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| My Heroes - continued (Please Visit and Support Them) |
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| Section 2 : Partial Drives of Interest | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Stewart - A professional driver with Encounter Overland - read his commentary on his tour and personal drives around the world ; stunning pics too. | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Mongol Rally - 8000 miles, London to Ulaan Bataar, in your crapmobile (under 1 litre engine size), held each year in July, for charity - sounds like fun if you can fix your car in the Gobi Desert ! Here's some guys who did it .. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aussies in Russia ! What great detail on shipping "Troopie" from Aus to Vladivostok, taking the Trans-Siberian across Russsia, detour thru Mongolia, wonderful site - must read | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Hoyt - Not really a drive, but you gotta read 45 year old Rick, born paralyzed and condemned to be "put away" by the doctors, and his 65 year old dad Dick's story. See photos of Dick pushing, carrying, and pulling his sport-lover son across the finish line at marathons and triathalons ! Totally inspirational. | ||||||||||||||||||
| OTHER RESOURCES | ||||||||||||||||||
| Where there is no Doctor - A recommended guide to keeping yourself healthy when medical help is unavailable or just plain scary | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gas (Petrol) Prices Around the World (2006/2007) - includes diesel prices and local names for both. (No currency conversions). Some excellent preparation tips and more RTW links here | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Stoves - MSR makes the most widely loved stoves - or so they all say. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Megan's RTW - Great details : maps, costs, travel modes, etc on many countries, neat photos and a blog too - great info if you're planning to visit any of these 32 countries. Look for her cartwheel photos in every city (sorry guys, no skirts :) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stan Tours - David Bergoff comes highly recommended for arranging things in the Stans | ||||||||||||||||||