Couldn't let this trip simply end in Mongolia so me and a few guys went to Soeul and I have not moved on to Thailand. Currently sat in a bar in Chaing Mai about to head into Loas tomorrow.  Will be back in the UK a week Wednesday (sad day) but not back to work until the 16th (definetly a black arm band day). Still chillin at the mo, if that is possible as it is damn hot and very sticky!  read more »

What a mad day yesterday was.
Started by us all sorting out our flights. I'm off to Soeul tonight with a few other ralliers and then onto Bangkok by myself to meet up with a friend from home. Then back to the Uk probably some time next week. Paul is off to Bejing today with an 18 hour stopover which we think he can't leave the airport (cos of Visa) then onto London. He has got on the same flight as 3 other ralliers.

Then a load of ralliers went to the charity head quarters where they piled us all into some of the nicer rally cars and took us off to one of there projects. A orphanage (of sorts) just on the edge of town. We all took loads of sweets, pens and pencils, footballs and a basketball. So after the sweets where given out the games began!  read more »

We made it! After a bloody long day driving from te Lake (which wasn't all that) we have arrived in Ulanbaatar! The road turned to Tarmac about 500 km from UB so we were making the most of it and bombing along at 65mph and after a 50km in the wrong direction detour, we were making good progress and thought we might make it for a beer ot two. But at about 100km south west of UB, at about 11pm so very dark and the Mongolians never dip their lights which makes it impossible to see anything, the road just stopped. We left the tarmac at around 60mph straight onto a very rough dirt track. Bit of a shock I can tell you!  read more »

An easy Visa to get. My arse. Waiting around all day outside the Kyrg embassy, they finally let us in and we managed to beg the guy to take cash and give us the visa there and then.

So, heading to Kyrg today will hopefully be camping in the mountains tonight. Maybe in a yurt.

Going to stay in Kyrg for two days then do some long days bombing it through Kazak to get to Russia. Hopefully meeting up with Team Ulanbatterd for the long trip through Mongolia - the west entry and the northern route. Meant to be the hardest but nicest route.

Laters

Stephen