Zhangjiakou, China
managed to get breakfast eventually. $4 for a cup of instant coffee. They could at least have stirred it.
Karamay, China
on the train on the way to Beijing. The buffet car got left in Mongolia. Send caviar and plovers' eggs urgently.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
We've been here for days. Just updating the map. Off to break the cars some more tomorrow.
Govi-Altai, Mongolia
Trying to send a web text. We made it to Altai. The blue car got an engine full of water. We camped in a quarry.
Altai Republic, Russia
stuck in a farcically chaotic queue of cars trying to get out of Russia. Scant hope of entering Mongolia today. New route planned though.
Barnaul, Russia
in big convoy looking for hotel. All full for football match. Cold and rainy too. Rocking the tweed and rocking it old school!
Semey, Kazakhstan
just rolled into town. Both tripped the same speed camera. Dinner time. Bad roads today but still ~800km.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
lee has walked off. Tell him to get in touch if you hear from him. We leave almaty at noon tomorrow, with or without him.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
just checked in to the Hotel Turkistan, off to get some food and a car battery. Blue car changed another rear tyre on the way in.
Uchkurgan, Uzbekistan
camped up at Kyrgyz border. Shown the way by local nutter with disco hazards, beeping the horn at every car, person, donkey and tree.
