Lauren Mike
Azerbaijan Bosnia & Herzegovia Bulgaria China Croatia Republic of Georgia Italy Japan Kazakhstan Mexico Mongolia Puerto Rico Serbia Slovenia Spain Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan United States Uzbekistan
Mongol Rally 2010 Sponsors
Humor Beer

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With six months to go until the launch of the Mongol Rally, ATC is busy planning the route, finding sponsors, designing the car and registering for visas. Learn more on the Mongol Rally and Sponsorship pages. You can also donate directly to Mercy Mongolia, a charity working to better the education and business opportunities of rural Mongolians, by clicking on the firstgiving donation tab on the left. You can also learn more about Mongolia here. And, you'll be pleased and impressed to learn that Abandon the Cube has been featured in The Nisqually Valley News.

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Maps!

Want to know where we are or what we're doing? Click on the maps below to see our routes and handy, color-impaired route and regional maps from China to Mexico, by land and sea.

Click to View Maps | ATC

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Mission Statement:

Abandon the Cube is dedicated to motivating and encouraging people to travel, learn about the world's history, write and experience more of life. Humans were not meant to be office creatures, but outdoors men and women with dirt under their nails. We hope everyone can create their chance to Abandon the Cube and find out what life can be.

ATC is also a firm believer in volunteer work. They are currently raising money to sponsor Mercy Mongolia. You can dontate to this charity through the ATC website by clicking on the FirstGiving tab to the left.

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Guides: tips, hints, routes, history and pictures:Guides | ATC

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Where we've been & where we're going:

Below is the route we took by land and sea from Shanghai, west through Central Asia and the Caucaus, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Northern Africa and across the Atlantic to the USA and Mexico. Check out more detailed mapsof each country, and guides to where we've been, as well as photography from all twenty countries.

World Map Route 2009 | ATC

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Images!

With over 8,000 pictures taken in twenty countries, there is a lot to see in the gallery. To view these images, click on the box below, or navagate to the photos page.

Images | ATC

 

Excerpts from the Blog

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What is ATC?

This site is a montage of travel information: guides, blog, photos, humor, newsletters and more. It was founded in 2008 by two American history buffs who have abandoned their cubes to travel.

Donate to Mercy Mongolia:

For more info on the Mongol Rally, the charities, and the ATC team, go to the Mongol Rally page or donate directly to Mercy Mongolia via the box above. Every bit helps.

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Toss your hard earned cash our way via paypal for the charity adventure of a lifetime, the Mongol Rally.


 

Travel Quotes from other Abandoners:

"A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving." - Lao Tzu

"Half the fun of travel is the esthetic of lostness." - Ray Bradbury

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home." - James Michener

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page." - St. Augustine

"The only way of catching a train I ever discovered, is to miss the train before." - G.K. Chesterton

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness." - Mark Twain

"Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe." - Anatole France

"We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment." - Hilaire Belloc

about the travelers:

Lauren and Mike began traveling together in 2006 after earning degrees in history, learn about them, and how they ended up in the middle of nowhere. Subscribe to their blog to keep up to date on a weekly basis:

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Where We've Been in 2009, in order:

Where we're going in 2010:

  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Czech Republic
  • Slovakia
  • Romania
  • Ukraine
  • Russia
  • Mongolia
  • China
  • Vietnam
  • Cambodia
  • Laos
  • Thailand

Feel like laughing?

Our humor page is full of pictures from around the world that defy explanation. You'll have to see for yourself.

Photography:

We have over 8,000 images from our traveles in 2009 and 2010. See the highlights in the album.

Contact Us!

We're always interested in hearing from our readers. Send us an email or comment on anything in the blog and we'll be sure to get back to you.

Travel Blog

Want to read a travel blog written by folks who actually travel? -- Look no further than ATC's nifty travel journal. We traveled to 20 countries last year, and have 10 more planned for 2010. In addition to our awesome blog, we have composed country guides for all the places we have visited, so you can get an idea of what we saw, learned and experienced abroad.