Doing the Mongol Rally

The Real Adventure Begins – Mongol Rally

Some quick and dirty updates from the road in Mongolia. Since there is virtually no internet that we can use in Mongolia – I will…

The car is taking a beating. I honestly can’t really believe that it still starts for us every morning. We have taken it through rivers…

They say patience is a virtue. I’ve learned to develop my patience through traveling, but the border crossings on the Mongol Rally kick it up…

I had been looking forward to the Mongolia portion of the trip not only because it was the most adventurous and uncertain but because I…

At 11AM a border guard walks across the parking lot carrying passports and some forms, looking official with a stern look on his face. All…

We are traveling in Mongolia with a map that is five years old. This normally wouldn’t be that big of a deal, but in a…

Since we had made it into Mongolia – it was time to slow down and enjoy our surroundings. One problem was that Rick had to…

“I’m starving!” I said as the Russian waitress brings out the menu with the usual cold grimace on her face. I eagerly open up the…

I took off driving today out of Khovd missing one important thing…Rick. He was unable to change his flights and we had to continue on…

When I was a kid, I used to have this thing called a ‘bubble’; it was made of Styrofoam in the shape of an oval…