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Mongol Rally

The world is just a little bit too safe. Gone are the days where the edge of the map called you forth to discover what lay beyond - satellite maps and GPS have it laid out before you leave the armchair. What if you want things to go wrong? What if you want a bit of unknown in a world full health and safety measures? What if the words "adventure travel" conjure images of old ladies on a guided tour to Everest base camp with all the danger and real adventure neatly removed? What you need is the Mongol Rally.

Imagine yourself in the middle of the gargantuan Kazakh desert, your car slowly being shredded by the dirt track your map says is a motorway, completely lost hundreds of miles from civilisation with no back up crew to rescue you. Just you, your wits, your increasingly brown pants, a car that the laws of physics say shouldn't have got you past Peckham Rye and a slightly angry looking man with a gun.

If this all conspires to make you think, "my goodness that's a terribly silly idea" the Mongol Rally is probably not your cup of salted Mongolian tea. If, on the other hand, you think "hang on by gad, that's exactly what I need you've found your calling, so read on to find out what you'll be doing next summer.

From this premise evolved the great Mongol Rally, a charity event open to all who fancy the taste of some real adventure.

Ha! One day I am participating this one!
You don't need the expensive entree fees (1400 pound that is) of Paris Dakar, or Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles (13,900 euros fee that is), nor the expensive cars. And all the more adventure I think...

Love of my life, you're in too, right?

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