We’ve been partying with some very cool people in the last 72 hours, a group of incredibly successful, interesting, and well connected people with a network of amazing relationships that extends around the globe. The question is what makes them …
It has recently come to our attention that there are people that may regard an undertaking like the Mongol Rally as ‘risky’ or ‘dangerous’, or even sheer folly. The Adventurists reinforce this belief by stating clearly in their Warning: “Your …
Tom has been diligently fulfilling his duty as chief navigation officer. Our original route was designed to meet several criteria including, speed, places we’d never seen, minimal border crossings, and road quality (the last being a key determinant of speed). …
There are thousands of orphans in Chinese welfare institutions that have benefitted from Half the Sky’s programs. And there are many thousands more that stand to benefit with your support. Every dollar can and will make a difference. Every dollar …
Every road trip has its own rhythm and evocative songs that are forever part of the journey. Let’s see, Thelma and Louise had the ballad of Lucy Jordan, Easy Rider had Born to Be Wild, and Convoy had, well, Convoy. …
One of the challenges of driving long distances is keeping oneself entertained. Those of us that grew up in the United States and are of a certain age (the age before airplanes turned into Greyhound busses) remember those fateful family …
Wikipedia defines the Butterfly Effect as “…a metaphor that encapsulates the concept of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory; namely a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere… The phrase refers …
Inquiring minds want to know what the official Red Thread cocktail is? This is the subject of some debate since drinking and driving, under any circumstances, but especially on the Rally, is rightfully frowned upon, if not downright illegal. But …
There are great road trips and great road trip movies, but probably the one film that comes closest to the ambitions of the Mongol Rally is The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. A lively story of three drag …
The next big step now the website is up and functioning is to get people on board and donating. This means you. We need two things, first and foremost are donations for the The Cause – Half the Sky Foundation. …
