Location: 49° 48′ 09″N 73° 05’23″E (Central Kazakhstan)
Distance from Sydney: 12,129km
Firstly, an apology. It has been quite some time since the last update. I did write a big f...
Thursday, 30 August 2012
Reunited with the mighty Nile Perch
Several weeks ago we travelled along the shores of Lake Turkana and saw a local fisherman catch a nearly 100kg Nile Perch. Our group bought part of it, as he was unable to carr...
Kicking Back on the Cay….
The week I have already spent here, seems to have passed by in a flash…!!
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4x4 Overland Travel - Read the full article here!
BUDGET FOR THE MONTH OF JULY…
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WE SPENT HOW MUCH?!!
COUNTRIES...
Sesse Islands
A dream come to….Lake Victoria!!! Wow, the beach was amazing, we loved it here!!!
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Turcia/ Turkey – Bulgaria - Romania 30/07 - 02/084x4 Overland Travel - Read the full article here!
Ca de obicei cand ne-a placut un loc, am stat la taclale pana tarziu, desi a doua zi aveam de taiat Turcia de-a l...
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Mozambique to Malawi
The slowest
border crossing so far in Africa was when we crossed from Mandimba in
Mozambique to Chiponde in Malawi a couple of days ago. No difficulties, really,
but it reminded me a little more about some of the borders we crossed in
Central Ame...
border crossing so far in Africa was when we crossed from Mandimba in
Mozambique to Chiponde in Malawi a couple of days ago. No difficulties, really,
but it reminded me a little more about some of the borders we crossed in
Central Ame...
Ushuaia 2011 – Dias 21 a 23
Dia 21 – Mais estrada
Foi só o que vimos no vigésimo primeiro dia de viagem. A estrada é muito boa então foi tranquilo. Almoçamos na estrada e seguimos até chegar a Córdoba. No Ushuaia, eu peguei um guia de bolso de albergues em t...
Foi só o que vimos no vigésimo primeiro dia de viagem. A estrada é muito boa então foi tranquilo. Almoçamos na estrada e seguimos até chegar a Córdoba. No Ushuaia, eu peguei um guia de bolso de albergues em t...
Pangani - Tanzania
Esse dia merece um post especial só para ele porque são muitas fotos! Como estávamos em Puerto Madryn, aproveitamos para conhecer a Reserva Natural de Punta Tombo (http://w...
Equipment Review
CAR HARDWARE
TireGate Swingaway spare tire carrier
The Swingaway tire carrier mounts easily onto the 2inch tow hitch receiver, whilst still being able to mo...
From 95F to 25F – Our first taste of the Andes Mountains
Spending the week sweating our butts off in Cartagena we were excited to finally have the truck back and we hit the road the next morning. Camping was #1 on our priority list. We considered cruising along the Colombian coastline but fearing the mercu...
Bem-vindo ao paraíso
Mozambique is helemaal anders dan de andere Afrikaanse landen die we tot nu toe bezocht hebben. Omdat het een Portugese kolonie is geweest, hangt er een Mediterraans sfeertje. Voor de eerste keer kunnen we ons in het Engels niet me...
A week in Uganda
During planning we had been looking forward to visiting Uganda with its big green forests and position on Lake Victoria. However as Uganda came closer our thoughts and ...
Ushuaia 2011 – Dias 17 a 19
Dia 17 – Esquiando em Ushuaia
Sabe quando a “ficha cai”? Pois é… a ficha só caiu para nós quando brincamos com a neve. Só aí percebemos onde tínhamos chegado. Quem poderia imaginar que nós conseguiríamos chegar no fim do mundo co...
Sabe quando a “ficha cai”? Pois é… a ficha só caiu para nós quando brincamos com a neve. Só aí percebemos onde tínhamos chegado. Quem poderia imaginar que nós conseguiríamos chegar no fim do mundo co...
Awesome!
“You have to quit your journey and go back to South Africa!” Is what we’re told at the ethiopian embassy… WHAT? We are ladies on a mission, challenge accepted!
After a couple of n...
One Day in Ulaanbaatar
My first stop in Nicaragua was a city called Leon.
Leon is an extremely important city in Nicaragua famed for its part in the initiation of revolutions and revolutionary leaders. It is a very politically orientated city.
The day I arrived happened ...
Pause Update No. 3: Erik in the Black Hills
4x4 Overland Travel - Read the full article here!Thursday, 23 August 2012
The PanAm Shipping Process Part 2 – Colombia
Growing up in Miami, arguably one of the hottest/muggiest places in all of the United States, I thought I was familiar with stifling tropical heat. Cartagena, Colombia made the hottest summer in Miami seem like a visit to the North Pole. This place w...
Hiiumaa naar Parnu – offroaden en Soviet bunkers
Hoi allemaal,
We hebben weer internet dus weer de mogelijkheid voor het volgende verhaal!
Na een rustige start omdat we gisteren de route al min of meer hadden bepaald gingen we op weg. Dit eiland, Hiiumaa, staat bekend als minder ontwikkeld en...
We hebben weer internet dus weer de mogelijkheid voor het volgende verhaal!
Na een rustige start omdat we gisteren de route al min of meer hadden bepaald gingen we op weg. Dit eiland, Hiiumaa, staat bekend als minder ontwikkeld en...
Kidepo NP, Murchison NP and Lake Albert
This park is right on the Sudanese border and takes a day to travel there including an overnight stop, which we spent at a South African owned campsite called Fugly’s based in Kitgum. The last bit of the oad to Kidepo was slow-going but we managed an...
Ushuaia 2011 – Dias 14 a 16
Dia 14 – Estrada sem fim
No décimo quarto dia de viagem, saímos tarde de Puerto Madryn. Já eram quase meio-dia quando finalmente conseguimos colocar tudo dentro do carro para seguir viagem. E o atraso na saída não ajudou muito o r...
No décimo quarto dia de viagem, saímos tarde de Puerto Madryn. Já eram quase meio-dia quando finalmente conseguimos colocar tudo dentro do carro para seguir viagem. E o atraso na saída não ajudou muito o r...
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Los Del Patio, Panama City
Tuesday, 21 August 2012
USA/Canada - Video Alaska-Yukon
Domingo, dia 19/08/12 foi um dia muito especial para a equipe da expedição. Já havíamos contado a vocês que iríamos participar de mais um rally de regularidade, dessa vez em Campos dos Goytacazes, no norte do estado do Rio de Janeiro. Agora compartil...
St. Petersburg naar Hiiumaa
Hoi allemaal!
Inmiddels zitten we in Estland, op een eiland voor de kust: Hiiumaa.
Nadat we uit St. Petersburg zijn vertrokken en naar Petershof zijn geweest, zijn we doorgereden naar de grens, om Europa weer in te rijden. Eindelijk dachten we ...
Inmiddels zitten we in Estland, op een eiland voor de kust: Hiiumaa.
Nadat we uit St. Petersburg zijn vertrokken en naar Petershof zijn geweest, zijn we doorgereden naar de grens, om Europa weer in te rijden. Eindelijk dachten we ...
Monday, 20 August 2012
Lake Baikal - The Pearl of Siberia
Our
northernmost stop in Mozambique was Pemba, and according to our guidebook, a
relaxed and quiet little town with great beaches, snorkeling and diving. As we
reached the outskirts of town, we got a hint that things might have changed
since the ...
Minunata anormalitate/ Beautiful Freaks
Turcia/ Turkey 28 - 30/07
Pe la jumatatea diminetii celei de-a patra zi de cand suisem la bordul navei, nu mai eram singuri pe mare. Mediterana parea neschimbata, dar...
Pe la jumatatea diminetii celei de-a patra zi de cand suisem la bordul navei, nu mai eram singuri pe mare. Mediterana parea neschimbata, dar...
Turkey – Well not much of it…
Gemma: After having three parts of Beefy break down on us in Europe, and all of the touristy things we have done so far costing lots of pennies, we decided the best plan o...
Hints and Tips for Overlanders
Gemma:
Now we know ourselves, when you are planning this kind of epic adventure every...
Now we know ourselves, when you are planning this kind of epic adventure every...
Murchison Falls NP
One word to some up Murchison………..Poaching and nobody cares. You tell the rangers and they don’t seem to take an interest. We wild camped on the delta, 30km from the nearest legal person in the park, which was awesome. They say you need a guard for t...
Sunday, 19 August 2012
Central American Borders and Dogs
We had planned to spend a nigh...
Botswana
We zijn in Botswana aangekomen en helaas hebben we de conclusie moeten trekken dat in Botswana de minst vriendelijke en minst hartelijke mensen van onze hele reis wonen. Wellicht is er een relatie tussen de behoorlijke aantall...
Plan B
Sitting on deck of our hotel on the shores of beautiful Lake Huron, I can’t complain with the spectacular view of the lake and fabulous sunshine beaming down on us.
4x4 Overland Travel - Read the full article here!
4x4 Overland Travel - Read the full article here!
Hoi allemaal!
Hierbij weer een verslag van de laatste dagen!
‘s Ochtends zijn we vroeg vertrokken vanuit Vitebsk, vandaag proberen we Moscow in een enkele etappe Moscow te bereiken. Eenmaal bij de grens aangekomen proberen we onze Wit Russische...
Pay it Forward......
We've sent a few nights in Windhoek and not gone anywhere so if some other traveller wants to tell me I should have gone "here" or "there", don't bother please. Its just another town/city and we've walked around a bit and not g...
Friday, 17 August 2012
Mayday! Mayday! San Blas Islands!
Bip Bip est bien partie pour la Colombie, c'est à notre tour maintenant! 2 options s'offrent à nous: l'avion ou le bateau. Nous avons vite choisi soit quelques heures d'avion puis beaucoup de nuits d'hôtel soit une croisière de 5 jours sur un volier,...
Irreducible imperfection: The flimsy
At the beginning of the North Africa Campaign in WWII, the British faced...
Uganda – Grade 5 White waters and then Heaven…
So quickly out of Kenya and into a new dimension. Can I just say, every country you drive into looks better and better as you work your way South. That’s why S.A. is the best
We have only just arrived but driving into the country already feels so ...
We have only just arrived but driving into the country already feels so ...
The language barrier
Position: 45° 021’ 51” North 36° 37’24” (Kerch, Ukraine)
Distance from Sydney: 14,580km
There is an episode of Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman’s “Long Way Round” where they pass through Ukraine (see 4x4 Overland Travel - Read the full article here!
There is not a heck of a lot to see in the mid-west, until you want to take in an agricultural museum in every small town you pass through…!!Distance from Sydney: 14,580km
There is an episode of Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman’s “Long Way Round” where they pass through Ukraine (see 4x4 Overland Travel - Read the full article here!
I have covered just over 1 800 km in the last two days, riding in or through seven states…
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4x4 Overland Travel - Read the full article here!We had the great pleasure and fortune to meet, while staying in Tromsø, north Norway, with Bo Eide. We had been in contact with Bo for many months now, and part of our mission up north was to visit him. Due to our unpr...
Ushuaia 2011 – Dias 12 e 13
Dia 12 – Puerto Madryn
Preciso confessar uma coisa. Como a nossa viagem foi planejada de última hora e sem muita pesquisa, eu passei batido por Puerto Madryn. Não tinha ouvido falar muito sobre a cidade e acabar considerando apena...
Preciso confessar uma coisa. Como a nossa viagem foi planejada de última hora e sem muita pesquisa, eu passei batido por Puerto Madryn. Não tinha ouvido falar muito sobre a cidade e acabar considerando apena...
Filling in the Gaps…!!
There are literally dozens of posts that I still need to complete, or make a start on…!!
Most of them are from my arrival in Canada, through to our epic ride to Alaska and back…
I will use this post to begin filling in the gaps, and once the po...
Most of them are from my arrival in Canada, through to our epic ride to Alaska and back…
I will use this post to begin filling in the gaps, and once the po...
Magical Kidepo
WOW, WOW, WOW!!!!!!! Magical, we got there in the rainy season which is the worst time and loved it. I recon if you come here between December and April it would be unbelievable.\
Highlight would definitely be the Lion in our camp!!!!
...
At long last, our crowning achievement is finished afte...
Llanganuco Lakes
So the camp at Mile 4 was cancelled. They lied outright on the phone. It was more expensive and there was a charge for the car. Out of principal we told them to stick it. So we camped on the street out...
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Halfway there…!!
We have covered a little over 2 500 km since leaving Cochrane and the last four days have been amazing…!!
I am busy with a detailed post about today’s ride from Keystone in South Dakota, to Ainsworth in Nebraska…!!
4x4 Overland Travel - Read the full article here!
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I am busy with a detailed post about today’s ride from Keystone in South Dakota, to Ainsworth in Nebraska…!!
4x4 Overland Travel - Read the full article here!
Eyes, Ears, Heart, Mind and Throttle…!! Status: Wide Open…!!
I have covered almost 1 400 km in the last two days, riding from Cochrane in Canada, to Cody in Wyoming…
Full updates on my rides will follow, but for now, just a few words and photos to keep you in the loop…
4x4 Overland Travel - Read the full article here!
13/8/12Full updates on my rides will follow, but for now, just a few words and photos to keep you in the loop…
4x4 Overland Travel - Read the full article here!
Aswan Egypt
Temperature in shade: 48*C
Total KMS travelled so far: 26,328 (No change from the last post as Tin Can remains stuck on a barge in Wadi Halfa Sudan the last 5 days).
Allah u Akbar! We have arrived in t...
Campeche, uma semana bagunçada!
Pessoal estamos com os posts atrasados, a história abaixo corresponde ao período em que estivemos em Campeche no início de abril!!!
Saímos do tom de verde escuro de Chiapas e em pouco tempo caímos diretamente no tom verde água do ...
Saímos do tom de verde escuro de Chiapas e em pouco tempo caímos diretamente no tom verde água do ...
Obnoxiously Cheap in the Rich Coast (Costa Rica)
After finally finding a place to refill our propane tank outside of Granada, Nicaragua, Jed and I decided to head back out to the coast to a well known surf destination named Popoyo. We were at first discouraged by all the people in this area after ...
Sunday, 12 August 2012
Guatemala to Nicaragua Border Crossings
I left Guatemala City and headed towards the El Salvador border. I decided to make towards the Pacific Coast border crossing down south.
I rode into the border town of Ciudad Pedro de Alvarado. Immediately on my arrival I am greeted by a guy aske...
I rode into the border town of Ciudad Pedro de Alvarado. Immediately on my arrival I am greeted by a guy aske...
Caraz and Laguna Paron
So after a few days of driving, arguments and lacking campsite choice we have arrived in one tourist mecca in Namibia, Swakopmund. We are currently sat in The Tug which Ian (TrundlingJack) will remeber and no doubt tell you its...
Build Africa – Thanks to all of you who donated money :)
We made contact with Build Africa, our chosen charity, when we reached Nairobi and asked if we could visit a school in need of support in terms of funding. They were a great NGO to deal with and they set up a day where Maryanne, Field Location Manage...
Out and About in Uganda
Some of these pics were taken whilst we were on the road over the first few days in Uganda. We stayed a few nights at the Haven in Jinja and enjoyed a bit of luxury before hitting the parks in Uganda.
4x4 Overland Travel - Read the full article here!
The Big Fella and I have both just achieved some minor milestones… Relatively speaking, that is…!!4x4 Overland Travel - Read the full article here!
Today marks the 900 th day since I set out on my journey around the world…!! I can hardly believe it has been so long… Some days it feels as though ...
A twist in the road, literally….
A lot has happened since our last update. We made it to the Haas family reunion in Lake of Ozarks, Missouri (which is one of the reasons this whole ye...
Saturday, 11 August 2012
SUDAN
8/8/12
Wadi Halfa Sudan
Temperature in shade: 49*C
Total KMS travelled so far: 26,328
4x4 Overland Travel - Read the full article here!
Bryn: Rolling off the Ferry, we decided to head straight to Athens, but we took the scenic route along the coast instead of the long boring motorway. It was an amazing drive! The beaches are beautiful, so we stopped every now and then for a quick dip...
Wadi Halfa Sudan
Temperature in shade: 49*C
Total KMS travelled so far: 26,328
4x4 Overland Travel - Read the full article here!ITALY – Rome
Bryn: What a place! After driving down a road full of working gals, (which was weird because it was still in the afternoon) we found a campsite called Tiber. The swimming ...
Oaxaca: Guelaguetza
Posted from Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Con Abrazos Abiertos
When Erik and I 4x4 Overland Travel - Read the full article here!
Here are some photos from my time visiting the m...
