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 🎥 Videos on YouTube about Tajikistan every Tuesday (UTC +5): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6gJbQSHDkzWGrcALZRV4UdfRmB9NsI5v 🎙 Our weekly podcast every Thursday (UTC +5): www.achilovs.com My brother Husein and I host a weekly podcast where we talk about different cities and cultures from all over the world with locals and expats. You can find it by searching “The Achilovs” on any podcast app (eg: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts etc).    📸 Photos by Drew Gurian @drewgurian 🎵 Music:  • Pixabay.com/awakening-instrumental – Wataboi • Pixabay.com/u-said-it – Wataboi CONNECT WITH US: Facebook  - https://www.facebook.com/achilovs Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theachilovs If you'd like to talk about your country, we’d love to hear from you. Just send an email: [email protected]