Preliminary 28 day route schedule

We've been putting a bit of thought into how one gets from London to Beijing in 28 days in a car that doesn't do much more than 50mph. We're not even sure why we picked 28 days other than it is 4 weeks, perhaps we should have picked 30! So, after a few hours of staring at Google maps and paper maps, we decided to put some realistic targets, if not a bit aggressive, of where we should be in order to make it from London to Beijing in 28 days.

Day 1: We set off from London for an epic drive that doesn't include any sleep time

Day 3: Ukraine - We're expecting to be somewhere around Uman

Day 5: Russia - After some rest on day 3 in the Ukraine, some more night driving should see us get close to Volgograd, a place that has left its mark on us from the Mongol Rally 2007

Day 7: Kazakhstan - We should now have crossed into Kazakhstan to start our long off road stretch. This section is going to take a while. Regular camping in the desert and being completely self sufficient will be our way of life

Day 16: Kazakhstan/Russia - After just over a week of awesome off road, we expect we'll be leaving Kazakhstan and entering Russia

Day 18: Mongolia - A couple of days of driving in Russia with limited sleep should mean we'll reach Mongolia. The Mongolia routine will be similar to Kazakhstan, camping and off-roading on a daily basis

Day 24: Mongolia - Ulanbataar - We might choose to have a rest night in Ulanbataar and take in the Mongolian capital, it will have been 7 years since we were here last

Day 25: Mongolia - China border - We start our border crossing into China

Day 26 - Day 27: Reserved for China border crossing process

Day 28: Beijing!