Adventure Timeline
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Omsk, Russia
After our dance-around around the Kazakh-Russian border, we and Team Divine Fiat managed to find a hotel at 4 am near a small Omsk airport. The divine fiat itself …
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Krasnoyarsk to Irkutsk
The drive to Irkutsk from Krasnoyarsk will go down as the longest streak of continuous driving for Team MMT on the 2010 Mongol Rally. We left Krasnoyarsk after a late lunch at 6…
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Irkutsk to Ulan Ude
Once again the Bataarheroes sped on ahead while Magical Mongolian Mystery Tour lagged behind, dilly dallying around looking for a good relaxing time. Believe it or not, this was in fact the second time I’ve been to Irkutsk and had informed local f…
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Final Hurdle: The Mongolian Russian border
Armed with Alena’s helpful directions, we confidently exited Ulan Ude. Despite being unable to read Russian road signs, we were able to blindly follow Alena’s instructions and find the open roads, once again sharing the highway with horses, goats …
