Read more Big sandhill country – Simpson Desert 1 Jun 2024 Munga Thirri National Park, meaning land of sand hills, is... 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 Plans 8 Apr 2021 We’ve been getting a lot of questions about our plans, both for... 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 Home for Christmas 29 Apr 2014 After saying our goodbyes in Škofja Loka, we drove straight... Read more
Read more Slovenia 2 Apr 2014 It’s a tiny country and one that we were particularly excited... Read more
Read more The Adriatic Coast 12 Mar 2014 Stunning coastal scenery and, lucky for us, basking in... Read more
Read more Greece without the sunshine, beaches or islands 25 Feb 2014 It was raining in Greece. And when it wasn’t raining fog... Read more
Read more From the Silk Road to the Roman uh oh … Greek Road 9 Feb 2014 Once in Turkey we reached the end of the Silk Road, which we... Read more
Read more Happy birthday to Jon, happy birthday to Jude… 16 Jan 2014 After an extensive search of Lara at the Turkish border, our... Read more
Read more Panoramas of Iran 11 Jan 2014 As has become tradition, we will share with you our favourite... Read more
Read more Paykans, Pazhans and pleasant petrol prices 7 Jan 2014 In Iran we enjoyed filling up. Instead of heavily taxing petrol... Read more
Read more Ancient and Archeological Attractions 3 Jan 2014 To say there is a lot of history in Iran is an understatement... Read more
Read more A typical day in Iran 28 Dec 2013 We get up, have breakfast and fold away the tent. Nothing... Read more
Read more We made it!!! 24 Dec 2013 You may be concerned that we are still in Iran, but we are... Read more
Read more Jon and Jude love shopping 19 Dec 2013 As most of you will know, you cannot normally get us into a... Read more
Read more Zoroastrianism 14 Dec 2013 Before the Arab conquest in 637, which brought Islam to Iran,... Read more
Read more Tastes of Iran 7 Dec 2013 Iran, another place on our trip where it is not great to be a... Read more
Read more Wolves and badgirs 3 Dec 2013 We entered the Islamic Republic of Iran from Ashgabat in... Read more
Read more Iran – is it safe? 28 Nov 2013 That was the first question everybody asks when you tell them... Read more
Read more Turkmenistan 24 Nov 2013 Our route in Turkmenistan This is the route we drove in... Read more
Read more Panoramas of the remaining Stans (Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan) 23 Nov 2013 We’ve already shown you our favourite panoramas of Kazakhstan... Read more
Read more Turkmenistan 20 Nov 2013 Sadly we could only spent 5 days in Turkmenistan as we had a... Read more
Read more Uzbekistan 14 Nov 2013 Our route through Uzbekistan This is the route we drove in... Read more
Read more The biggest environmental disaster in the world 13 Nov 2013 Uzbekistan has more to offer than ancient mud-built houses,... Read more
Read more Mosques, Minarets, Mausoleums, Mosaics and Medrassas 8 Nov 2013 After a long period in the emptiness of Mongolia and... Read more
Read more Lost and Found in the Fan Mountains 3 Nov 2013 The plan was to go hiking in the beautiful Fan Mountains and... Read more
Read more Living life dangerously in Tajikistan 30 Oct 2013 There are countless majestic valleys in the Pamir region and we... Read more
Read more Jon and Jude find the real Shangri-La 26 Oct 2013 After we left the Pamir Highway we drove south into the Wakhan... Read more
Read more Kyrgyzstan 22 Oct 2013 Our route through Kyrgyzstan This is the route we drove in... Read more
Read more The Pamir Highway 21 Oct 2013 The Pamir Highway covers 750 km from Osh (in Kyrgyzstan) to... Read more
Read more Panoramas of Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan 15 Oct 2013 This time we have some panoramas for you from 2 countries, one... Read more
Read more Jon and Jude shake a tree 12 Oct 2013 Normally we would have headed south from Bishkek, but we needed... Read more
Read more Vegetarian orders rabbit killed OR Jon cops another fine 8 Oct 2013 We need your vote on the title for this post as we couldn’t... Read more
Read more Plague free hiking 3 Oct 2013 Most important things first: happy birthday mum!! Hope you have... Read more
Read more Kazakhstan 1 Oct 2013 Route This is the route we drove in Kazakhstan. If you are... Read more
Read more Almaty – visas 30 Sep 2013 When we left the Tamgaly petroglyphs we had our radio on as we... Read more
Read more Sore bums, bear poo and gale force winds 26 Sep 2013 We went horse riding in Aksu-Zabagyly National Park in the... Read more
Read more First glimpse of the famous Silk Road 22 Sep 2013 Thousands of flamingos live in an area full of small and big... Read more
Read more Amazing hospitality and orange police batons 17 Sep 2013 Kazakhstan, our first Stan of the trip, and Jude’s first Stan... 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 Altai Republika 13 Sep 2013 The one thing you immediately notice when driving from Mongolia... Read more
Read more Panoramas of Mongolia 9 Sep 2013 It’s become a tradition now to show you our favourite panorama... Read more
Read more 99 bottles of beer on the wall (ik heb een potje met vet…) 7 Sep 2013 There’s no denying it, we’ve got to drive a lot of kilometers... Read more
Read more Dead or Alive 28 Aug 2013 Ever since I was a kid and crazy about horses I have known... Read more
Read more Orkhon Valley – also known as the road to nowhere 23 Aug 2013 We arrived in Kharkorin (Karakorum) late in the afternoon and... Read more
Read more Green winter in Siberia 18 Aug 2013 We learned from Vitali that Russia has 2 winters: a white... Read more
Read more Naadam 15 Aug 2013 We had always planned to go to the Naadam in Ulanbaatar and we... Read more
Read more Ulaanbaatar 11 Aug 2013 Ulaanbaatar (UB) is not a pretty city, especially not coming in... Read more
Read more The Gobi Desert 7 Aug 2013 We were ecstatic to finally leave the confines of convoy... Read more
Read more Panoramas of China 3 Aug 2013 Be happy, very happy that we still can’t share smells over the... Read more
Read more Beijing 31 Jul 2013 We spent a total of 3 days in Beijing, and as Jon had worked... Read more
Read more The Great Wall of China 27 Jul 2013 Warning – long story, don’t start reading if you are in a hurry... Read more
Read more Holy Shit 23 Jul 2013 Another mountain we were looking forward to see and hike was... Read more
Read more Are you ready for the afterlife? 19 Jul 2013 When in China, one must visit the extravagant site for the... Read more
Read more Jon and Jude split up 16 Jul 2013 China has 4 sacred Buddhist mountains, one of which is Emei... Read more
Read more The dream becomes a nightmare 13 Jul 2013 Yes, we have safely crossed another border again and are now in... Read more
Read more Random rambles 12 Jul 2013 China is a land of many contradictions, many incomprehensible... Read more
Read more Fossils in the Hills 8 Jul 2013 Have you ever seen the dinosaur skeleton in the entrance of the... Read more
Read more Ticking off the Unesco World Heritage Sites 26 Jun 2013 We’ve seen them before, I guess most of you have seen them... Read more
Read more The handcuffs are on 20 Jun 2013 After our freedom in South East Asia to stop wherever we want,... Read more
Read more 1.3 billion people plus 2 14 Jun 2013 We had agreed to meet at the little town of Boten in Lao on 8... Read more
Read more Panoramas of South East Asia 9 Jun 2013 We’ve been traveling 2 months through South East Asia and have... Read more
Read more Jon and Jude go farming 5 Jun 2013 We wanted to go trekking in Laos and decided to go to the most... Read more
Read more Bombs everywhere 1 Jun 2013 As we knew nothing about the history of Laos, we visited the... Read more
Read more Pots in the Hills 26 May 2013 Tubing in Van Vieng is meant to be an amazing trance party... Read more
Read more How to become a millionaire… 20 May 2013 The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (or Please Don’t Rush)... 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 The Gibbon Experience 9 May 2013 We didn’t book it, but were lucky to get the last 2 spots on... Read more
Read more Cambodia 6 May 2013 Visa Most nationalities receive a one-month visa on arrival at... Read more
Read more The biggest water fight in the world 5 May 2013 Back on the left hand side of the road we find the roads in... Read more
Read more Bad roads and worse bridges 22 Apr 2013 Have a look at our video about Lara in Cambodia: we forgot to... Read more
Read more Cambodian delicacies 12 Apr 2013 Cambodia has been through 20 years of civil war, the Khmer... Read more
Read more Angkor Wat – Jon and Jude style 5 Apr 2013 Most people have heard of Angkor Wat, most people have seen a... Read more
Read more Thailand 3 Apr 2013 First impressions are great. People are helpful, polite and... Read more
Read more Exploring Thai national parks 2 Apr 2013 Elephants, tigers, tapirs, gaur, gibbon, sambar deer, mouse... Read more
Read more Bikes and cockroaches 31 Mar 2013 Away from the beaches there is a completely different Thailand... Read more
Read more Back to the future 24 Mar 2013 We drove into Thailand without any problems or delays (if you... Read more
Read more Malaysia 20 Mar 2013 Malaysia is very easy to drive around, people are extremely... Read more
Read more Getting into the swing of it in Malaysia 19 Mar 2013 After Taman Negara, we headed East, passing endless palm... Read more
Read more Taman Negara 9 Mar 2013 The Lonely Planet describes Kuala Tahan as a tourist trap and... Read more
Read more Lots of firsts in and around Kuala Lumpur 7 Mar 2013 After picking up the essentials for Malaysia in the train... 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 And so it begins….. 2 Mar 2013 Almost 10 years to the day from the date we arrived in... 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
