Northwards … Etosha here we come!

I eased into consciousness, snuggled warmly under the duvet. The events of the previous day all but forgotten. Today, we could start on our holiday. Now, we would never recommend anyone to visit Namibia for 1 week. It is just too short to see very much, the distances are far and the driving can be …
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Chapter 26/China

Together with Anja and Hauke on their motorbikes, Ronald and Rini in their camper and Anand, Punita,Yash and Dhriti, the Baid family, we continued through the deserts of Xinjiang into the city of Turpan, China’s Death Valley. At 154m below sea level, it’s the second lowest depression in the world and the hottest spot in China. Despite […]

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Chapter 18/India

As an intro to Incredible India ,our present destination ,we have put together in this post a quick look in facts and figures for you in order to understand what makes this vast multi cultural and multi lingual country so unique:
– India adds more people to its population every year than any other country. Between the […]

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E…2.0

and better than ever?…  A few calls while waiting on the tow proved there were very few options around in terms of vw experts.  Luckily, the one that is nearby seems to be well known and highly recommended from everyone I call.  We have the truck drive us to Latenight …

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Stateside again…

with a bit of difficulty. After over 2.5 months, 6600km, 7 countries (and surprisingly few breakdowns), we wake up and head for the U.S.of A. We arrive at the border, get in the back of a long line of traffic filing into a single lane stretching out along a steep …

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Among the Whales in Ojo

We woke with the sun (as per normal) and awaited the whales. Shari was waiting on the perfect boat and captain for our trip out into the lagoon and we were all glowing with anticipation.  When it was finally our turn to go out we all but sprinted to the …

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Ojo de Liebre

We could have stayed on santispac for a month… and in the future may well do just that.  But for now, we move forward.  Ben has already left portland heading south and we have a few days to make it north to Guerro Negro where we plan to meet.  We …

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Our bestseller awaits you!

  How exciting! During the first week of publication our ebook – For the love of Africa, an overland adventure – was the number 1 Best Seller in African Travel on Amazon UK. We are bouncing, you can no doubt imagine. In addition, some of our followers and readers have been dropping us emails and …
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Chapter 17/UAE

Kept you waiting?Well here it is……….
Our UAE story started with a lot of stress because our cars were pending somewhere between Iran and the UAE. As I mentioned in the Oman Chapter, as soon as we landed we headed straight to the Mina Rashid Port because that was the port that our cars supposedly had […]

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La Paz

and a VW spa day. We have been telling E for the last few weeks that he just needs to get us as far as La Paz and we would book him a “spa day” with rojelio.  How else could we describe a day at the best vw mechanic in …

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onward to Baja!

its been too long.   We had heard from other travelers that you had to make a reservation 7-10 days before the ferry, way different than when we came across from baja on the same boat.  We emailed and asked for a reservation a week or so in advance just to be …

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Serendipity in Sayulita

and some new friends… In the morning we drive into sayuita. We figure we’re so close we might as well hit a few shops, grab a burrito and maybe check out the waves. But more than any of that, we wanted to say hello to Jose, the vet that saved …

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San Pancho

and… we’re back on the Pacific!! We leave tequila and follow the long winding road over the last set of mountains before we reach the pacific. As the road straightens out and we drive the last few km south into san pancho it feels almost as if we are pulling …

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It’s here, the book is here!

It’s here!  Really it is!  After tackling the writing, and the technical challenges of publishing, the book is finally available on Amazon. Your support during the writing and now for the launch has been amazing. Here is a little snippet for you to whet the appetite: “We drove south to M’Hamid for an unquestionably touristy …
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Xpu Ha

We drove north past tulum and into the heart of the mayan riviera.  This section of mexico is always a pro and con battle for our psyches.  It’s always been among our favorite places in the world.  The people are fantastic, the food amazing, the sand impossible soft and white. …

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Rio Dulce

In the morning we drove north and crossed yet another border.  Again, we were teased with what looked by a small and simple border crossing but instead found ourselves in line behind what turned out to be passengers from dozens of buses headed for a pilgrimage to a local religious …

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Crossing into San Juan del Sur

Onward to Nicaragua!  We left the morning after our pool day and drove for the border to nicaragua.  Not exactly the part of the trip that we’ve been longing for but we entered with high energy and expectations. At the end of our last time in central america, we felt …

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On the road again, Costa Rica

Finally reunited with the bus.  E seems to be in pretty decent shape considering the year and a half spent sitting in storage…at least now that we’ve broken through the crusty layer of dirt.  The guys at the storage facility thought they were helping to protect it when they threw …

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Between two worlds

Now that we know when we’re leaving it’s all about checking things off the list.  We’ve done this before.  Been through the experience of literally wrapping up life at home in order to take off for an extended trip.  We should remember the feeling.  But it feels as if it’s …

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From Georgia to Azerbaijan on frayed nerves

‘You should be able to board the ferry to Kazakhstan in about 20 minutes’ said the friendly port guard in Baku. Just a wee while later, while I’m hopping on the spot trying keep my nipples from freezing right off, … Continue reading →

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