Monthly Archives: July 2011

A True Gentleman (and the first signs that we’re driving a totally unsuitable car)

Yesterday we drove about 850 kilometers from Belgium to München, Germany. With an initial ETA of 8PM, we were first delayed due to a closed highway in Luxembourg (pushing our ETA to 10PM), and then we continued to be delayed … Continue reading

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Leaving Things on the Roof, The Launch, and Donations!

Here’s a general update for everyone: Thursday night I took a direct flight from San Francisco to London. At about 3pm I was picked up by our (still nameless) Fiat Punto and the rest of the Basic Cruising Team. For … Continue reading

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Sorry for the asynchronous post bursts

Friends, Sorry for lack of continuity in our posts and the general lack of order in their timing. We have been traveling all over the English countryside and we have found it very hard to have constant internet access, and … Continue reading

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The Globe Trotting Bastard – T-minus 3 days – Wednesday July 20

We had a vey frustrating day at the Iranian embassy today, but it is neither noteworthy nor really interesting, merely tireless dealings with bureaucratic incompetents who possess not an ounce of judgment and are mindless followers of a set of … Continue reading

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The job list – T-minus 5 days – Monday July 18

There are few things in this world like a carefully-prepared-fully-home-made English breakfast. We woke up today to English bacon, poached eggs, mushrooms, sausage, tomatoes, brown toast, and some freshly squeezed orange juice and piping-hot English tea to wash it all … Continue reading

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Moist and Plop – T-minus 6 days – Sunday July 17

We spent the night of the 16th at a glorious British tavern called “The Miller Arms” in Canterbury, near Sandwich where we were going to see the “The Open” the next day. We’re finding out that in the English countryside … Continue reading

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The Packing List

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

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Turkmenistan Looking “Iffy”

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

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An EVENTful day

After the dead battery fiasco, we finally managed to get out of London and haul our asses up to Harlow to ATS Eurosport, the place where we had found a set of cheap Avon Avanza AV10 tyres, which where highly … Continue reading

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A capricious Punto

Today we woke up around 7:30 AM on the wrong side of the river in London, and we prepared to get out of town to change the Punto’s tyres (that’s how you’re supposed to spell it) up at a place … Continue reading

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