help out: Iñigo Villamil Stephanie Schnabel … Continue reading →

You know, we decided to participate in this rally and knew from day 1 that we would need a car. The Adventurists required us to register it by May 31st and so May rolled around and we started looking at … Continue reading →

We just had to do it 🙂