Monday, 22 July 2013

Maya Rally Video Series



By now, you’ve all probably read about the exploits of #teamASTRID (AKA me and Bryon Dorr of Exploring Elements) during the Maya Rally 2012. If you haven’t, you’ve got a lot of reading to do! We had an amazing experience in Mexico, from our trip across the border, to...
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Day 133…Aqaba- Getting to grips with the middle east!



Salaam, My route over the last few days. I stayed in a youth hostel in Jerusalem. It was a 2 man dormitory but by 11pm I was still the only […]

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Day 136…Cairo- Lives up to its reputation!



Salaam, My route over the last 3 days. Well well well! What a long couple of days. I left Aqaba to find the ferry to Egypt. I wanted to make […]

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Fishing..



Fishing in the Netherlands as a sport was (to me) sort of a nerdy, boring sport. You would see people (mostly older men?) sitting by a pond waiting for hours, staring at their rod. Once every few hours they would catch a miserable small fish, unhook it and throw it back. I never really...
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Finland



Finland July 2013 There are a few things to be said about the Finns: They speak and write a language which might as well be Ethiopian as far as we are concerned? (Fortunately the younger ones speak reasonable English in … Continue reading →

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Sunday, 21 July 2013

Into Montana, Rodeos & BMW breakdown



We had a great time at the International Norton Rally, so much so whilst saying goodbye to Captain Allen & the crew we decided to head to Cody Wyoming with them for another night, it was roughly on our route anyway and John Martin said there was a …

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AFRIKA VOOR BEGINNERS



AFRIKA VOOR BEGINNERS
Zo wordt Malawi vaak omschreven; en dat klopt ook wel, zeker vergeleken met landen als Tanzania en Ethiopië. Niet te veel bedelende mensen en je kunt zonder problemen buiten lunchen. Mensen willen maar wat graag op de foto, …

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