Emma Trenchard: Embarking on a Remarkable Vespa Journey from the UK to Mongolia and Back, Accompanied by Molly, a Rescued Mongolian Street Dog. Her Epic Two-and-a-Half-Year Expedition Crossed 32 Countries, Covering 30,000 Kilometers Along the Way

<p>Em will be coming along to this year's festival with Molly, her super cute Mongolian street dog, Grettle, her awesome, intrepid scooter AND Arty Bakes, her seriously tasty looking catering business!</p> <p>If you've not come across Em before then you're in for a treat - quite literally...Em's a baker by day, an artist by nature and an avid traveller at every other opportunity! </p> <p>Having bought her first and only bike in 2013; a mint green 125cc vespa, otherwise known as Grettle, she has driven around Europe three times and tackled the Indian Himalayas on several occasions! </p> <p>But even better than that, she has ridden her Vespa from the UK to Mongolia and back again, carrying with her a street dog named Molly, who she rescued in the far East of Mongolia and brought home as her pillion passenger! The journey took her two and a half years and she crossed 32 countries racking up 30,000 km en-route!</p> <p>***This episode was recorded live at the Armchair Adventure Festival 27th - 30th July 2023. Buy tickets now for #AAF24 - THE UK'S MOST ADVENTUROUS FESTIVAL. Mt Edgcumbe, Cornwall, 25-28th July 2024. Use TG10 to get a 10% discount on tickets.  <a href= "http://www.armchairadventurefestival.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.armchairadventurefestival.com&source=gmail&ust=1692655292127000&usg=AOvVaw21MgcEi1zTOzlutvK7h7Kt"> www.armchairadventurefestival.<wbr />com</a>. ***</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p> <ul> <li>Who is Emma</li> <li>What Emma does</li> <li>Starting on a journey at 24 from the UK to Mongolia</li> <li>Finding and adopting Molly</li> <li>Being an artist</li> <li>The dream of an overland trip</li> <li>Setting off as a learner with no tools and very little money</li> <li>Doing a TEFL course and teaching English to earn money</li> <li>Traveling the Silk Road</li> <li>Being warned by everyone she knows not to trust anyone</li> <li>Meeting amazing people despite the language barrier</li> <li>Molly the dog and the rou