| | About us | | Incident summary |
| | Map of Route | | Travelled countries |
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INTRODUCTION
Some technicalities. |
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FIRST START (South Africa to Tanzania)
Crashed. |
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SECOND START (South Africa to Kenya)
Narrow escape from deadly ambush. |
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ETHIOPIA, DJIBOUTI
Detained at border. Hot as hell. |
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YEMEN
In armed convoy, No road. |
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OMAN, UAE, SAUDI ARABIA Opulence. Camel races. Leoné covered up. |
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EGYPT
Escorted by heavily armed police. |
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JORDAN, LIBANON, SYRIA Pink tombs. Muslim party. Friendly people. |
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TURKEY, GREECE
Lazy days. Fined. Wild hot springs. |
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ITALY to GERMANY
Italian temperament. So easy. |
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CZECH, POLAND
Medieval Festival. Attacked at night. |
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UKRAINE, MOLDOVA, ROMANIA Thieving police. Saved from cops. Dracula's Castle. |
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HUNGARY, SLOVAKIA, GERMANY Horsemanship. Tatra hike. New axles. |
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RUSSIA
Polite police. Endless Taiga forests. |
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MONGOLIA
Strangest border. Dipli held for ransom. |
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KAZAKSTAN, KYRGYSTAN, TAJIKISTAN, UZBEKISTAN Very difficult visas. Ancient silk route wonders. |
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TURKMENISTAN, CASPIAN SEA
Free diesel & petrol. Ferry. |
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AZERBAIJAN, GEORGIA, ARMENIA Mmm The food! |
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IRAN, PAKISTAN, INDIA
Turquoise tiles. Truck art. Road hazards. |
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NEPAL, BHUTAN, BANGLADESH, INDIA Arrested. Great steaks. Colour. |
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MALAYSIA, THAILAND
KL for 3 weeks with a 3 day pack. Street food. |
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CAMBODIA, LAOS, VIETNAM Land mines, Temples. Hardwood. Water puppets. |
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MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, BALI
The big scrub. The safest city. Lay back. |
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AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND
Journals not available yet. Just some pics. |
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ARGENTINEAN AND CHILEAN PATAGONIA Windswept end of the world |
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CHILE – ARGENTINA: SOUTH CENTRAL
Landslide; The pass is closed! |
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EASTER ISLAND
The furthest neighbours. |
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NORTHERN ARGENTINA & A BIT OF BRAZIL Other Overlanders. Birds & broken bridges. |
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BOLIVIA.
Drive on the right – not always. |
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PERU Airline folds; tickets worthless. |
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ECUADOR Gateway to the Galapagos |
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THE THREE GUIANAS
5 Ferries. 3 Languages. |
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CENTRAL AMERICA
Two close escapes |
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MEXICO
A bumpy drive |
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SOUTH-WESTERN USA
Suspicious vehicle in the parking lot. |
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SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS A travel without Dipli |
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NORTH-WESTERN AMERICA
Splat! |
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YUKON AND ALASKA Klunk! Klunk! |
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ROCKIES’ EAST SIDE
Hit by a Big Rig! |
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SOUTH EASTERN USA Friendly Americans |
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NORTH CENTRAL USA
Stopped by the FBI |
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NORTH EASTERN USA Mansions and Maple Syrup |
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QUEBEC & the MARITIME PROVINCES OF CANADA
Furthest East in North America |
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UNITED KINGDOM - Travellers’ Reunions |
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SCANDINAVIA |
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BALKAN
Europe’s powder keg – no longer |
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ITALY
Islands re-visited (after 44 years) |
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SOUTH WEST EUROPE & USA again
Journey as planned in 1998, completed |
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WESTERN USA & HAWAII
More wanderings |
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SOUTH WESTERN USA
Our children come visiting |
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GREEK ISLANDS & WESTERN USA
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THE LAST CHAPTER |