Read more Lara’s big test 23 Mar 2023 As you all know we finished building Lara which means it was... Read more
Read more Lara is finished! 8 Jan 2023 You might have thought the day would never come, and so did we,... Read more
Read more Steps into the palace 14 Dec 2022 This should have been a simple one. Buy the Thule steps, mount... Read more
Read more Carpets in Lara 25 Nov 2022 We already have vinyl on the floor in the palace, but we still... Read more
Read more Lara’s sock 13 Nov 2022 Lara doesn’t have feet, but she still needs a sock, just... Read more
Read more Shower 4 Nov 2022 Of course we were going to have a shower installed. We already... Read more
Read more Door catch 30 Oct 2022 You must be thinking what on earth are we going to tell you... Read more
Read more Washing machine 17 Oct 2022 Yes you read that right, washing machine. We are getting soft... Read more
Read more Blue plate 6 Oct 2022 When you buy a car, the manufacturer needs to make sure it... Read more
Read more Kitchen box 8 Sep 2022 We wanted an outdoor kitchen, so we came up with a hatch door... Read more
Read more Roof box 22 Aug 2022 We had a roof box made especially for us on the white Defender... Read more
Read more Serving tray 24 Jul 2022 We hadn’t planned to build in a serving tray from the start,... Read more
Read more Slow progress 11 Jun 2022 It hasn’t been too long since our last update, but we... Read more
Read more Drawers 1 Jun 2022 Most people just buy drawer runners, build their drawers from... Read more
Read more Doors 25 May 2022 After Jon had done such a great job on the drawers, it was time... Read more
Read more Awning 5 Apr 2022 We spent quite a bit of time researching awnings. One of the... Read more
Read more Endless dust…. 24 Mar 2022 When we started working with the ply we always knew we had to... Read more
Read more Cables, wires and more cables… 14 Feb 2022 When you travel around in a campervan, it is nice if you can... Read more
Read more Electrical overview and wiring diagram 10 Feb 2022 We wanted a simple system, but also wanted to be able to... Read more
Read more cabinets for our dream 4wd campervan 17 Jan 2022 We now had a shell, a big white box on the back of a Land Rover... Read more
Read more Back on the road 5 Jan 2022 As you might remember, when we picked Lara up from Styromax,... Read more
Read more Lara gets her walls and roof 27 Aug 2021 We are super excited to tell you that the next phase has... Read more
Read more The floor 17 Aug 2021 With the sub-frame finished (thanks to Paul, John M, Roland,... Read more
Read more Our sub-frame 12 Jun 2021 Once we had taken everything off, it was time to turn our heads... Read more
Read more Plans 8 Apr 2021 We’ve been getting a lot of questions about our plans, both for... Read more
Read more Lara goes on a serious diet 17 Mar 2021 Before we could start building anything, we needed to get the... Read more
Read more Our dream car 28 Jan 2021 We wanted to build our dream car, so we would have a forever... Read more
Read more Abenteuer Allrad 25 Jun 2019 For those interested in overlanding the title of this blog is... Read more
Read more Lara for sale! 8 Aug 2014 Lara survived her year remarkably well. When we dropped her off... Read more
Read more Lara where are you 3 Jun 2014 Our Land Rover Defender (Lara) has been to many, many places... Read more
Read more The trip in statistics 19 May 2014 (For a more detailed route, check the individual country maps... Read more
Read more Turkmenistan 24 Nov 2013 Our route in Turkmenistan This is the route we drove in... Read more
Read more Uzbekistan 14 Nov 2013 Our route through Uzbekistan This is the route we drove in... Read more
Read more Kyrgyzstan 22 Oct 2013 Our route through Kyrgyzstan This is the route we drove in... Read more
Read more Kazakhstan 1 Oct 2013 Route This is the route we drove in Kazakhstan. If you are... Read more
Read more Russia 14 Sep 2013 Our route to Lake Baikal This is the route we drove to Lake... Read more
Read more Life on the road 16 May 2013 Do we get bored? Do we wonder what to do next? Have we read... Read more
Read more Cambodia 6 May 2013 Visa Most nationalities receive a one-month visa on arrival at... Read more
Read more Thailand 3 Apr 2013 First impressions are great. People are helpful, polite and... Read more
Read more Malaysia 20 Mar 2013 Malaysia is very easy to drive around, people are extremely... Read more
Read more Place your bets now ladies and gents 6 Mar 2013 Whenever we tell people about our trip, there is always the... Read more
Read more Will We Make It? 2 Mar 2013 This is not a Land Rover vs Toyota discussion. It is very... Read more
Read more Tetris (formerly known as packing boxes into a small storage unit) 28 Feb 2013 After loading Lara it was time to pack up the house and try to... Read more
Read more Visas 14 Feb 2013 All the information about visas can be found per country under... Read more
Read more Axles, pool noodles and toilet paper 1 Feb 2013 Now what do axles, pool noodles and toilet paper all have in... Read more
Read more Measure twice and cut once… 17 Jan 2013 Those were very wise words that were spoken to me many, many... Read more
Read more Dates, not of the eating variety but the calendar ones, for our trip 9 Jan 2013 Already promised we would post these a while back. As you can... Read more
Read more The Kitchen Box and The Wine Rack 12 Dec 2012 Jon was home early on Friday 7 Dec and we worked on Lara again.... Read more
Read more Aluminium and more wooden boxes for Lara 23 Nov 2012 On Friday 16 November we dropped off Lara at the local sheet... Read more
Read more Useful links 3 Nov 2012 When planning we found the following links extremely useful,... Read more
Read more Carnet de Passage 29 Oct 2012 pronounced /k-arr-neiii/ Below you can read about the... Read more
Read more Travel insurance 28 Oct 2012 We’ll use the travel insurance company we have used for... Read more
Read more The making of the clothes pods 20 Oct 2012 We borrow Zoe’s sewing machine (thanks Zoe!) to get... Read more
Read more Pimp Lara 19 Oct 2012 She is already pretty well kitted out for the trip, but we... Read more
Read more Lara 19 Jun 2012 Lara is a white Land Rover Defender 110 from 2006, but she is... Read more
Read more Guide books 19 Jun 2012 We wished now that we had know about Bradt guides before we... Read more
Read more The stove 14 Jun 2012 A very good point from Rob: we will need a petrol stove. We... Read more
Read more The seed was planted a long time ago… 29 Dec 2011 29 December 2011 We first started talking about our new... Read more
