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Thursday 21 Aug 2008 10:50

The Birthday Bus (Ulaanbaatar,...

by Scott of The Birthday Bus

*** Ulanbaatar - we made it *** read more »

Thursday 21 Aug 2008 09:50

Ulan Ude. (Ulan-Ude, Russia)

by Scott of The Birthday Bus

Ulan Ude.

Sunday 17 Aug 2008 08:59

well guys we made it 2 novosibirsk....

by Scott of The Birthday Bus

well guys we made it 2 novosibirsk...just. The train was a nightmare. Felt like outsiders 4 most of the journey but accepted after a while. Now on the train 2 irkutsk which should take about 30 hours. Hopeful of being in UB on tuesday night/weds mornin.will update soon x

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Thursday 14 Aug 2008 18:21

We are back in almaty, Micra was...

by Scott of The Birthday Bus

We are back in almaty, Micra was dead and had to sell. Got a lift in our convoy and that car bust aswell. Typical. Hitched a ride back in a plush merc. Now sleeping in train station for 2 days for train to ulan bataar. Goin to complete our goal and make the finish line. Should be there in 7 days. X

Sunday 10 Aug 2008 02:58

Well guys we were in toshkent for a...

by Scott of The Birthday Bus

Well guys we were in toshkent for a night n half a day. Met some amazing people the best country for that so far. Came thru the kazakhstan border last night n are on our way to almaty. There we'l find out whether we can get into russia or not. Will let u know when we find out x

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Wednesday 06 Aug 2008 17:32

Weve just been given a police...

by Scott of The Birthday Bus

Weve just been given a police escort! We got lost trying 2 get out of turkmenabat, and after 15 mins talkin to a policeman n taxi drivers, a police car turned up and escorted us out of the city with the lights flashing. Ashgabat was amazing pics will b on the website asap x

Monday 04 Aug 2008 13:25

Hey guys! (Turkmenbashi,...

by Scott of The Birthday Bus

Hey guys! Well 21 hours after dockin in Turkmenbashi weve finally got on the road again. Just filled up with petrol what a rip off £4.50 for a full tank haha! Heading towards the capital ashgabat 2nite. Not allowed 2 camp so must find a hotel but its 600km away! Will update when we get there x

Saturday 02 Aug 2008 15:19

More bad news.

by Scott of The Birthday Bus

More bad news. Typhoon kicking up on the other side of the caspian our boat is now anchored off coast of azer. Could be here a few days til the storm clears. The boat is so shabby and smells really bad. Not goin to be nice. Just want to get back on the road. No shower for 5 days whilst on car park and none on boat. Really not good we need one so bad especially in this heat!

Saturday 02 Aug 2008 07:49

We are out of azer!

by Scott of The Birthday Bus

We are out of azer! Finally got a ferry after bribing a truck driver to take his trailer off for us to get on. Will update once we hit the other side.

Tuesday 29 Jul 2008 12:00

Hey guys mad day in georgia other...

by Scott of The Birthday Bus

Hey guys mad day in georgia other day. Entered in evening and got stuck up mountain in rain and Fog. So rocky we all got wedged at one point. We had to get towed! Took us 6 hours to get into azer. Absolute nightmare. The border was a joke with every other person askin for a $25 'present'. Really Ticked us all off. Heading to baku now for ferry. Will update you again later today.

*** UPDATE *** read more »