Monthly Archives: July 2011

Transfagarasan Highway Video

Craziness. This. Road. Is. Epic.

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Turkey and Istanbul!

Yesterday we hit the beach at the Black Sea in Bulgaria at a place called Sunny Beach. We relaxed for a while and went for a swim. When we went back to our car, this is what we found: We’ve … Continue reading

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Pimping our ride, losing time, amazing highways, and getting to Bulgaria!

Yesterday was a slow but much needed day. We finally managed to buy all our remaining items in our shopping list which included 2 jerry cans, a shovel, sleeping pads, and a small cooking stove. We replaced a couple of … Continue reading

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Budapest to Cluj Napoca

Yesterday we took it easy, waking up at around 11am with plans to tour Budapest for a bit and then head off to Romania. At the hostel we were staying, we were offered a cheap laundry service which we agreed … Continue reading

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Bellezas Hungaras

Hungría nos trato muy bien. La gente se porto muy amable, la ciudad de Budapest fue realmente interesante, sus mujeres impresionantemente hermosas, pero lo mas asombroso nos lo fuimos a topar detrás de una modesta gasolinera rumbo a Rumania. …más por venir proximamente, por … Continue reading

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La Campiña Austriaca

De camino a Bratislava, capital de Eslovaquia, tomamos una breve desviación por Austria. Lo que pensamos sería simplemente una insignificante desaviación resulto ser un hermoso paisaje entre la campiña Austriaca.

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Atardecer en el Canal de la Mancha

El primer día del rally cruzamos el Canal de la Mancha en ferry de Dover a Calais para arribar en el continente europeo. Inglaterra nos despidio con los impresionantes acantilados blancos de Dover…  … y así nos recibieron tierras francesas.

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Pictures!

The Gazelle has uploaded some pictures to Facebook, which is honestly the best way to publish them. Check them out Here.

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Video of our lap around Goodwood Motor Circuit

I’m trying to edit these in the road but I didn’t have the proper software so it was nearly impossible to do so. I believe I’ve acquired what I need now so hopefully better videos will follow! Anyway, you can … Continue reading

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Czechout Party, First interaction with the Police, Losing keys, and Mongol Rally Handbook

Czechout Party Yesterday we spent the night at The Klenova Castle where the Mongol Rally organizers threw a Czechout party attended by most teams. We arrived late, as usual, but we were greeted by teams screaming “the horn, the horn!” … Continue reading

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