Made it into Turkmenistan. Border was intense-an abundance of forms 2sign n stamp & cost $300 in fees/taxes! Theres a distinctly surreal vibe about the place, bit Truman Show esque -v clean streets, police on EVERY st corner, even park wardens usin walkie talkies. Lookin 4ward to walkin round 2moro.
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| 15 weeks 1 day ago | We made it. 31 days. 8728 miles and 17 countries later. . It's been an amazing trip and we've definately learned a lot the past few weeks. We've had cassette versions of the koran thrown frantically at us from an adjacent van in Istanbul, drunk highly potent moonshine with Iranian mechanics (a crime punishable by hanging), shared ice cream with some orphans on a roundabout in in Mashad before being invited to stay the night in their orphanage, been interviewed by Barnaul City newspaper (and possibly some Russian womens' lifestyle magazine as well) and witnessed a total solar eclipse at the tope of a mountain in Mongolia. read more » | |
| 16 weeks 1 day ago | We have arrived in Mongolia! Got here yesterday and camped next to a huge lake about half an hour past Olgij. Despite a huge influx of assorted flies and mosquitoes seemingly guarding the lake, we also attracted the attention of two Mongol Rally cars full of half crazy spaniards who set up camp with us and kept us entertained til the early hours! read more » | |
| 17 weeks 3 days ago | P166: So. Despite the Shogun holding up pretty good, we had our second taste of mechanical trouble a couple of days ago whilst driving out of Turkmenistan. A very strong smell of petrol in the car and after checking the pipes and having a look round the engine bay couldn't work out what was wrong. Until we came to fill up and noticed the fuel overflow pipe dangling precariously whilst emitting vast amounts of fuel vapour into the car. Thankfully varnish bunged it up before I passed out at the wheel; the fumes stopped, and we continued in peace. read more » | |
| 18 weeks 15 hours ago | Made it into Turkmenistan. Border was intense-an abundance of forms 2sign n stamp & cost $300 in fees/taxes! Theres a distinctly surreal vibe about the place, bit Truman Show esque -v clean streets, police on EVERY st corner, even park wardens usin walkie talkies. Lookin 4ward to walkin round 2moro. | |
| 18 weeks 1 day ago | P 43: Had our first taste of mechanical problems in the middle of the Iranian desert yesterday with the car struggling to get into 3rd and 4th gear. After taking a look we found the top throttle cable loose but couldn't work out why it wouldn't return and tighten up. With the next major town 600km away we were faced with driving all the way there at 35mph! However, we stopped at a couple of garages but no one could figure it out. As the motorway called through a small town with literally 1km of garages we decided to try one last garage. After being turned away we'd given up all hope, until 2 chaps on a moped sped up and insisted we drive to their garage. read more » | |
| 18 weeks 4 days ago | Greetings from Tehran! Entered Iran yest after much border faffing (inc a security escort int2 Maku 2get visa photocopied when theirs ran out of ink!). Drove 300k to Tebriz & got police escort, w/ flashing lights, to a hotel. Turned on TV 2find a call-in show about prayer tips! read more » | |
| 18 weeks 6 days ago | 6 days 10 countries, 2 continents and near 3000 miles later, we prepare to enter iran. | |
| 19 weeks 34 min ago | Slept in the car just outside Bolu last night. The map lied to us about there being a camp site. Heading for Erzincan today. | |
| 19 weeks 19 hours ago | So then. We've finally made it to sunny Istanbul after the dismal rain and thunderstorms of Eastern Europe. After setting off from Southern Romania yesterday we drove through Bulgaria and aimed to make it onto Istanbul by the evening. Until Varnish noticed a small country road near the Turkish border, which lead from Bulgaria into Greece and then into Turkey. read more » | |
| 19 weeks 2 days ago | Hello fans. We're still alive, on the border with Bulgaria. With any luck we should be in Istanbul 2moro, in time for our (much needed) first day off where we'll hopefully write a proper blog. Thanks for the texts and general encouragement - means a lot! x |
Ashgabat
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