Author Archives: Andrea

The day has been dedicated entirely to repairing the car. We went to our garage Stuff that needed attention included the steering box, broken rear shock absorbers, front bumper, rear box, front left mudguard which had started coming apart and … Continue reading →

One thing we forgot to mention in yesterday’s update is the fact that the camp was set up not far from the railway line and that trains would pass by somewhat frequently and noisily. We managed, however, to get a … Continue reading →

    An amazing day! The cars all left Erenhot together to reach the Chinese-Mongolian border. That was the boring part, which lasted about three hours. As soon as we passed the border the world changed from the bustling growing Chinese … Continue reading →

After a pretty awful cold breakfast we made final preparations for departure. This included posing with some pretty girls in pink dresses, who demanded to get their picture take with us. Everyone loves Italians everywhere!   Off at 8:25 for … Continue reading →

Got up early to leave for the 8 o’clock start at the Great Wall Of China, about 60Km away. We soon realised we were overloaded and decided we would get rid of some stuff when we got to the great … Continue reading →

Got over jet lag and finished giving final touches to the car including putting on all the Roadhouse Grill sponsor stickers. Local printers have done a great job and the car looks great. Went to look for oil for the … Continue reading →

The day has finally come and emotions run high at every level.  Family, friends, partners and colleagues at the office, clients, every day life as one knows it is put on hold for 40 days.  Thank you all for being … Continue reading →