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Worlds longest (and therefore most boring) train journey almost over. Flying home tomorrow.

10:27 - 27/08/11
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Somewhere in Northern Mongolia, 4 days on a train ahead of us, we have no food, there is no food on board. Yay.

10:41 - 23/08/11
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We are at The Mongol Rally finish line. Been here 3 days and finally booked a train! We leave for home tomorrow afte...

11:35 - 22/08/11
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We made it!!! 9278 miles, 29 days, 33rd team to finish from 350 starters. Go team JB!!!

11:55 - 20/08/11
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Passed the final drop-off point, next stop is the finish line.

04:31 - 20/08/11
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got lost last night in the Gobi desert of outer Mongolia... Navigated out now! Our rear shocks are shot to bits but ...

11:03 - 19/08/11
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Nothing but gravel roads here, 2 river crossings done so far, everything seems to be fine with the car, fingers cros...

05:57 - 18/08/11
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awesome day! In the wilderness of Mongolia! Team JB still going strong, towed out of the sand by a lorry etc... Eagl...

15:49 - 16/08/11
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We made it to Mongolia! Passed 8000 miles, now 1000 more to go..... off-road.

15:36 - 15/08/11
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Camped in the Altay Mountains, 0 degrees last night. Heading for the Mongolian border today!

00:18 - 15/08/11
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Easiest border yet, the Danish got held up for 2 days due to visa errors. Air flow meter died on JB today, using mor...

14:14 - 13/08/11
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its a worry when the central reservation dirt is the best bit of road to be driving on!! Haha. Entered the ex soviet...

04:12 - 13/08/11
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passed 7000 miles today, the roads are rubbish so progress is limited, dodging livestock. Gorgeous country though. A...

11:19 - 12/08/11
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Rained all day in Kazak, still managed 430 miles. Camping on a hillside, still convoying with 3 Danish and 2 N.Irish...

16:31 - 11/08/11
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Kazakhstan: got through the border late last night, $20 in the back pocket of an offical. Just passed 6000 miles.

04:25 - 10/08/11
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camping on the concrete tonight in no mans land between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

17:40 - 09/08/11
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spent the night in samarqand, making our way towards the khazach border today

05:44 - 09/08/11
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averaged 18mph for 8 hours last night before pitching the tent in the desert for a few well needed hours. Just fuell...

06:15 - 08/08/11
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Visited the abandoned ships at the Aral sea today, now making very slow progress towards Tashkent. Main roads have 2...

17:32 - 07/08/11
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got through the border at 9.30 last night, forgot to say yesterday that the car overheated in Turkmenistan in the se...

04:14 - 07/08/11
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