Our guest is Scott Gurian. He is an award-winning reporter who’s worked for many years in radio and online journalism. Currently he’s the host of Far From Home, a podcast where he reports fascinating stories from far-flung places around the world like Iran, Turkmenistan, and Chernobyl. For more info on his background or to listen to some of his past work, visit his website. 
The Mongol Rally is an intercontinental car rally that begins in Europe and ends in Ulan Ude, Russia. The rally originally ended in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. This is 10,000 miles of chaos across mountain, deserts and steppe on roads.

Connect with Scott:
Website - https://farfromhomepodcast.org  
Twitter - @scottgurian
INSTAGRAM - @farfromhomepodcast
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/farfromhomepodcast

Chapters:

00:00 Opening

02:06 Tell us about yourself

03:19 What is the Mongol Rally?

11:03 Why did you decide to join?

14:41 What was your family and friends’ reaction?

26:56 The finish line

29:15 What happened to your beloved car?

32:44 What's your biggest takeaway?

35:07 Advice for those who’d like to try the Mongol Rally

 📸 Photos by Drew Gurian @drewgurian

🎵 Music: 
• Pixabay.com/awakening-instrumental – Wataboi
• Pixabay.com/u-said-it – Wataboi

🎥 Videos on YouTube about Tajikistan: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6gJbQSHDkzWGrcALZRV4UdfRmB9NsI5v 

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