Tag: Beijing, blogsherpa, China, erlian, Mongolia, visa run
The Beijing-Erlian Visa Run
We recently did a visa run. As with many people who live in China, we have to leave the country every 60 or 90 days to reactivate our...
Where To Go From Here
With the 2010 Mongol Rally behind us, we found ourselves sitting at a restaurant in Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia, wondering where we should go....
A Week in Ulaan Bataar
Having finished the official aspects of the rally our convoy of nine set about enjoying the lovely city of Ulaan Bataar, which ralliers...
And the ATC Team Crosses the Finish Line!
The Citroen Saxo was literally breaking in half. Our previous day’s welding was only a band aid on the larger fact that the frame was...
The Beginning of the End
After leaving the Aussie mining camp we hit the road hard, trying to make up time and cover ground since we’d been relaxing for two...
The Best Worst Luck Ever
This is the story of how a lone Aussie walking around in an un-named ger village in the middle of the Mongolian steppe managed to save our...
A Road is Not a Road in Mongolia
Despite the horrible past few days, we were determined to enjoy Mongolia as much as possible and to return to having fun on the rally. We...
The Mongol Rally Border Holding Pen — PART TWO –
It wasn’t that late when the army arrived. Five men in camouflage must have heard the guards were being treated like kings and wanted a...
The Mongol Rally Border Holding Pen – PART ONE –
From the previous post you learned we had trouble getting through the various windows to get through Mongolian customs and border control....
Mongolia, We’ve Arrived…….almost
We waited in line with the Belfast Boys who had arrived at the Mongolian border before us until 9:00am. As the gates were ready to open, a...
Eastern or Western Route North from Tashkent to Russia?
Before leaving Tashkent I spent several hours pouring over countless maps of Kazakhstan and Russia, trying to work out the best route to...
ATC 2010 Mongol Rally Route
It’s official! We’ve finally ironed out our route details to the finest detail. We have decided to head from London to Paris,...
Updates: Mongol Rally 2010 and ATC
So much has happened in such little time, and yet so much remains undone! With the Mongol Rally launch date fast approaching we’re...
New Member Joins ATC for the 2010 Mongol Rally
We (Mike and Lauren) are happy to announce that we have a new team member who will join us for the 2010 Mongol Rally! We asked Bill to...
Book Review: Rising / Falling – Always Hoping: A Journey to a Part of Asia, by Craig Chamberlain
This is the only book written about the Mongol Rally. As many of you know, we are participating in this 10,000 mile adventure across Europe...
Feeling Insecure: A Celebrity Call to Arms
Last weekend I saw an episode of Conan on Late Night where Ben Stiller wore the stillerstrong.org headband. It made me realize our targets...
