The Team Slightly Lost Blog
Just some small insights to the trips we have undertaken raising awareness as we go
The next morning we woke just in time to go for Breakfast. We rapidly got dressed in our filthy clothes & headed through the hotel to find the restaurant empty. Initially we thought we were too late but a waiter
Uh, oh, we’re in trouble, something’s come alongAnd it’s burst our bubble, yeah, yeah. Our bubble had exploded & we were in serious trouble. The border crossing out of Turkmenistan was easy enough. We were getting used to the formalities
Anyone who has looked at obtaining a visa for Turkmenistan will know it is not as simple to get as it is for many of the other countries in Central Asia. For a normal Tourist visa a guide is required
It was our final day in Turkmenistan. We woke early & hit the road, literally. With Minty still in one piece & a day in lieu on our visa’s we decided we had better start heading towards Farap. We had
What can I say about Turkmenistan. During the rally planning stages there was something that intrigued me about this secretive country. The more I read, the more I wanted to go. Turkmenistan was one of the last countries to leave
We expected some bumpy roads on our journey but nothing prepared us for the roads in Turkmenistan. We had faced potholes large enough to drop washing machines into in Romania so we didn’t think it could get much worse. We
The ancient City of Merv was next on our journey. I’ve always wished to visit a Persian city & now my wish was about to come true. Located off the main road to Mary we found the ruins of what
Something we didn’t expect on this journey was to visit one of the most secretive countries in the world & one which also holds a Guinness World record. Ashgabat is the capital of Turkmenistan & it holds the Guinness World
It was around 1am by the time we all made it off the ferry. We were guided off & told to drive towards a building about 200 meters away & park. We had no idea if this was passport control
