Breakfast in Mongolia ; Tv Presenter Louise Minchin Gives the Fascinating, Inside Story On Her 10,000-Mile Charity Odyssey Bill has a Bed in First Class ...I'm On the Floor in Fourth [Eire Region]
Mail on Sunday › November 01, 2009
Linked as:
Summary
Twenty years after Michael Palin filmed Around The World In 80 Days, six pairs of celebrities set off on a global relay race to raise money for Children In Need. For their section of the adventure, television presenters Louise Minchin and Bill Turnbull travelled from Mongolia through Russia and South Korea, and then on a cargo ship across the Pacific. During the fascinating 10,000 mile journey, Louise kept a movingly personal diary, which opened as she and Bill set off from their starting point of Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia...
JULY 16See the full content of this document
Extract
Breakfast in Mongolia ; Tv Presenter Louise Minchin Gives the Fascinating, Inside Story On Her 10,000-Mile Charity Odyssey Bill has a Bed in First Class ...I'm On the Floor in Fourth [Eire Region]
- And I have just finished the longest working day of my life, a record 23 hours. After waking up in Ulan Bator, I am now in Siberia. The alarm went at 5am, just enough time for some curried noodles for breakfast before jumping into a Russian jeep with over-sized wheels. And it is soon obvious why they are so big. The road through the bright green plains is punctuated with potholes the size of a normal car.
Handover for our leg of the journey is at the top of a huge steel statue of Genghis Khan on horseback. ...See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
