And I’d be doing it solo, an American female, in a vintage Land Cruiser that was anything but inconspicuous.
Planning a 7,000-kilometer road tripRussian visa in hand, it was time to start route planning, make my final vehicle preparations, and pack.
With a car my size, bearing Georgian plates, driven by an American who doesn’t speak any Russian, I was increasingly nervous.
An American girl, traveling alone, saying she’s moving to Mongolia, driving a car with Georgian plates.
I had a summer of overlanding and adventuring across Mongolia, and a new life in Ulaanbaatar, to get underway.
Persons:
Breanna Wilson, Andrey Orekhov, Evan Gershkovich, Russia –
Organizations:
Mongolia CNN, Cruiser, US State Department, Google, Astana, Russia, Toyota Top Motors
Locations:
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tbilisi , Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, American, Russian, Tbilisi, Tbllisi, Georgia, Georgian, Kazbegi, Chechnya, Dagestan, Mariupol, Donetsk, Baku, Alat, Europe, Japan, Kuryk, Altai, Bayan, Ölgii, Astana, Semey, Soviet Union, Russia's, Siberia, –, Tsagaannuur, Mongolia’s, @breannajwilson