Latest Blog Posts for To The Yak Of Beyond

• Problems, Bureaucratic Border Guards, and More Problems
  on Aug 2, 2011 in mongol-rally romania ukraine border-guards problems
  So a lot has happened since our last post, and it's definitely been an adventure but not quite as I had imagined. We set off from Budapest in a convoy of about 4 cars and on the way down to Romania were caught up by The Villebillies - like us they we...
• Budapest
  on Jul 31, 2011
  Today isn't a good day. Have just woken up with a banging headache after a night out in Budapest with a group of guys we were convoying with - the night out however, was epic - the highlight being the game of buckaroo on a sleeping Dan from Team Hard...
• Progress...
  on Jul 25, 2011
  Just a quick update to say we've reached the Czech republic. For the latest updates go here http://www.theadventurists.com/the-adventures/mongol-rally/teams/to-the-yak-of-beyond...
• Man Down: 21 days to go...
  on Jul 2, 2011 in preparation mongol-rally visas
  Unfortunately our get-out-of-mechanical-trouble-free card, Mark, has had to withdraw from our team due to the pressures of university life and one or two ill-timed nights out. But, to hijack a Queen quote - The show must go on, and me and Pete will b...
• The Transfagarasan Highway: 61 days to go...
  on May 23, 2011 in preparation mongol-rally car transfagarasan-highway
  It's fair to say we'll be doing just a bit of driving to get to Mongolia. According to the organisers, the average speed is 23mph, and when you have 10,000 miles to travel, that equates to just under 435 hours, or 18.125 days - non stop. So we might...
• To Chernobyl or Not?: 63 days to go...
  on May 21, 2011 in preparation mongol-rally chernobyl pripyat genghis-khan
  Pete's curiosity for all things morbid led to him suggesting a trip to Chernobyl. After initially discounting the idea out of fear of returning with 3 heads, a quick google turned up Tour Chernobyl which is advertising tours at $165 per person. Ac...
• Vis-a-vis Russia: 65 days to go...
  on May 19, 2011 in preparation mongol-rally visas
  All credit to the Visa Machine for being so efficient at sorting out the first of our 3 visas! We are now all able to enter Russia! Just the small issue of getting there first....................
• The Rally in Numbers: 66 days to go...
  on May 18, 2011 in mongol-rally statistics
  As a form of revision procrastination I've just been looking over Mongol Rally related websites etc. and came across this which provided some interesting reading: 9 breakdowns? Can't wait...!
• The Rally In Numbers: 66 days to go...
  on May 18, 2011 in mongol-rally statistics
  As a form of revision procrastination I've just been looking over Mongol Rally related websites etc. and came across this which provided some interesting reading: 9 breakdowns? Can't wait...!
• The Car: 67 days to go...
  on May 17, 2011 in preparation mongol-rally car
  So last night Mark and myself went to pick up our 1.2 litre, 2002, 5 door Fiat Punto - the stallion which hopefully, will be taking us to Mongolia, to drive it back to its resting place until the rally. More pictures to follow which will hopef...

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