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Tire Trouble – Mongol Rally

Mongolia is flat…and so are our tires. A little photo essay on our tire changes…and there were many. The roads in Mongolia are brutal on…

We get in the car, adjust the seat so that the pedal distance is just right, buckle up, and put two quarters in the slot….

Once the sun came up, they started appearing. They were just puffs of dust off in the distance, and as they got closer, you could…

When I was a kid, I used to have this thing called a ‘bubble’; it was made of Styrofoam in the shape of an oval…

Since we had made it into Mongolia, it was time to slow down and enjoy our surroundings. One problem was that Rick had to catch…

“I’m starving!” I said as the Russian waitress brought out the menu with the usual cold grimace on her face. I eagerly open up the…

At 11AM, a border guard walks across the parking lot carrying passports and some forms, looking official with a stern look on his face. All…

We are traveling in Mongolia with a map that is five years old. This normally wouldn’t be that big of a deal, but in a country…

Nineteen years ago today, August 31st, was my last day of work in the corporate world. I had a little box full of personal items…

The car is taking a beating. I honestly can’t really believe that it still starts for us every morning. We have taken it through rivers… This…