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Obligations at Home
Although you will leave home to hit the road, there are some things at home to keep in mind. It depends on your home country, the ... Read More
Emergencies and insurances, the worldtrip emergency plan
Although nobody is looking for it and everybody tries to stay out of it: an emergency can happen, anytime and anywhere. May it be a ... Read More
Training for an Overland Trip
Not only your body should be (at least a little bit) trained for a longer overland trip. But there are other things we recommend you to Read More
Visa extension report: Extending the Pakistan visa in Islamabad, Pakistan
We extended our Pakistan visa in Islamabad. It is a pretty long process but if you follow these steps, you will be happy to have more ... Read More
Sources of Information
For every trip you have to collect at least some basic information about your travel destination and the required papers etc. Even ... Read More
Costs of overlanding Bulgaria
Overlanding Bulgaria can be done a lot cheaper than we did! But how did our costs of overlanding Bulgaria sum up to an astonishing ... Read More
Costs of overlanding Australia
If you are wondering how much overlanding Australia would cost you, you have found the right post! In this article we give you an ... Read More
Costs of overlanding Armenia
Planning to go overlanding in Armenia and wondering how much you would have to spend? Here is an insight into how much we spent in this Read More
Costs of overlanding Albania
Planning to go overlanding in Albania and wondering how much you would have to spend? Here is an insight into how much we spent in this Read More
Overlanding costs analyzed: The cheapest countries!
In the first part of this post series, we have revealed our average daily expenses and on what we usually spend it. In this post we ... Read More
Overlanding costs analyzed: A full break down!
One of the fundamental questions during your overland journey planning stages is budget. It all comes down to money and time, in the ... Read More
Hiking in Tasmania: Montezuma Falls
We did a fair bit of walking in Tassie. But one easy 8 km walk to the Montezuma Falls ticked so many boxes, we highly recommend it. ... Read More
Expedition vehicle electrics reviewed
In one and a half years on the road, our electrical system has seen some major upgrades. We have changed almost every key component in ... Read More
Exploring Mystical Lakes – Trek from Alaudin Lakes to Kulikalon Lake and back
When we entered Tajikistan, we knew that we will spend a lot of time in the nature. We were very happy about that. Our first trip ... Read More
The 10 most important vaccinations for an overland trip
Anna is a doctor, in particular a pediatrician. From this point of view it´s clear that we take all the vaccinations the pharma ... Read More
Money and Worldtrips
We have been asked many times, how we can afford such a trip. Actually, this usually was the second question after the one about our ... Read More
Mongolian beer: Heiner’s guide to worldwide beers
The second edition in this post series is due. After dealing with Kyrgyz brews, I will stick to another nomadic country in this post, ... Read More
Kyrgyz beer: Heiner’s guide to worldwide beers
This post category is probably on my mind since Georgia or Armenia. In Kyrgyzstan, I finally managed to drink different beers and keep ... Read More
9 Quintessential Overlanding Apps
The digital revolution does not spare old-school, grease on your fingers, hobbies like overlanding. And a couple of apps are actually ... Read More
Three days, three passes – Trek from Juta to Roshka and back
Definitively, one of the highlights during our trip through Georgia was the trek around Juta. We trekked from Kazbegi region into ... Read More
Border and China crossing report: In 4 days from Pakistan to Kyrgyzstan
With the guide regulations in Myanmar and Thailand on one side and the border between Nepal and China still closed after the ... Read More
7 Prejudices about traveling Uzbekistan, of which only one came true
Usually, we do not pick up prejudices easily. But this time, the warnings had been explicit. Listening to other traveler's stories, ... Read More
St. Camp – The 4 best Overland Monasteries in Armenia
Armenia is famous for its monasteries. You can find them everywhere. Wikipedia lists 90 monasteries and some more cathedrals and ... Read More
Border report: Iran – Pakistan crossing at Mirjaveh/Taftan
This truly is one exciting border crossing! Not so much because of the crossing itself, but of what follows. 1000 kilometers of police ... Read More
Border report: Armenia – Iran crossing at Meghri/Norduz
We entered Iran via Norduz border on October 9th, 2016. This is the only crossing along the Armenia Iran border. The crossing went ... Read More
How we sneaked into Alang Ship Wrecking Plant
India is the world's number one in recycling! Well, not when it comes to recycling domestic waste. This is pretty obvious, once you ... Read More
Baku – the stunning oil capital
Baku was one of the reasons, we decided to take the risk and leave Willie behind in Georgia. We had been looking forward to visit this ... Read More
Game changers: What happened in Turkey
Part of our philosophy on this trip has always been to maintain a certain degree of flexibility. Overland trips, especially if they are Read More
Turkey: The Essentials
Turkey was one of our favorite destinations in the planning phase. We liked the expected mix of Europe and Asia while traveling Turkey ... Read More
Istanbul – a city with many faces!
Istanbul, although it is not Turkey's capital, is one of the busiest and most multifaceted cities we have been so far. We liked the ... Read More
Border report: Georgia – Armenia crossing at Sadakhlo/Bagratashen
On September 17th, 2016 we left Georgia behind and traveled across the Georgia Armenia border at the crossing near Sadakhlo. This is ... Read More
A day full of history and beautiful landscape: Delphi and a hike to the sea
Delphi is one of the must sees in Greece. We planned to cross the country through the northern part. But then we got recommendations ... Read More
The Top 8 things to do and see in Athens – with pics!
Visiting the capital is probably on every itinerary while traveling in Greece. It is a big and busy city. It has its own atmosphere and Read More
Border report: Georgia – Azerbaijan crossing at Lagodekhi/Balakan
We crossed the Georgia Azerbaijan border towards Azerbaijan at the Lagodekhi crossing on August 28th 2016. This is the smaller of the ... Read More
Greece: The Essentials
More than 2000 years ago, Greece was the birthplace of Western civilization. And traces of its millennia old history are dotted all ... Read More
Visa report: Obtaining the Iran visa in Yerevan, Armenia
We had our Iran visas issued in Yerevan, Armenia. If you follow below steps thoroughly, you will not encounter any problem doing the ... Read More
Visa report: Obtaining the Azerbaijan visa in Tbilisi, Georgia
Obtaining an Azerbaijan visa in Tbilisi is a piece of cake! Here is all you need to know. We submitted our documents August 5th 2016 ... Read More
The story and pictures of our unplanned visit to Bulgaria
In a way, our visit to Bulgaria resembles the philosophy of and our expectations towards this overland journey. We decided to go there ... Read More
Time and Travel
We started thinking about time and travel during the preparations for our trip. The time you have to conquer the back roads is one ... Read More
Route planning
Route planning might be the best fun for a traveler, or the biggest nightmare. In fact, you have to plan before setting off for an ... Read More
Lake Koman Ferry in Albania – a stunning boat ride!
In the late 1960s, Albania's communist regime began building several hydroelectric dams along the country's biggest stream, the Drin ... Read More
4 memorable things to do in Tirana!
Tirana offers many interesting sights and activities for its visitors. We stayed there for three days. Besides watching the EURO2016 in Read More
Albania: The Essentials
The Albanian identity, as one native told us, lies on three columns: their liberator Skënderbej, their unique language – and ... Read More
7 Reasons why you should go visit Albania now!
Are you wondering where your next trip should lead you? Albania may not be the first country most people consider during their trip ... Read More
What makes Albanians one of the nicest European inhabitants
Although you can reach Albania from our hometown within one day of driving, we knew little to nothing about this country or its ... Read More
Getting to know the Montenegrin people
After passing through the fist couple of countries, Montenegro was the first country we really visited on our journey. We got lost ... Read More
Scenic day trip in the Durmitor Mountains
When we left Summit Travel Agency in Zabljak, the owner, Anna had given us much more that just two tickets for a rafting trip. As an ... Read More
4 sights in Montenegro we really loved
We had a very diverse time in Montenegro. Here are our personal highlights in this beautiful country. Bay of Kotor When entering ... Read More
Montenegro: The Essentials
Unlike most other Ex-Yugoslavian countries, Montenegro has chosen to take a slow path into independence. Faithfully, it stood with ... Read More
Who arranged the water to fall like this?
Visiting the national park "Plitviczka jezera" (lakes of Plitvic) is like entering a fairyland. Although Heiner had been there before ... Read More
Coastal Croatia and the Dinaric Alps: The Essentials
Since the end of the Yugoslavian wars and its independence, more than 20 years ago, Croatia has developed into a modern, Central ... Read More
Bathroom and kitchen bags
The capacity of storage space is quite limited living in a car. You need to use every free corner to stow your things but it has to be ... Read More
Our water filter system
According to the WHO there are estimated 842,000 diarrheal disease deaths per year. Although we do not fear the worst, the tap water ... Read More
Overland vehicle electrical installations guide
From the day we saw our Landcruiser the first time in Gouda, we knew that we would have to rebuild all the electrical installations. On Read More
Paperwork
There are funny things to do during preparations for a longer trip - and there is the obligated paperwork. But of course, it is one of ... Read More
How we refurbished the interior of our Landcruiser
Congratulations to your newly acquired rig! Now it's time to start customizing your overland vehicle interior to suit your needs. In ... Read More
How we found our Landcruiser and got it registered in Germany
Before starting the search for the perfect car for your trip you have to consider different things. It might be a long and exhausting ... Read More
How to decide on an overland vehicle
Deciding on an overland vehicle is definitely one tough decision. First, your choice will greatly affect the way of traveling: it will ... Read More
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