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We did it! Arrived 18.30 last night, followed immediately by all day English breakfast at Dave's. Shacked up at the 4* Chinngis Hotel. Err, how do we get home?!
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Ulan-ude! Mongolian border this afternoon, bloody excited. Everything going to plan, even the petrol leak is fixed. Sort of. Tally ho!
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Novosibirsk. Capital of Siberia. Home of rude hoteliers. First wash in 8 days. Still can't fix fuel leak. Convoy split as we go North, they go South.
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Is camel shit on your groundsheet a common camping problem? Left Kazakhstan for Russia where roads actually exist. Eating Soviet super noodle equivalent
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Yakshemash from Kazakhstan! Locals cool Temp 40c. Car has small fuel leak but ok. Used inspection pit at Kaz Customs to reattach an exhaust. Long story!
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3 hours at Moldova/Ukraine border. Bored of hearing "KARD GREN!" Petrol 40p/litre, learning Cyrillic by osmosis. Leg eaten by bear; still lame Steve? :p
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Slow day through north Romania. Now camping in Cluj with convoy. Team Wartburg having head gasket probs. Shout out to friendly Romanian motorcyclist!
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Parked in country lane east of Budapest last night. Slept in car because tent is a cock to pitch in the dark. Leaving now to make Romania by tonight.
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Arrived Prague 1700 last night, now leaving in convoy with 2 teams. Tread torn off a tyre while on Autobahn in Germany, bit sketchy! Next stop, Slovakia.
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24 year old software engineer from South West London. Putting to good use what little adventurisationing experience he gained during the 2007 Mongol Rally.
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