Forro (HUN)- Brad (ROU) July 26, 2014 After an Al Fresco breakfast we head toward Romania. The goal is to reach Sibiu. It is a long day of driving. The road has been smooth until we see a long line of trucks waiting to cross the border to Romania. We saw the most beautiful model-looking…
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Stratena (SVK)- Podlesok Sucha Bela (SVK) – Forro (HUN) + 4th & 5th Missions Completed July 25, 2014 We checked out from the Penzión Šafran in Slovak Paradise at 8am, and drove to Dobšinská Ice Cave to complete our “TAKE SHOTS OF SLIVOCA IN ICE CAVE” FUNraiser mission. Dobšinská Ice Cave or Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa (in Slovak) is an…
Trencin (SVK)- Bojnice Castle (SVK)- Slovak Paradise National Park (SVK) July 24, 2014 The stay at Formula Pension is great, super clean room and bathroom, firm beds and very friendly and very beautiful waitstaff. And we like the view of the old Soviet-era garages. After a wonderful breakfast we drove to Zámok Bojnice. We don’t know that we…
Klenova (CZE)- Kutna Hora (CZE)- Trencin (SVK) + 3rd Mission Completed! July 23, 2014 The Mongol Rally CzechOut party was so fun last night. It was great to meet fellow Mongol Ralliers. We were surprised that all the triple shots we took- Absinthe, Whisky and Aquavit didn’t give us a hungover. We decamped early and…
Cesky Krumlov (CZE)- Klenova Mongol Rally Czechout Party (CZE): part 2 July 22, 2014 After Cesky Krumlov we start driving towards another UNESCO site called Holašovice. Nothing much there so Graham and Young took a nap. “Holašovice is an exceptionally complete and well-preserved example of a traditional central European village. It has a large number of…
Cesky Krumlov (CZE)- Klenova Mongol Rally Czechout Party (CZE): part 1 July 22, 2014 Wake up early at 7am to explore the town and the castle. It is a misty and rainy morning. All the shops are closed. Because of its early morning emptiness and quietness ones can imagine how life was back in time.…
Munich (GER)- Sumava National Park (CZE)- Cesky Krumlov (CZE) July 21, 2014 After a morning of updating FUNraiser, editing videos and researching, we realize that the Mongol Rally Czech party is not today! It is tomorrow! That means we have a full day of extra time. Young always want to visit the small Southern Czech…
Ausburg (GER)- Munich (GER) + 2nd Mission Completed! July 20, 2014 Today we attempted to complete our second mission on Mongol Rally, the “SCHWEINSHAXE EATING CONTEST”. After a morning of recuperating we left our Augsburg campsite, and drove 45 mins to another campsite in Munich called “München-Obermenzing”. The campsite is very close to the A8 autobahn and if…
Vianden (LUX)- Augsburg (GER) July 19, 2014 Today we focus on catching on some distance. We attempt to drive to Munich in one day. The highway are amazingly smooth and German really make use of their vehicle- i.e. drive super super fast. We have never experience cars like BMW, Audis and Benz zooming so fast…
Durnal (BEL)- Rochefort (BEL)- Vianden (LUX) July 18th, 2014 Wake up, the sun is very strong. It is getting hotter the more inland we drive. To this point we all got our own system in packing and stuff all the gears in our tiny car. We still really want a roof rack so we can…
Calais (FRA)- Brussels (BEL)- Durnal (BEL) + 1st Mission Completed! July 17, 2014 From Calais to Brussels The Calais campsite was quite nice. It was so close to the beach. In the morning a cute baguette van came to the site. We bought some delicious fresh baguette. Felt so French this morning! Decamped, checked out, then we…
Dover (GBR)- Calais (FRA) July 16, 2014 The campsite is fantastic, it is perched on the cliff overseeing a beach. Sleeping with a ocean waves soundtrack really takes our city mentality away. We all separately go down to the beach for exercise and pictures taking. We repack the car, consolidate a communal camping supplies bag…
London (GBR)- Gatwick (GBR)- Folkestone (GBR) July 15, 2014 While enjoying some delicious coffee made by Graham, we receive a surprise phone call. Our awesome friend/ex-roommate Noah just fly in to London from Korea for a business trip and would love to meet up before we hit the road. Our original plan is to check out…
Chingford, London (GBR) July 14, 2014 We sleep till 10:30am until a TXT message from Mary Jane wakes us up. She and her daughter Tia is going to be here in 30 mins. Mary Jane is a Godsend to us. We have never met before and she helps us tremendously in sorting out the complicated…
Arrived in Northern London (GBR) July 13th, 2014 We (Kenneth and Graham) fly in separately, with a 3 hours gap. Kenneth booked a cocoon at Lee Valley Campground in Northern London suburb (30 GBP per night) and we decided to meet there. The tube is very fast and efficient. From Heathrow to Walthamstow Central Station,…
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