Caught between Russia & Kazakhstan by war, Taxistan is born

I work with Mongol Rally entrant Team DeserTaxi, and set up their website, blog, and manage their field communications. Their mission is to drive a London black cab from London all the way to Mongolia.

They were trying to cross the Kazakhstan-Russia border on the eve of Russia starting war with Georgia – and were denied entry into Russia – only to be denied entry back into Kazakhstan. They’re now sitting in a ring of barbed wire, between both borders, with no resources and only a satellite link to blog from.. check out their full post on their blog…. intense…