Monthly Archives: July 2011

A-Punto de empezar

Posted on July 16, 2011 by mon

On July 13,  the Gazelle and I finally united forces in London to start the preparations for the Mongol Rally. Staying in slightly questionable quarters in a Central-Asian-themed hotel run by mostly Central Asian staff (in a mostly Central Asian … Continue reading →

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Mon- Jumping the pond and packing for the rally

Posted on July 9, 2011 by mon

Ladies and Gents, It’s finally time. At 9:35 PM EST I will fly out of Newark Airport on the finest airline on the planet, Iceland Express Airlines, and I will be arriving at London Gatwick Airport tomorrow July 10th at … Continue reading →

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Pamir Highway – Here we come!

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Vogel

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 →

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Visas, Visas, and more Visas!

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Vogel

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 →

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