Sunday, 30 September 2012
Fall Camping Oregon – As good as it Gets
We LOVE off season camping. We love open campgrounds, fewer crowds, empty beaches, and the joy of fall in Oregon. During the “discovery” season from late September/ early October until May 1st of each year we never make campground reservations, prefe...
Whistler to Seattle
Pete here:
Returning to a place for the second time on the same trip is the close...
Outdoor Motorbike Cover – BMW GS Adventure
Outdoor Motorcycle Cover for a BMW GS Adventure Motorcycle: Review
Finding an indoor or outdoor motorbike cover which will fit a BMW GS Adventure motorcycle or just a BMW GS ...
Thursday, 20 September 2012
Saturday 8th to Tuesday 11th September 2012.
The Sacred Valley
We decided to take the train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes (in order to get to Machu Picchu) which would allow us to visit the Sacred Valley on the way.
A visit to Kenya's capital
The road up to Nairobi once again started out pretty bumpy. In fact we...
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Sacsayhuaman, Qenko, Puca Pucara and Tambo Machay
Quinta Lala, our Cusco campground, is right next to the big Inca ruins of Sacsayhuaman. This is just one of four Inca sites that are in a line along the road from Cusco to Pisac. It’s very easy to see all four of these in one day as Collectivos (50c ...
What’s Next?
What’s Next?
Such a simple question. One that rattles around in my brain in various forms often. But to give credit where it is due I will thank Neil Peart of RUSH fame and his book Traveling Music: The Soundtrack to My Life and T...
Such a simple question. One that rattles around in my brain in various forms often. But to give credit where it is due I will thank Neil Peart of RUSH fame and his book Traveling Music: The Soundtrack to My Life and T...
Mission Improbable – the Jesuits in the Jungle
About 400 years ago, someone had a bright idea. Wouldn’t it be cool to head off into the jungles of south america, and build grand complexes where a whole new lifestyle could be tried out. All that is left of this era is a collection of old ruins, pa...
Cusco
The road to Cusco from Nasca is a pretty long and windy road. It took us two full days to drive this route. The road first rises to a huge plateau (around 100km long) at over 4500m. we were pretty short of breath coming up from the sub-1000m of Nasca...
Final Destination....
No we've not finished the trip quite yet but as I said were almost there with one continent.
Our Carnet de Passage ("vehicle passport") runs out in a month so this means today my Mum is waiting for a very special delivery th...
Our Carnet de Passage ("vehicle passport") runs out in a month so this means today my Mum is waiting for a very special delivery th...
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Maasai Mara
Our entry into Kenya was pretty straight forward, paying $50 for a visa and a quick “health check” (a couple of quick questions) by the authorities there due to the Ebo...
Not All is Lost
Hi there. It’s been a while, hasn’t it?
Though I (we) have failed to keep up on my promise to fully update the blog during this hiatus, not all is lost. We have both accomplished something this summer:
A giant leap for Moglander, a small step in South America
We are now very definitly under way in South America. We have enjoyed a week in Uruguay, and if the weather was a bit more pleasant we would have stayed longer. It is a very friendly country, and easy to find your way around, through the road signs ...
Cape Town. Week 3..
Total Recall....
Yes it was the same film. Worth a watch, not really.
So today we went shopping and also to see a film. What we watched is a remake of the Arnie fest with the popping eyes. Would it have been better in 3D, almost certainly. I...
So today we went shopping and also to see a film. What we watched is a remake of the Arnie fest with the popping eyes. Would it have been better in 3D, almost certainly. I...
Newfoundland – Add it to your bucket list.
Southern Highlands Tanzania
Driving
from Lake Malawi at about 450 meters we crossed the border into Tanzania and
the road took us up and up. We were soon in the Southern highlands at an
altitude of 2000 meters and more. At one point the road was surrounded by tea
plantation...
from Lake Malawi at about 450 meters we crossed the border into Tanzania and
the road took us up and up. We were soon in the Southern highlands at an
altitude of 2000 meters and more. At one point the road was surrounded by tea
plantation...
A small welding job..
Having left my bank card in Nicaragua I needed a safe place to send my card to. I had briefly met a girl called Jenny Xie in Lago Atitlan Guatemala who worked in San Vito Costa Rica. This was my only contact in Costa Rica so I arranged to have my car...
Ronnie and Patricia’s Wedding Photos…
Patricia and I have been inundated with messages of congratulations and goodwill, for all of which we are sincerely grateful… We have decided to share an assortment of our wedding day photos with the many thousands of people who have followed my expl...
Sunday, 16 September 2012
Malawi to Tanzania at Songwe
As far as I
know there is only one border crossing between Malawi and Tanzania. At least on
the maps. Songwe border post is on the M1 main road between the two countries.
We arrived just before lunch on the Malawian side.
This is the
second bo...
know there is only one border crossing between Malawi and Tanzania. At least on
the maps. Songwe border post is on the M1 main road between the two countries.
We arrived just before lunch on the Malawian side.
This is the
second bo...
Truck Build- Phase 1, Suspension
As everyone knows, the roads are not the greatest south of the border. Also as some may know, driving a stock dodge 3/4 ton truck is not the greatest either. The combination of the two = a bone jarring, rear end dancing, white knuckle and frustrati...
Stamps and Signatures
I find myself in the back of an old and battered Peugeot 504. The driver has been helping us plough through all the Arabic paperwork and directing us to countless offices, all spread through town and the harbor area.Th...
TURKEY
Gallipoli 13/9/2012
Kilometres travelled: 30,639
Well the good ship Nikolay Konarev finally loaded our vehicles amongst 65 huge Turkish trucks and set sail for Mersin Turkey at 3.00am in the morning of Friday 1st September- 5 day...
Kilometres travelled: 30,639
Well the good ship Nikolay Konarev finally loaded our vehicles amongst 65 huge Turkish trucks and set sail for Mersin Turkey at 3.00am in the morning of Friday 1st September- 5 day...
Camel rides and flooded deserts
The road we drive on disapears in the far distance into the sky and around us there is nothing buts and. We are on our way to Wadi Halfa. All of the sudden, the road is surrounded by water, we see a soccer field floode...
This Is Africa: Serengeti, Land Rovers and Endless Hospitality
A great many of those who have spent any sort of time in Africa know the expression “T.I.A.”, which stands for “This is Africa”. To truly understand its meaning you need to...
Saturday, 15 September 2012
Nasca Lines
After a full day’s driving from Lima, down the good quality Pan-Am, we reached the town of Nasca. This is famous for the Nasca Lines which are massive drawings etched into the desert floor by a Pre-Inca civilization. They are only properly visible f...
Hungary
19th May 2012 – 20th May 2012
We didn’t manage to find anywhere to camp in Romania after leaving the merry cemetery in Sapanta, and so we soon found ourselves crossi...
Special Report! Georgia to Azerbaijan border crossing
15th September 2012 – 16th September 2012
Gardabani (Georgia) to Qazax (Azerbaijan) border crossing:
Note! You must go through the border on the main road. You cannot cross a...
Romania
Drum Bun! Initially we thought this was the name of a town, but we soon cottoned on to the fact that it actually means “Good Bye” or something similar in Romanian, although it took us a remarkably long time to realize...
One Morning
Enter Mongolia
Location : 47 44′ 27″N, 96 50′ 17″E (Uliastay, Mongolia)
Distance from Sydney: 10,597km
A mini update, written just after arriving in Mongolia:
I’m meant to be trying to finish off the Russian blog right now, ...
Distance from Sydney: 10,597km
A mini update, written just after arriving in Mongolia:
I’m meant to be trying to finish off the Russian blog right now, ...
Everything changes
Location : 50° 43′ 35″N, 86° 18′ 28″E (Altai Republic, Russia)
Distance from Sydney: 11,401km
They say that if you put a frog in a pot of water and slowly boil it, the change o...
Happy Anniversary/ Bonne Fete!!
One year today since we left Canada. 45 000 kms under our belt and on the tires of Bip Bip. An interesting statistic - the circumference of the earth at...
Friday 17th to Saturday 18th August 2012.
Monday 13th to Wednesday 15th August 2012.
