Camping in quite literally the middle of nowhere in Kaz with Bravo Two Mongolia and Race Monkeys. Day away from Astana I think. Vast empty country.
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Crossed into Kaz last night at Troick. No problems or bribes but took 5 hours. Ram for dinner. Long drive today to make up mileage towards Astana.
Slept just past Ufa last night and hit the road at half eight. Urals look like Alpine Austria. Petrol 40p a litre. Kaz tonight please
Left Volgograd yesterday heading to Troick entrance to Kaz. Need to do 400miles/day to make Mongol border. At Samara aiming border tonight. All ok
Drove with 'Khan we fix it' to Volgograd. Saw Mother Russia statue. Search for hotel. Apparently only one, run by the mob. Refused us rooms. We refused to leave. Politely threatened again, found hostel at 2am. Love Russia.
Hotel with 'Khan we fix it' (Laura Shott from Durham!). Locals went crazy over cars outside nightclub. Instant celebrities. Mafia arrive. Police disperse crowd. Escort to secure compound. Nightclub. Beer 60p/bottle. Jolly flirting. I love Russia. On way to Volgograd from Doneck.
Made it to Alexandria today. Hope to leave Ukraine tomorrow. Had to bribe Police 40EURO for ridiculous being in wrong lane. Hotel. Exhaust rattling
Crossed the border yesterday without having to bribe the guards even though Romanian police advised it. Hotel. Up at 5 driving north then to Kiev
Met Alexandra and Razvan at their homes and met their parents. We delivered toys and played puzzles for a while. Really eyeopening experience.
Moldova is a write-off: Foreign Office says it's dodgy as elections this week. Will have to go through Kiev. Rally starting to get tough..
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Mongol Rally BlogFive friends and I undertook the Mongol Rally in 2009 - a transcontinental drive some 9000 miles from London, UK, to Ulan Bataar, Mongolia. Here's the SMS update blog we kept en route. Categories
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