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Mongol Rally Day 40 (part 2)*

Osh (KGZ)- Toktogul (KGZ)- Tien Shan (KGZ)- Bishkek (KGZ)- Korday (KAZ) + Mission Completed! August 22, 2014 (continue from part 1) After taking a dip at the Toktogul reservoir we headed towards the Toktogul town and have our lunch there. We ordered lamb Mantis and some lamb stew. They gave us some very generous portion! The beer…

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Mongol Rally Day 40 (part 1)

Osh (KGZ)- Toktogul (KGZ)- Tien Shan (KGZ)- Bishkek (KGZ)- Korday (KAZ) August 22, 2014 Today we took the M41 highway from Osh to Bishkek. We drove through the Tien Shan mountain range in Kyrgyzstan and finally arrived at Kazakstan border town Korday at 4am.

Mongol Rally Day 39

Ayni (TJK)- Osh (KGZ) August 21, 2014 We woke up at 6am and starts driving through steep mountain gorges, then ascend down to a huge agriculture field. We stopped by a local trucker stop and have lahmon and chai. After that we head towards the border. This is probably the fastest border crossing- Isfara to…

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Mongol Rally Day 38*

Dushanbe (TJK)- Diabete Camp (TJK)- Ayni (TJK) + Mission Completed! August 20, 2014 This was the most meaningful and sentimental day on our Mongol Rally trip- today we completed our FUNraiser mission “DELIVER DIABETIC ADVICE AND GIFTS TO TYPE-1 DIABETIC CHILDREN IN TAJIKISTAN“! We drove East from Dushanbe, passed through fertile farmlands and followed a pale…

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Mongol Rally Day 37

Somewhere between Koshina and Termez (UZB)- Dushanbe (TJK) August 19, 2014 Sleeping in a tiny car with lots of things stuffed inside it is not the best resting experience. Our bodies all ached in the morning. We continued the drive at 6am and finally arrived Uzbek/ Tajik border at around Noon, thinking we can swiftly…

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Mongol Rally Day 36*

Bukhara (UZB)- Qarshi (UZB)- Somewhere btw Koshina and Termez (UZB) + Mission Completed! August 18, 2014 Last night stay in Nazira & Azizbek Hotel was excellent. After the complementary breakfast we went to the post office to complete our Mongol Rally FUNraiser mission: “POSTCARD FROM AN ANCIENT SILK ROAD CITY“. Here was our mission description: If you pledge…

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Mongol Rally Day 35

Turkmenabat (TKM)- Bukhara (UZB) August 17, 2014 Yesterday we got turned around by the Turkmenabat-Farap bridge officer and ended up crashing at a shitty hotel called Turkmenabat Hotel. Nothing worked in the room. We paid $30 USD per person. They didn’t even give you any toilet paper. We wanted to be the first one to cross…

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Mongol Rally Day 34

Somewhere between Asgabat and Merv (TKM)- Turkmanabat (TKM) August 16, 2014 We drove overnight until 6am and finally camped in the desert for 2 hours of sleep, then drove again on 8am. We stopped at a town called Tejen and have our lunch at a random cafe. It was surprisingly super delicious, especially the beef…

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Mongol Rally Day 33*

Ashgabat (TKM)- Door to Hell at Derweze (TKM)- Somewhere btw Ashgabat and Merv (TKM) + Mission Completed! August 15, 2014 Scorching Heat at Karakum Desert Today was one of the hottest drives we encountered in Mongol Rally. We checked out from the Hotel Nissa in Ashgabat around 11am and headed towards one of the biggest tourist…

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Mongol Rally Day 32

Turkmenbashi (TKM)- Ashgabat (TKM) August 14, 2014 We checked out from the hotel around 9am and started the scorching and rough drive through the Karakum Desert to Ashgabat. The landscape of Turkmenbashi resembles the moon. We don’t have AC in our car and the temperature inside Takhi Butter is around 100 degrees C. With all…

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Mongol Rally Day 31 (part 2)

Caspian Sea (AZE)- Turkmenbashi (TKM) August 13, 2014 Caspian Sea Ferry The entire day we just wandered around, stared at the horizon of Caspian Sea and thought of people’s lives in this part of the world. We, Graham, Young and myself are the lucky ones. Because of our nationality we are able to visit lots…

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Mongol Rally Day 31 (part 1)

Caspian Sea (AZE)- Turkmenbashi (TKM) August 13, 2014 Sleeping on the deck of Caspian Sea Ferry Last night we kept waking up due to the strong wind and the diesel smoke from the engine. Last night I saw a series of well spaced oil rigs on Caspian Sea lining the horizon, reminded me of a scene from Nausicaä of…

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Mongol Rally Day 30

Baku (AZE)- Caspian Sea (AZE) August 12, 2014 BOARDING THE CASPIAN SEA FERRY Our Baku fixer Ismyall showed up around noon at Guesthouse Inn. We drove our car and followed him down to the Ferry Port 1 and saw our fellow Mongol Rally Team Ulaan On Your Feet and Team Battlestar Galactikhan were already there waiting for…

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Mongol Rally Day 29*

Baku (AZE) + Mission Completed! August 11, 2014 GETTING TURKMENISTAN VISAS IN BAKU Getting the Mongol Rally Turkmenistan takes a lot of patience. This morning we waked up early to go to the Turkmenistan embassy. Online through various resources their business hours is supposed to be 9am to 12pm, Monday to Friday. We got there…

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Mongol Rally Day 28 (part 2)

Vandam (AZE)- Baku (AZE) August 10, 2014 The final one hour drive into Baku is super hot since we have no AC in the car and the sun is extremely strong. We tried to find a gas station on our side but they were all on the other side. It is so hot that Young…

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