Mongolia

Port to Port: 5 days

Ferries. I’ve been accustomed to the seemingly slick Dover crossings. I can tell you now this is a luxury I had no idea we were enjoying. The Caspian Shipping Company would give anyone competing for ‘The All Round Worst Organised System Award‘ a good run for their money. We arrived at the port on Friday, having discovered that the Port Of Baku is actually 70km away from Baku, in a tiny town called Alat. Useful.…

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Mongolia

Countdown to T Day

So I did it. I bought a London Taxis International TX1 black cab. I said I would, and I did. Well, not quite accomplished. The next step is to drive it from Sheffield, UK, to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. And then maybe back again. Thats a problem for later. Myself and three friends, Russell, Tom (AKA Smithy) and Harry are going to embark on an adventure to drive the 17 year old rust-bucket across 7 time zones…

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