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Driving an ambulance to Mongolia: Part 2

Stanfords are sponsoring two intrepid travellers as they embark on a drive from London to Mongolia...in an ambulance. Here is the second installment of their wacky adventure.

Driving an ambulance to Mongolia - No Right Turn

Stanfords are sponsoring two intrepid travellers as they embark on a drive from London to Mongolia...in an ambulance. Here is their first blog as they prepare for this impressive feat.

The Jonathan Dimbleby Interview

For his latest venture, broadcaster and writer Jonathan Dimbleby heads to Russia for a new book and BBC TV series. For Jonathan, crossing Russia became as much an interior journey as an exterior one, with great turbulence in his personal life as well as on a stormy White Sea in a "tub of a boat" manned by a drunken skipper…

Stanfords' maps to be used in Mongol Rally

Two police officers are making good use of Stanfords maps and atlases on one of the most infamous car races in the world – the Mongol Rally. Jonathan Stevens and Ben Farquett, both 29, came to our store to plan their intrepid journey with the help of our famed maps and atlases, and we quizzed them further on their plans...

Russia - St Petersburg

I sometimes wonder how people decide where to go next, now that every square inch of this planet seems accessible to those determined enough to get there. For me, a part of this problem does not exist anymore – long haul destinations are out on health grounds, unless, of course, an unexpected change in my circumstances

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