On October 7th we left Ulaanbaatar for Western Mongolia. With a Lonely Planet guide and a China/Mongolia map our confidence was high that we should not have to many problems making our way to the Russian border. The last night before we left Chinzorig gave us a quite helpful piece of advice. He told us, […]
Author Archives: Steven Shoppman
Ha Ha Ha, even the roads are hard for us.
October 10, 2007 – 10:29 am
This blog has posted today, but was written nearly a week ago:) Tonight we ate our final dinner in Ulaanbaatar before we head west through Mongolia to Russia tomorrow morning. Chinzorig of Drive Mongolia and his wife joined us and we discussed the best routes to take west. No matter who you talk to, Mongolian […]
While Bouey was hurting his butt.
October 7, 2007 – 12:35 am
For those of you regular blog readers, you have recently been made aware of the trials and tribulations of Bouey’s recent Mongolian horse riding experiences. The truth is that my jealousy abounds over this painful experience. Instead of having wild experiences at a wedding in western Mongolia, I had the opportunity to fly home to […]
New News Page
September 27, 2007 – 7:10 am
We have recently created a page where you can check out all of our previous appearances in the media. Click the link below to check it out. Media Appearances Page
A long time ago in a State far far away…
September 26, 2007 – 6:54 am
We did an interview on the radio in Denver, CO. Have a listen.
Laos National Radio Interview
September 25, 2007 – 6:51 am
It has taken a little while, but here is the interview that we did on Laos National Radio. In the more remote parts of the province they are not able to get the radio signal, so they take tapes that are played everywhere on a loud speaker. So imagine this belting our from the PAs […]
Updated Timeline and Routemap
September 24, 2007 – 4:39 am
Things are ever changing here at TWBR and as part of those changes, we have made some recent modifications to the route. China put us behind, but we have been making good time catching back up. Soon we will be into the Stans and then Europe. One of the biggest changes to date is the new […]
The thing about roads
September 22, 2007 – 3:11 am
Our last days in China and our first days in Mongolia are the textbook definition for contrast. Although neighbors, these two countries share little in common other than a border. The last week for us has been highly eventful to say the least. Driving in the desert with a young guy from China lends time for many questions. The […]
Knocking off the k’s
September 3, 2007 – 7:53 pm
Over the last few days the ground beneath the trucks has been flying by. After finally getting all of our paperwork straight and all of the “inspections” done, we made our way to Kunming, a day later we raced off to Dali, Li Shaing followed by Tiger Leaping Gorge and now we are hours away from […]
New photos
August 31, 2007 – 3:29 am
We are now in Kunming. We have Chinese license plates, driving permits, and all the papers we need to get through China. This is a wonderful city full of cafes around a beautiful lake. Apparently this is a sister city to my home in Denver, CO. I can see why, it is cool just like […]
