We had a lot of time on our hands while we were waiting for the perfect car.

And while we were waiting we might as well try to create a route of sorts. This might seems slightly strange with all the words of spontaneous ideas from the organizer. And I agree. The route should indeed be spontaneous. The adventure would be even more… Well, adventurous.

We have been looking at the new ads every day and were waiting for the perfect Fiesta.  

There were a lot of cars on sale. After a few weeks we already knew a lot of suitable car ads on the internet. And although we were searching for something not that often seen on the Mongol Rally, one needs to make certain sacrifices from time to time. Mateja found a suitable car. Small, cheap, small engine and with not much creature comforts. Do you see where this is going? 

And as any other team, Team Serious Business also needs a car.  

There are some rules when it comes to cars on the Mongol Rally. The engine size must be under 1.2l. Those of you thinking the engine size wouldn’t offer much power can take a look at the Ford’s EcoBoost 1.0 liter engine. One can get in in the factory specs with 140bhp. And a small car with such power can be quite quick. 

The adventure has begun indeed!

But who’s actually going on this adventure? Who’s determined enough to (maybe) drive around in a car with no air-con? Who are these marvellously unwise people?

I was sleepless during the night. 

When I woke up in the morning I really had no desire to check the emails. I finally moved in front of the computer after thinking about what happened for a couple of minutes. 

The joyous moment has finally arrived! The moment I’ve been waiting for a long time. The moment I get to sign us up for The Mongol Rally 2019!

The sign-up procedure is quite simple, really. There’s a website with a sign-up form. I just type in the personal data, agree with a lengthy terms and conditions document and I pay the fee at the end.

I always want to do things the right way. »The right way for whom?« you might ask. For me, of course. What does it mean to me? I think the closest I can get to the meaning in one sentence is: »If it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing«. 

Warning: There is some personal content in this post. If you, dear reader, don’t like this type of posts, you can indulge yourself in a part two of the how to play bagpipe tutorial.  

My desire for going on an adventure… Let’s do this differently. 

I love a good challenge and that’s why the Mongol Rally kept popping up in my mind.  

Have I mentioned I love to travel? (I’m sure someone’s screaming into the screen: “A thousand times”). What I mean is I’m no stranger to planning.  As planning goes, I try to make pretty accurate and detailed route and the same goes for the budget. I always try to make as good of an estimate as I can. The only thing written in stone is the length of the trip.