Remind yourself of a horrible situation you’ve been in. This will put yourself in the right frame of mind to set yourself up for a great weekend. We know that sounds crazy, but just bare with us… Story Time We were in the middle of the dangerous GBAO region of Tajikistan. The US State Department […]
End of the World 2015, Mongol Rally 2014
Happy 1 Year Anniversary of Finishing the Mongol Rally, Global Goulets!
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Sep
Sep
Woh. We’re buggin a bit. One year ago we finished the Mongol Rally, had a huge celebration, and then went back to the “real world.” The adventure was over. Today we’re writing this post from an organic farm on an island that is made from two volcanoes in the middle of one of the biggest […]
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Jan
Jan
We’ve had some time to think since getting back from Ulaanbaatar. We’re always being asked about our best experiences, and more importantly, what we learned out there. So here are some thoughts, in no particular order, for those who feel inspired to embark on their next adventure: This was no vacation. The Rally was a […]
19
Jan
Jan
Underlying our adventures is the basic fact that the 3 Global Goulets share everything. I will now attempt to list all things we’ve communized: – Sleeping Quarters: whether in our shithole discounted tent, inside of the cramped Auto Goulet, or in dorm-style hostels, we spend not a night more than a foot apart. – All […]
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Jan
Jan
She went through a lot. For any of us involved, it was probably the most volatile relationship we’d ever had. There were moods, there were rough patches, even for days at a time. But our baby got us there. She got us to Mongolia. An oral history of the Auto Goulet’s epic 10,000 mile death […]
19
Jan
Jan
In the morning we awoke to wonderfully warming sunlight, nestled in the Mongolian mountainside along a charmingly fresh flowing stream, beside a family of peacefully grazing yaks. Just your typical start to a Mongol Rally day. After our unconventional contribution to the Ice Bucket Challenge phenomenon, we packed up the tent, changed our torn tires […]
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Jan
Jan
Mongolia. We made it. Yet this by no means meant we’d arrived at the finish line. On the contrary, the weeklong battle that ensued with this ferocious final battleground provided a test of our wills and to our hopes of making it to the red tape on the other side. You see, the distance from […]
19
Jan
Jan
We approached Russia timidly. This would be the 18th country on our pilgrimage and only the second to last to our destination. We were border warriors at this point. But Russia – all summer we’d been hearing about tensions between our kind and their kind at an all-time post-Cold War high. Each Internet check-in we’d […]
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Dec
Dec
We sent over 65 postcards from Mongolia more than 3.5 months ago…. We crossed all our i’s and dotted all our t’s, and used our best and biggest handwriting to plaster those things with “USA!” No really, here’s proof. Thanks to the ol’ reliable Mongolian pony express, we haven’t heard of anyone receiving one of […]
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Nov
Nov
Where’s Alex? This was always the question haunting Brian and Eric when they’d tasted freedom on the other side of a border. You see, Alex was technically the owner of our precious Auto Goulet according to the holy V5 car registration, so he would always take the car through daunting border crossings, while Brian and […]
03
Nov
Nov
With a sigh of relief we passed into the no-mans land between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, and with a bellow of excitement we took in the incredible scenery that was this no-mans land. No men, just mountains. And gophers. Between the two countries lies 20 miles of gorgeous mountain scenery. Behind you tower the snow-capped peaks […]
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Oct
Oct
We made it to Khorog in the late morning, the official launching spot of the Pamir Highway. Hearing rumors of the impossibility of finding resources essential for survival in the desolate GBAO region, we stocked up on water and gasoline… and baby wipes and nutella. What we were most excited for in Khorog was the […]
Mongol Rally 2014, Our Story
Chapter IX: Hospitality Between A Mountain And A Hard Place (And The Hard Place is Afghanistan)
16
Oct
Oct
Sometimes goodbyes are harder than hellos. After driving through the night in shifts on our detour to find an open border crossing, we arrived at the Uzbekistan exit around 8 am, first in line and ready to go. The guards, however, were not – we were told to wait because the crew had “sport”. The […]
14
Oct
Oct
Thought the Global Goulets just stopped their blog posts after Turkmenistan? Thought wrong! Come cop a taste of the legendary Uzbeki delicacy, plov. And for a refresher on where we last left off, check out Chapter VII. We woke up with the worst hangovers to date on our adventure. Eric was so massively dehydrated […]
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Sep
Sep
Led by his assistant Munkhnaran, we eagerly tip-toed into the studio of Mend-Ooyo. We were incredibly lucky to earn this opportunity we knew, introduced to him by our friend Gabby’s mother Elaine, who’d met him while working for the New York Times. Hearing high praise from Mongolian friends we’d made in Ulaanbaatar, we knew we […]
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Sep
Sep
We told you we’d make it! We built up a global family but still love these families the best. Bacon cheeseburgers @ P.J. Clarke’s, NYC #lookma #firstfans #homesweethome #baconcheeseburgers via Instagram http://ift.tt/1nmgf9J
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Sep
Sep
#goulet via Instagram http://ift.tt/1DJbUlN
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Sep
Sep
Last stop on our tour de America- cheesesteaks with our favorite lawyer @mafletch17 … Now back home we go! #gouletintheUSA #goulet via Instagram http://ift.tt/YfSy6Z
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Sep
Sep
Chicken & waffles and being the oldest, beardiest guys in a Duke bar with @doctafischaaa #doctorsorders #goulet via Instagram http://ift.tt/1Dzs94I
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Sep
Sep
Thanks entirely to your support, we just hand-delivered a check for $4,500 to the Well Dunn Foundation over dinner last night with Chris, Deborah, and Amanda Dunn in Atlanta! What a moving way to finish up our 3 months of world travel! We also learned some truly inspiring stats about the Well Dunn Foundation’s […]
What up @gentschc??! Despite early Monday morning work this guy took us in for a midnight ride through our old stomping grounds #latenightgoulet #laceup via Instagram http://ift.tt/1Cca3UO
What up @gentschc??! Despite early Monday morning work this guy took us in for a midnight ride through our old stomping grounds #latenightgoulet #laceup via Instagram http://ift.tt/1x32ZKa
Thanks Aidan for hosting the @globalgoulets in Boulder, CO. To catch the best view of Boulder we climbed to the top of the biggest one #milehigh #gouletintheusa #baklava via Instagram http://ift.tt/1uc9zNj
He’s a natural Goulet! #goulet via Instagram http://ift.tt/1tHEpfb