As The Kiwi Flies - Mongol Rally 2016

22/03/2017

When our engine shat itself in Kazakhstan..

https://asthekiwiflies.wordpress.com/2017/03/21/kazakhstan/

Just when all was going well again it all went terribly wrong. DRAMA We’d driven straight from Osh and crossed through the border into Kazakhstan late, and were pushing for an allnighter to get to …

01/01/2017

Happy new year! I hope you are all well on the way to completing your 2017 resolutions.

The rally is well and truly over. We made it to the finish, but the story of how we did it was never completed on our website. Apologies it has taken so long, I blame it on the distractions of being back in the West. Don't worry though, the new year has brought new motivation to finish things like this and the next installments will come thick and fast!

The money from your generous donations has been given to the charities, and no doubt has already been used to save huge areas of rainforest and help many kids with cancer. Thank you again.

When we left you we had just set off from Bukhara in Uzbekistan, after being stranded broken down for a week, nearly scrapping but eventually repairing, as our convoy limped further ahead. We drove through the night to reach Dushanbe in Tajikistan. Here's the next leg, where we brave the Pamir Highway.

https://asthekiwiflies.wordpress.com/2016/12/31/the-pamir-highway/

It was never part of the plan to cross the Pamir highway, or to go to Tajikistan at all. But we knew it would be awesome. A mission, and a risk, but a feat. Our convoy of the Canadians and Kiwis we…

18/09/2016

The team has spent the last few days exploring Moscow and St Petersburg. We have now departed Russia right before our visas expired and are on route to Helsinki.

Being back in the EU has brought on a craving for some pot holes as the roads are a little to predictable.

17/09/2016

To all our avid readers, here's a post on Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan (possibly two of the least appealing countries) where we were about a month ago.

https://asthekiwiflies.wordpress.com/2016/09/17/turkmenistan-uzbekistan/

Overall, despite the beautiful women, Turkmenistan was a pretty unappealing country. Hot and arid like Iran but without the super friendly locals, and a feeling that the police are watching your ev…

16/09/2016

Our sosh med manager hard at work in the social media testicle. So much instaface and snapbook going on

15/09/2016

Just finished cranking out 5800kms in 6 days. Time for a nice cold frothie in Moscow before we go check out the city tomorrow.

12/09/2016

Next turn in 774km. Damn Russia's big

10/09/2016

Planes are too easy, so we're driving back to Europe!

If anyone feels like making a late donation to charity to save some rainforests or help kiwi kids with cancer, here's the link (it'll make you feel good, it's been proven).

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/asthekiwiflies

Now we've gotta hit the trail. It's a damn long way and if we don't want to end up in a Russian prison for overstaying our visas then we've gotta make like a kid with cancer and get outta hair.

09/09/2016

CHAHOOO WE MADE IT!!

31/08/2016

Like a phoenix these kiwis rise from the ashes, with 1 new (old) engine and 1 less human we push onwards to the promised land.

It's 12am and we are having dinner with the Kazakh Mafia (no bs) before we leave. Mongolia you better be ready to be penetrated by 3 kiwi lads.