

We actually made it!
How this has happened I will never know. We have actually driven our universally derided car through 17 countries, across deserts, over...


Just good
Okay, I'm back in a good mood. People aren't awful. It's just a small minority. And they all live in Kyrgyzstan. No, stop. I won't go...


A bunch of completely corrupt ****s.
It's alliteration. Fill it in as you wish. I'm sorry for the language but I think most people would feel the same. We are just leaving...


From 40 degrees to freezing
It got cold. Very cold. My fingers are finally starting to warm up enough now to actually type properly again as we leave our campsite on...


Welcome to the Wakhan Valley
Most sensible people would never consider driving a 1.0 litre car from the UK to Mongolia. If they had to do so though the next step...


Always remember Black Markets are illegal.
A lot has happened since we crossed over from Turkmenistan three days ago. The border crossing was surprisingly smooth and completely...


Mistakes were made.
Turkmenistan: North of Iran; East of the Caspian Sea; democracy status - marginally better than North Korea. Colquhoun country fact:...


Back to the Border.
If you've read my other blog posts you will know already that we camped recently in Iranian customs at the Iran-Armenia border. Most...


Who wants to be a millionaire
Today I became a millionaire for the first time in my life. To be precise, a multi-millionaire, carrying around over 3 million in cash....