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Do you know that you can travel around the world for free? Even better, you can get paid as you travel to your dream destinations. This is possible through the help of travel sponsors. A…
All About Travel Sponsorship
Traveling around the world particularly to your favorite destinations and spending days doing what you enjoy doing may entail a big expense. It’s good if you have the funds in your pocket. But what if…
An Incredible 4×4 Trip Across Morocco
Border Crossing Arriving from Europe, a great place to cross the Mediterranean is at Almeria, where you can take an overnight ferry to arrive at the Spanish enclave, Melilla. Arriving here is a unique experience…
Manfred And The Fam – Overlanding with a Family
Foreword by Ferenc – I came across the van der Burg family on social media (as you do these days) and was absolutely fascinated by their incredible lifestyle as a family. Before you also check…
Overlanding Travel Plans – Survey Results 2020
The Coronavirus pandemic has altered the travel landscape, possibly for the long-term. Social distancing requirements now pose unique challenges for those wanting to explore new places and interact with others. Scarce amenities, limited hotel staff,…
Why New Social Distancing Habits Will Make Overlanding Even More Popular
Due to the changes in society inflicted by the Coronavirus pandemic, those wishing to continue to travel have to adapt. The amenities we previously relied on for vacations and adventures are no longer available or…
13 Things We’ve Done to Stay Fit and Healthy When We Drove 32,000 miles Last Year
We drove 32,000 miles last year which, I realize, is much less than what an average professional driver does each year. Still, this made us realize how sitting in a vehicle for a long period…
11 Reasons That Make Georgia (country) an Overlanding Wonder
You might have heard the interview with us in the GHT Overland Podcast, where we mentioned we believe that Georgia, at the edge of eastern Europe, is one of the best countries to visit if…
Driving from Budapest to Singapore – The Last Episode
I have to admit, entering Malaysia was already reminding us that our trip was coming to an end soon. We felt like we’d really achieved something as we approached our last destination, Singapore. I don’t…
Rent Camping Gear in California – Topoterra
Have you ever just wanted to get out and have an outdoors adventure but didn’t really want to invest into expensive gear? We may have just found a solution: renting camping and overlanding gear in…
Difficulties with Entering Thailand and how to Tackle Them
As I mentioned in the previous post, we had a hard time entering Thailand.I knew it was going to be difficult, but never thought we’d have to try 4 times before we’d be able to…
Where To Go in Laos as an Overlander
If you end up in Laos with your own vehicle, chances are you’re traveling from Singapore or Malaysia (perhaps all the way from Australia) to Europe, or from Europe to Malaysia or Singapore. As of…
Overlanding through China
There are thousands of travel blogs out there that can help travelers decide where to go and what to see in China. In this post, I’ll try to focus on traveling through China from an…
Overlanding Plans for South-East Asia
We’re currently in China and while we’re still trying to digest this amazing country, I’d like to talk about the plans for the last part of the trip. We’re so overwhelmed with our experiences in…
When The Starter Motor Got Fixed
The problem with the starter motor really bothered me. It became increasingly hard to start the engine, with the starter just making a clicking noise but not turning the engine over.I was especially nervous because…
Approaching the Gobi Desert
We were headed to Dalanzagdad where we’d meet Giampiero. Not far from the town the automatic transmission was doing some weird things. It suddenly shifted down to third gear and didn’t want to change back…
A Lot of Wild Camping and Some Manure
It was time to head out and leave River Point. The nine days we spent there were awesome. We had time to relax and stay put for a change. The reason we weren’t in a…
6 Problems with the Vehicle Since We Left Europe
We had a number of issues with the vehicle since we left Budapest, some more serious than others. We are now in Mongolia and just about to enter China, and the problems seem to keep…
The Horizons Unlimited Meeting at River Point
We met Giampiero at the workshop that he recommended to us where they could weld our roof rack. Finally we met the whole team with whom we’re going to cross China with. Niels and Lotte…
12 Reasons Why Mongolia is Perfect for Overlanding
Mongolia is a special place for overlanders. Here are the reasons why: 1. Endless opportunities for remote, adventurous overlanding. Mongolia is the 18th largest country in the world but its population is only 3 million,…
Our Roof-Rack Has Cracked
The next few days were somehow always about rushing for different reasons. After spending the night in the weirdest hotel I’ve ever been in, we had a chance to meet Lotte and Niels for the…
The Austrian Road
In Ust-Kamenogorsk (or Öskemen in Kazakh), we were quite close to the Russian border. However, we wanted to visit the Altai region of Kazakhstan and so we headed east. I was most interested to see…
More Kazakhstan, and Solving The Engine Overheating Issue!
We rolled into Astana quite late at night, just before reception closed in the Nomad4x4 hostel. It was raining and the forecast didn’t look much better either. Since we failed to drive on our planned…
Essential Overland Gear or What We Use – Part III: Lights
As of this writing we are sitting in the Kazakh Steppe, totally alone with the next village at least 60 miles away. We’re waiting for the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century and couldn’t…
Into Kazakhstan
The reason we drove all day this time was that we didn’t want to stay in a random hotel in a small town in Abkhazia. We wanted to reach Astrakhan, a larger town right on…
Overlanding through the Chechen Republic
During the week when we were in Georgia, we had to figure out our itinerary for the next couple of weeks. In particular, the Caspian Sea and the countries surrounding it require some plans to…
Overlanding in the Tusheti National Park
The Tusheti National Park is something very unique. It’s only really accessible for about 5 months of the year, which is probably how it’s managed to stay so pristine and brutally beautiful. The road leading…
Essential Overland Gear or What We Use – Part II: Navigation
We came up with a rough route between our starting point of Budapest, Europe and the desired finish line of Singapore, and all our navigation is based around this rough itinerary. Evelin has put a…
Top 5 Places to See in Georgia
I think the top 5 places to see in Georgia are: Mount Kazbegi and the Gergeti Trinity Church Vardzia, the cave settlement from the 12th century The Svaneti Region The Tusheti National Park Tbilisi and…
The Engine Keeps Overheating
Leaving very early from Cappadocia meant there was hardly any traffic on the road. We were driving east with Vince and Maxime following behind us. After a couple of hours I started to recognize a…
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