I doubt this is the usual overlander/traveller blog topic! Nevertheless, as one travels through the countries that we have on Fromeward Bound there’s no doubting the influence that concrete has in shaping the region. It should be noted that I’m a big fan of concrete; both as a building material and also aesthetically. I particularly […]
Category Archives: mongolia
Surprise, Surprise
Nine months passed between deciding that Fromeward Bound was going to happen and finally leaving Tokyo. During that time I did a huge amount of researching and planning – reading blogs and forums, pouring over maps, etc. – and created quite a clear idea in my head of how I thought things would play out. […]
The Great Road Cake Off
Icing the perfect cake….. Equipment: One long and thin rectangular sponge cake Portion of soft icing of your choice Icing knife Teaspoon Sugar granules Edible silver baubles Black food colouring Icing sugar Liquor
Goodnight and Sweet Dreams
“The Night is Dark and Full of Terrors” – Melissandra – Game of Thrones A heinous man, not four feet tall, approaches the car. His long pointed noise, crooked and bent, sniffs the cool night air like a hungry wolf. Greasy long blond hair lies in knotted strands down his hunched back. Black beady eyes peer […]
“And your top three highlights are…..”
Now that we have been travelling for nearly three months we thought we’d both have a think about each of our three highlights so far. We didn’t confer on these and left the brief open. Interesting, I think, that most of these aren’t ‘tourist attractions’ or actual places we have visited but more a general […]
Hitchhikers of the World Unite and Take Over
When I was younger I used to hitchhike. At the age of 17 my friend Havana and I spent 10 days hitching from London to Scotland and back again. I’ve hitched from England to the South of France, all over Malta, Holland, Central London and would frequently hitch from my parent’s house in Shaftesbury up […]
Mongolian Money Matters
So let’s talk about money! Having just left Mongolia we thought it would be good to reflect on costs and where the money went. In total we spent 23 days travelling around the country.
Visitors from Outer Mongolia
Our last camp spot in Mongolia was 10km from the Russian border. We chose a hidden spot behind a small hill off the main road. It was beautiful! Within half an hour, from yonder, came three figures and a horse. As they neared you could tell that they were all children. They were dressed for […]