Tom (or Mr. Tom, as he’s often referred to) wastes no time in getting started: “Adventure involves ignoring safety advice, going somewhere you know nothing about, and getting lost.”
The Adventurists on adventure: Mr. Tom at the TNT Travel Show.
Mongol Rally
Travel wishlist #1: Make it to Mongolia.
“I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate.” — Vincent van Gogh It was the summer after graduation and I was two months into living at home and waitressing at a local restaurant. One night, a customer asked what I was doing now that I’d finished university. “I’m moving to London in August … Read More
The Mongol Rally: Celebrating at the finish line.
“Imagine you’re lost in a massive desert, hundreds of miles from civilisation, driving a car even your granny would be embarrassed by…This is what the Mongol Rally is about.” — The Adventurists Today is a big day. Not for me, really–I’ve been tucked away in quiet southwest London, thankful to be out of the way of what Obama … Read More
“Neither tried nor tested”: Launching the Mongol Rally at the Festival of Slow.
“The best form of preparation is to have no preparation.” — Buddy, illustrious host of the Festival of Slow What do you get with 170(ish) tiny hatchback cars, 50 or so second-hand ambulances, a handful of firetrucks (all sirens still definitely in working order), and approximately 700 people crazy enough to think they can drive … Read More