Globe hoppers

We also wanted to make a special thank to London print centre  MASSIVE and to Alper at @londonprintcentre for printing our amazing car vinyls! Amazing quality and in less than 12hours ! 228 Archway Rd, Highgate, London N6 5AX londonprintcentre.co.uk 020 8341 0050

Finally, after some problems with the car, we left with 48 hour delay... So we departed from Folkestone on sunday 15th at 3 am, then arrived in Calais at 4. 30 am. We then drove non-stop from Calais via Belgium and Germany ( loved the autobahn with no speed limit ) to get to Czech Republic at 5.30 pm, right on time to register before the closing time at 6pm. So it was close but we made it ! there are approximately 900 participants, the ratio of women per men is of 3 women for 35 guys ! There was around 450 cars We got to see some Mongol Wrestling vs participants and some fire show ! We are on the road !! Finalement, après quelques problèmes avec la voiture, nous sommes parties avec 48 heures de retard ...  Nous sommes donc parties de Folkestone le dimanche 15 à 3 heures du matin, puis nous sommes arrivés à Calais à 4h30 du matin. Nous avons ensuite conduit sans escale de Calais via la Belgique et l'Allemagne (nous avons adoré l'autoroute sans limite de...

The globe hoppers Team just took off with a very nice car :) Elle est belle !!! our Suzuki Isibindi was generouly made rally-ready by James and his colleagues at JEM services.      A big thank you !!! Unit 3, Hyde Estate Rd, London NW9 6JX jemservice.co.uk 020 8358 6000

Uzbekistan :  It is Uzbek tradition that the most respected guest be seated farthest from the house’s entrance.    Tajikistan :  Russian soldiers are reported to have seen the Abominable Snowman or the ‘Yeti’ in the Pamir Mountain ranges. The legend of the Yeti is still considered to exist in Tajikistan.   Kyrgyzstan :  Osh, the country’s second largest city, is also one of the oldest in the region. Its vast and bustling market – still going strong – was a key trading point on the Silk Road, the overland route taken by caravans heading between Europe and Asia.  Kazakhstan :  Horses were first domesticated on the territory of the present Kazakhstan   Mongolia :  With Mongolia’s large land area and small population, there are more than 500,000 square kilometers of land area available for every person that lives in the country.   Ulan-Ude in Russia :  The Trans-Siberian Railway spans almost all the way across the co...

Georgia :  The world’s deepest cave is the Voronya Cave in Georgia.    Azerbaijan :  The thirteenth world chess champion - Garry Kasparov was born in Baku.  Armenia :  The first church in the world was built in Armenia    Iran : I ran provides home and social security for approximately a million foreign refugees – the biggest number in a single country in the world.    Turkmenistan :  Kugitang Reserve of Turkmenistan has a rock plateau imprinted with footprints of a dinosaur.  

Tomorrow is the big Departure !!! So exciting ! :) Czech Republic :   The Czech people have  the highest beer consumption per capita in the world.  Its first known brewery existed in 993.  Pilsners  were originated here as did the first ever blond pilsners. There are  several beer festivals  hosted annually.    Romania :  In 1889 the Romanian city of  Timisoara became the first in Europe to have electric street lighting.    Slovakia :  Wooden Čičmany village at the foothill of the Strazov Hills will blow your mind! All the gingerbread houses are original! The first mention of the village dates back to the year 1272.   Bulgaria :   The famous Facebook creator  Mark Zuckerberg   has a Bulgarian origin and he is named after his Bulgarian grandfather - Marko. His grandfather has emigrated from Bulgaria in 1940.     Turkey :  The Turks introduced ...

Hello ! As You may know, we are leaving soon.. But not without a little Fun with Flags : Before we leave, you'll find every day a small article saying fun fact about a country we'll pass ... Be prepared ! UK :   London has been called Londonium, Ludenwic, and Ludenburg in the past.   France :  France is the largest country in the EU, and known as 'the hexagon   Belgium :  Cricket is thought to be a Belgian invention, not British  – academics believe immigrants from north Belgium could have imported the game to Britain, based on a poem thought to have been written in 1533 that calls Flemish weavers ‘king of crekettes’ and also mentions ‘wickettes’, predating English references dating to the 1600s.    Netherlands :  More than a quarter of the Netherlands is below sea level   Germany :  The longest word published in the German language is Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellsc...

If you want to know more about Cool Earth, the other charity we are raising funds for , click on the image ! If you want to know why we're supporting them, click here to see our previous article ! We're proud to be part of the Cool Earth Family ;) Si vous voulez en savoir plus sur Cool Earth, l'autre association que nous soutenons, cliquez ici   pour lire pourquoi nous les soutenons ou sur l'image pour accéder à leur site :)

  Previously , you saw some pictures of our car ... But  "How did we bought a rally car without having a clue about cars?" You may ask .... Well, we 've asked a knowledgeable person if he knows of second hand car dealership who sells small cars. Phoned that person and accepted his suggestion of a car without having seen the car!! Asked him to arrange transport of the car to London!! Saw the car for the first time when it arrived in London. We are absolutely delighted with our car  - Suzuki Wagon R+ .   It's perfect! and we want to thank Barry of HIGH GARRETT CAR SALES in Essex for a great car. We have named it ISIBINDI which mean brave / confident in ZULU!. "Comment avons-nous acheté une voiture de rallye sans avoir la moindre idée des voitures?" vous demandez vous peut-être ... Nous avons demandé à une personne bien informée s'il connaissait un concessionnaire automobile d'occasion qui vendait des petites voitur...

Watch this video to learn more about Macular degeneration, which is a cause we care deeply about.  We have chosen to support  Macular Society  as a charity during the  # MongolRally2018  ! To know more about why we're supporting them, click here ! To support us , supporting Macular degeneration , click here :  https://www.gofundme.com/15000km-drive-for-charity-mongolra…   Thank you !! Une vidéo à regarder pour en apprendre plus sur la Dégénérescence maculaire, qui est une cause qui nous touche énormément (Voir notre article sur les associations que nous soutenons ici  ) Pour nous aider à réussir notre campagne de Crowdfunding sur Ulule et pour soutenir la recheche sur la dégénérescence maculaire, cliquez ici  https://fr.ulule.com/globe-hoppers/   Merci :)