Upside-Down-Under
In the event a truck filled with mechanics happened by and they universally agreed that Jim and Ben´s clutch was indeed knackered. The good news was the driver had taken a team of Canadians up the mountain earlier in the …
3,000 Metres and Climbing
Mototaxis are designed for a purpose. That purpose is to ferry people around towns and cities for as little as the passenger is willing to pay. When presented with the idea that a mototaxi can be used to climb mountains …
Meeting the Beast
The last few days have been spattered with touristy activities. A bike tour around the neighborhood of Miraflores gave me the impression that Lima is an endless row of little parks and green spaces connected by quaint coffee shops. Which …
Off to Peru!
The call of the wild and Red Thread is off on another Adventurists adventure. This time we’re heading south to Peru, the land of lamas and Incas and sheep and wooly hats and lamas (didn’t we say that already?). Far …
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
Regardless of whether or not you travel with anyone, no adventure is ever a solitary undertaking. The people that inspire you, the people that support you, those at home, those that you meet on the road, those that read your …
Everything You Know is Wrong
Thus far on this trip everything we’d been led to believe has been wrong. Here is a quiz based on our experiences. Answer true or false to the following questions: Border crossings are a reason for officials to extort bribes, …
Perseverance
We have stayed for several days in Ulaanbaatar awaiting our flights home. UB is a great place to absorb the history and culture of Mongolia whether through the National Museum, the Mongolian National Song and Dance Academic Ensemble, or the …
Ulaanbaatar!!!
We left Bayanhongor after tackling SIM cards and money exchanges with the vague notion that if we could we’d head all the way to Ulaanbaatar and find a hotel there. Rumor had it that the road from Arvaykheer to UB …
Utilities
One definition of a utility is something that you take for granted until it’s not there. Think about electricity. Most of the time we flip a switch or push a button and pay our bills. It’s only when all the …
Dirty Old Men
It’s been eight nights since Astana and our last shower. We’re grungy, dusty, dirty and smelly. It’s great! Yesterday we made our first big river crossing at the edge of the Gobi. As filthy as we were, we still didn’t …