Monthly Archives: May 2011

Vehicle Search Update: Can you help us find a car?

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Pete

So it turns out that buying a car a continent away, sight unseen, is kinda tough. Who’da thunk? We’ve been feverishly searching all of the laughably small, cheap and underpowered cars we can find in the UK, the Netherlands and … Continue reading →

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The Broken Couch’s benefit show on June 10th

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Pete

Jeff’s improv comedy group, The Broken Couch will be performing a benefit show for our Mongol Rally team in Rochester, NY on June 10th! Jeff and his friend, BJ Scanlon have been performing improv together for over 6 years, and … Continue reading →

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Visa Business

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Pete

Sorting out all of our visa business a few months ago was a big pain, but I’m happy to say that all of our visa applications are now being processed! The route we chose for the Mongol Rally has us … Continue reading →

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Why “The Rubber Duckies”?

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Pete

Our team name is The Rubber Duckies…and you’re probably wondering why. Mongol Rally teams tend to pick something Mongolia or rally-related like “Genghis Khan’t Touch This,” “Between a Yak and a Hard Place” or “For Baatar Or Worse”…but we found … Continue reading →

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