G - Reporting
So now back to alleged normal life! Just thought I'd take a moment and answer the most common questions I've been asked since returning, rather than write some monologue about how deep and meaningful the whole experience was.
It was an adventure, it was exciting and we enjoyed ourselves - done deal.
1 How was the trip?
Awesome* (is there another word to sum up a drive around the entire planet?)
2 What was the best country?
No real answer to this one but at a push I really enjoyed central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) and Russia was pretty amazing and not forgetting Mongolia and Korea - see no real answer.
3. How far did you drive?
52,000 Km (32,300 Miles) (to which one person said "is that all"!!)
4.. How much did it cost?
More than I really want to think about but lets say safely north of $45,000 without the cost of the truck
5.What was the food like?
For the most part great, apart from Mongolia (not a big fan of greasy mutton)
6 Do you speak Russian?
Very little but its amazing how far you can get with a smile, some hand gestures and the following Russian words - Yes, No, Please, Thank You, Hello, Goodbye, One, Two, Three, Beer! and the phrase "I don't speak Russian(Я не говорю по-русски)"
7 What was the scariest moment?
This is a three way toss up between crashing the truck in the Gobi desert, camping on the Afghanistan border and getting through Customs/Narcotics checks on the way into Uzbekistan.
Having said that every border was a pretty stressful experience - going to the states will be such a cake walk now.
8.Why did you do it?
Easy one - watched "Long way round" with Charlie Boorman and Ewan McGregor and thought we could do that and did! - just without the massive support team ;-)
9.Would you do it again
HELL YEAH!
*This is the original use of the word "Awesome" not the new - ie your $1 slice of pizza is not "awesome" its merely very good!
So now back to alleged normal life! Just thought I'd take a moment and answer the most common questions I've been asked since returning, rather than write some monologue about how deep and meaningful the whole experience was.
It was an adventure, it was exciting and we enjoyed ourselves - done deal.
1 How was the trip?
Awesome* (is there another word to sum up a drive around the entire planet?)
2 What was the best country?
No real answer to this one but at a push I really enjoyed central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) and Russia was pretty amazing and not forgetting Mongolia and Korea - see no real answer.
3. How far did you drive?
52,000 Km (32,300 Miles) (to which one person said "is that all"!!)
4.. How much did it cost?
More than I really want to think about but lets say safely north of $45,000 without the cost of the truck
5.What was the food like?
For the most part great, apart from Mongolia (not a big fan of greasy mutton)
6 Do you speak Russian?
Very little but its amazing how far you can get with a smile, some hand gestures and the following Russian words - Yes, No, Please, Thank You, Hello, Goodbye, One, Two, Three, Beer! and the phrase "I don't speak Russian(Я не говорю по-русски)"
7 What was the scariest moment?
This is a three way toss up between crashing the truck in the Gobi desert, camping on the Afghanistan border and getting through Customs/Narcotics checks on the way into Uzbekistan.
Having said that every border was a pretty stressful experience - going to the states will be such a cake walk now.
8.Why did you do it?
Easy one - watched "Long way round" with Charlie Boorman and Ewan McGregor and thought we could do that and did! - just without the massive support team ;-)
9.Would you do it again
HELL YEAH!
*This is the original use of the word "Awesome" not the new - ie your $1 slice of pizza is not "awesome" its merely very good!
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