Mongol Rally 2011
Mongol Rally: End of the road is the start of something good
“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure… than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.” -Theodore Roosevelt In those moments when things happen—really bad things—we have a … Continue reading
Mongol Rally, Day 8: A smashing bad time
“What fates impose, that men must needs abide: it boots not to resist both wind and tide.” -William Shakespeare It is with acute sadness that I write this. Steven Priovolos, my friend and cameraman, and I had about a 625-mile drive from Budapest, Hungary, to the capital of Moldova, Chisinau, on the next leg of the … Continue reading
Mongol Rally, Day 7: Burger be darned; it’s off to Donetsk, Ukraine
Day 7 of the Mongol Rally, the 10,000-mile road trip from Britain to Ulan Bator, Mongolia, started off as badly as Day 6 ended. I couldn’t seem to shake the curse of the Slovakian Burger, which kept me in bed all of Day 6 in a Croatian hotel room. I was planning another quiet day … Continue reading
Mongol Rally, Day 6: Burger debacle stops him cold
I am writing from my bed in a Croatian motel room. MyMongol Rally adventure, a 10,000-mile road trip from Britain to Ulan Bator, Mongolia, has come to a grinding halt. I woke up on Day 6 with a headache; I’m nauseated, depressed and upset with life. The culprit: possibly a Slovakian streetside hamburger I consumed yesterday. … Continue reading
Mongol Rally, Day 5: Three countries, more troubles
My Mongol Rally travels have taken me to three countries just on Day 5. I started in Austria, took a short detour to Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, and ended up in Slovenia for the night. My country count is at nine, not too shabby only five days into the rally. Only 13 countries left … Continue reading
Mongol Rally, Day 4: Will visa woes mean the end of the road?
“The Mongol Rally is a dangerous journey, Leon.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this about our 10,000-mile road trip from Britain to Mongolia, but it’s just now sinking in. Danger lurks in the shadows, but it’s more than a threat to my physical health. It’s the threat of something else: the … Continue reading
Mongol Rally: Hitting the Road, Eyes Toward Ulan Bator
The day was finally upon me. And what a day it was. Musing about driving across a third of the Earth’s surface in a car that will probably explode before I reach my destination in the Mongol Rally, the London-to-Ulan-Bator trek, is one thing. Actually going ahead with it is another. On Saturday, I took a … Continue reading
Mongol Rally: Let the Extreme Adventure Begin
“10,000 miles of adventuring bliss through deserts, mountains and steppe tackled in a car your Granny would use for shopping. The Mongol Rally is hurling yourself at one-third of the Earth’s surface in woefully unsuitable vehicles to see what happens.” –Mongol Rally HQ I remember the precise moment I decided how I was going to spend … Continue reading
Mongol Rally with Leon Logothetis
Please watch this rather fun video before you read on… Dear friend, I hope this email finds you well. I have some exciting news to share this week and I hope you choose to get involved. I’m excited to announce my participation in this year’s Mongol Rally. The Mongol Rally is an epic adventure. Teams … Continue reading
