So, I Still Need to Apply for Visas for the Mongol Rally

By On May 16, 2012 · In Adventure Travel, Mongol Rally 2012, visas

I’m applying for the last visa first. It’s odd, yes, but it’s easy. I’m doing this because it’s cheap in Bangkok and the embassy is very laid back.

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75 Days Until Kick Off for The Mongol Rally

By On May 10, 2012 · In Adventure Travel, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Passport, russia, The Mongol Rally, Travel Ninja, Uzbekistan, Visa

It is time to start my visa application process. What is a visa and why do you need it? I thought you just need a passport to travel outside the country? How do you get a visa?

A visa (from the Latin charta visa, lit. “paper that has been seen”) is [...]

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What Made Me Say YES to 10,000 miles of Insanity?!

By On April 25, 2012 · In #makeitcount, Adventure Travel, Hugh MacLeod, Intrepid Foundation, Intrepid Travel, Life hacking, Sherry Otts, The Mongol Rally, Travel Ninja

What made you want to do The Mongol Rally?

On a not very special evening back in Nov, 2010, I was in Taipei visiting family, I had just finished dinner with my mom and am attempting to fight off the onset of food coma by poking around [...]

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The Day That The Canadian Government Ruined My Life

By On April 19, 2012 · In Adventure Travel, Mongol Rally 2012, visas

I called the Canadian Embassy in Bangkok, which will now be referred to as ‘The Day That The Canadian Governement Ruined My Life’. I was calling to ask about a second passport,

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Am I STILL Doing the Mongol Rally?

By On April 11, 2012 · In A Year of Adventure, Adventure Travel, Mongol Rally 2012

Am I still doing the Mongol Rally? I know this question has been on your mind. After all it’s been almost 2 weeks since my last post on the Mongol Rally.

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The Trouble with Wanting to Do Good

By On April 3, 2012 · In ACT, GOOD, Intrepid Foundation, Intrepid Travel, Life hacking, Lotus Children, Mongolia, NGO, Photography, The Mongol Rally, Travel Ninja


You want to do some good in the world. You’ve traveled enough to know what a privilege it is to be able to drink the water coming out the tap and have your garbage collected by dedicated city workers. You are aware enough that the following facts do not surprise you:

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Let the Fundraising Begin!

By On March 26, 2012 · In A Year of Adventure, Fundraising, Mongol Rally 2012

Our Toronto fundraiser took place on Friday March 23, 2012, and I’m fairly confident that those who were able to come out, had a fabulous time. I know, it sounds like I’m bragging, but it’s true! They told me!

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SM Stowaway Fundraiser, THIS Friday!

By On March 20, 2012 · In Adventure Travel, Fundraising, Mongol Rally 2012, TT, ttot

The SM Stowaway fundraiser is right around the corner, actually it’s practically staring me right in the face. It’s rather exciting.

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And Just Like That, Accommodations In Europe Start Coming Together

By On March 14, 2012 · In A Year of Adventure, accommodation, Adventure Travel, Mongol Rally 2012

I was so happy when HostelBookers came on board to sponsor SM Stowaway for the Mongol Rally this year. Finding accommodations in Europe was no longer a problem.

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A Mongol Rally Fundraiser

By On March 13, 2012 · In Fundraising


The Mongol Rallyis happening for real! Oh Yeah Baby! Ugh Hum!!!Three strangers who meet on Twitter, Pamela, DJ and I (Team SM Stowaway) will rendezvous in Prague in July and will drive 10,000 treacherous miles (1/3 way around the world), [...]

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