20 Thoughts You Have While Driving Through Mongolia

Every summer, hundreds of adventurous morons drive from London to Ulaanbaatar in tiny cars to raise money for charity as part of The Mongol Rally. While conquering all of Europe and Central Asia is amazing in itself, shit doesn't get real until you get to the last great wilderness that is Genghis Khan's breeding ground. Where we're going, there are no roads... just camels.

1. We made it! We made it to Mongolia!

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Little do you know what lies ahead...

2. Wait... this is the border?

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3. I'll assume there's no wifi here, then.

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4. Horsies!

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5. Maybe we should have gotten an extra spare...

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6. Breakdowns are just an excuse for a spot of croquet.

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7. Since when were we driving to Mordor?

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8. Let's see what's scarier, crossing rivers without bridges or crossing them with broken bridges.

Team Never Look Yak / Via Facebook: Mongol

9. I knew I should have taken the shallow stream...

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10. We didn't need our exhaust pipe anyways.

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11. Bollocks.

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12. How many stars are really out there?

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13. No brakes, no steering, no petrol tank and no suspension? No problem.

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14. Gers are the best. I want a ger.

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15. Why is it so cold? It's August!

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16. This is definitely the 'road less traveled' -- and that makes it good.

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17. The rumor of asphalt will keep you going for days.

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18. Next stop, Ulaanbaataaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrr!

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19. Realizing it was all worth it.

Albert's Mongolian Adventure / Via Facebook: AlbertgoestoMongolia

Albert visited the Lotus Children's Centre Mongolia (a charity they supported) and met the kids they were raising money for.

20. Screw those camels though. Stupid camels.

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