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On January 31st, 1907 the following appeared in Paris Matin:  'What needs to be proved today is that as long as a man has a car, he can do anything and go anywhere.  Is there anyone who will undertake to travel, this summer, from Peking to Paris by automobile?' Well, this summer we have answered that call and are participating in the 4th Peking to Paris Rally.  It is still a hugely challenging event, with the nine days crossing Mongolia the biggest challenge of all. This vast country has few roads, and our journey will be over rutted tracks, through rivers, across soft sand and the navigational difficulties will be immense. We will camp in Mongolia, in possibly sub-zero temperatures, but will need to be self sufficient in case we are unable to reach our designated camping areas each night. We have been told that the nomadic people we will encounter are hugely hospitable but, although being invited to sleep in a cosy ger has some appeal,  being fed fermented mares milk has