Where are we?

	Olgy - Mongolia at 06:27 on Road To Ruin said our first morning in mongolia began with pushing the car down a steep hill jst to get her going! found mongolia to be remarkably cold n open which makes alfresco weeing rather difficult!had a brief flirtation with a stretch of tarmac but this turned out to be a short lived affair xx @

	Tsagaannuur - Mongolia at 09:02 on Road To Ruin said spent8hrs rushing through beautiful winding mountain roads to mke sure we got to border before it closed for wkend which has brought on fantasies for francie tht she IS lewis hamilton whilst sam gripped on for fear for her life only to hve to wait at customs whilst they fulfill their faff quota

	Rubtsovsk - Russia at 11:19 on Road To Ruin said jst had a brief stop in taxistan a team stuck btw kaz n russian border for 5 days.It seems their country has confused its development targets, they hve internet but no running water!if u get there before sun we recommend the coffee xx

	Semipalatinsk - Kazakhstan at 15:18 on Road To Ruin said managed our first bit of solo mechanics today there was a funny noise so we got some pliars n banged about a bit n it seems we hve solved both the squeaking n the rattling it appears we hve missed our calling in life! Xx

	Almaty - Kazakhstan at 12:58 on Road To Ruin said managed to get just outside almaty without going through kygystan last night thanks to a relayed escort around the border from locals, every time we left their route they just found someone new for us 2 follow... Amazing! Had another turkish bath complete with shameless communal nudity, we're both 4 once quite grateful 4 bad eyesight! x

	Tashkent - Uzbekistan at 10:58 on Road To Ruin said francie has moved on frm flirting her way across borders to offering free english reading and pronounciation lesson xx

	Bukhara - Uzbekistan at 12:07 on Road To Ruin said accidentally ended up in buhkara lst night did a spot of sight seeing all clean like normal tourists now heading to samarkland n hoping to get to kaz tomoro. Now lst wondering what to do with the 3kilos of rotting tomatoes we hve xx

	Turkmenabat - Turkmenistan at 08:51 on Road To Ruin said gone from dodgin cows in georgia to geese in azerbaijan now camels in turk.Is it ok to pet them?are they rabid?would they like a scratch behind the ear?

	Turkmenbashi - Turkmenistan at 15:23 on Road To Ruin said just got into turkmenistan after 26hrs on the ferry and 6 through customs,its hotter than the sun here! but on the plus side we just changed $45 and ended up with a 6 figure sum so feeling rich! Also Maisy's making a strange rumbling after we got foliage stuck in her bum, whoops! x

	Baku - Azerbaijan at 15:40 on Road To Ruin said Just got across border to azerbaijan and already been stopped for speeding! We think he wanted to fine us but we were quite determined to not understand him, so he got bored and we got away x@

	Tbilisi - Georgia at 12:02 on Road To Ruin said whilst boys faffed about with a mechanic we went into nice georgian ladies house had coffee n peach watched bit of the film the mask n discussed how we were practically left on the shelf now we're 22 n not married although according to her mum we're beautifully georgian looking xx

	Tbilisi - Georgia at 08:57 on Road To Ruin said bloody boys faffing again with broken car! frank decided to comb hair for 1st time in a week so far is painful n if poss looks worse than before!xx

	Trabzon - Turkey at 12:45 on Road To Ruin said at the georgian border may hve jst skipped a 10km queue not really sure whats going on seems to be some sort of free for all xx

	Samsun - Turkey at 11:29 on Road To Ruin said last 3 days spent perfecting the beach hair look and toying with the apparent simplicity of dread locks, sam's once again making me pray for both our lives on the winding cliff top coastal roads thanks to our shiny new clutch!x

	Chelyabinsk - Russia at 07:10 on Road To Ruin said maisy's clutch is kaput so we've got two days of hanging round chilling on the black sea coast trying to even up the tan lines, could definately be worse! x

	Istanbul - Turkey at 10:43 on Road To Ruin said left istanbul last night after most dramatic day so far... Luckiest minor breakdown ever right in front of a mechanic and a tour guide! Had an amazing turkish bath, never been so clean, then took a 3hr sight seeing tour of the city just trying to get out, during which the boys ran out of petrol so we had to nudge them up a slip road then cyphon off some of ours for them, driving along the coast now x

	Istanbul - Turkey at 09:33 on Road To Ruin said Spent a night of relative luxury, showers AND bed AND air con! Off to a turkish bath to have our bodies cleansed exfoliated and pummelled x

	Edirne - Turkey at 15:14 on Road To Ruin said finaly got to turkey aftr long wait n a lot of faffin in the form of pickin up 2turkish men thn drivin on motorway with absolutely no rd markingsxx

	Edirne - Turkey at 13:24 on Road To Ruin said so hot n sweaty jst crossin to turkey, flashed a bit of arm at border control n man seemd concernd about ours navigation skills as misheard mongolia for bulgaria n directed us bck the way we came xx

	Calafat - Romania at 15:09 on Road To Ruin said jst on ferry crossin over into bulgaria thinkin it wasn't a silly idea to bring peanut butter more silly to bring such a small pot!a series of on purpose amusing low impact crashes with the boys r confusing the locals xx

	Craiova - Romania at 12:31 on Road To Ruin said Stopped at the side of the road for a wee... Had to climb down a cliff face, contemplated getting the boys to use the tow rope to get us back up! Had a spot of lunch and a quick graduation ceremony complete with beautifully constructed mortar board and certificate because francie has missed hers x

	Craiova - Romania at 06:29 on Road To Ruin said we don't like romania, roads and signposts hve got bit worse and it jst seems to rain all the time not good as our wipers r really squeaky. When the sun comes out we're having a graduation ceremony for francie as rick has made her a mortor board xx

	Budapest - Hungary at 17:03 on Road To Ruin said we missed our junction so were going to have to pop into serbia to do a u-turn when we explained this to passport control they said we could jst reverse out of serbia instead so that's what we did, now on the right path to romania xx@

	Budapest - Hungary at 12:43 on Road To Ruin said Arrived in budapest last night and stayed in what may well have been the neverland lost boys campsite... Amazing! Solved our first car mishap (changed a head light bulb) with minimul help from the boys. Just leaving for bucharest having recieved our first parking fine!... Which we dont intend to pay! Lots of love x

	Vienna - Austria at 13:48 on Road To Ruin said partied near prague last night, with the boys and on our way to budapest where we've been told its possible to sample all of hungary's 700 wines in one shop... Also planning to bathe in a turkish bath, being clean will be a treat! x

	Dover - United Kingdom at 17:15 on Road To Ruin said jst left england frank has no sleeping bag n has stolen matt/chris socks xx

	London Hyde Park - United Kingdom at 13:02 on Road To Ruin said still in hyde park, excessively eager to leave... So far frank turned up drunk and spam's already lost the car keys once... Good start! x

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