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INTRODUCTION

Some technicalities.

1

FIRST START (South Africa to Tanzania)

Crashed.

2

SECOND START (South Africa to Kenya)    

Narrow escape from deadly ambush.

3

ETHIOPIA, DJIBOUTI

Detained at border. Hot as hell.

4

YEMEN                                                        

In armed convoy, No road.

5

OMAN, UAE, SAUDI ARABIA

Opulence. Camel races. 

Leoné covered up.

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EGYPT                                                         

Escorted by heavily armed police.

7

JORDAN, LIBANON, SYRIA

Pink tombs. Muslim party. Friendly people.

8

TURKEY, GREECE                                      

Lazy days. Fined. Wild hot springs.

9

ITALY to GERMANY                               

Italian temperament. So easy.

10

CZECH, POLAND                                       

Medieval Festival. Attacked at night.

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UKRAINE, MOLDOVA, ROMANIA

Thieving police. Saved from cops. Dracula's Castle.

12

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.

20

MALAYSIA,THAILAND                                

KL for 3 weeks with a 3 day pack. Street food.

21

CAMBODIA, LAOS, VIETNAM                     

Land mines, Temples. Hardwood. Water puppets.

22

MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, BALI                       

The big scrub. The safest city. Lay back.

23

AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND

 Huge, Beautiful

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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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COLOMBIA/VENEZUELA

Beware of the FARC and bandits!

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THE THREE GUIANAS                                        

5 Ferries. 3 Languages.

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VENEZUELA/COLOMBIA

Where is Punta Gallinas?

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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

Furthest North

47

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

51

SOUTH WESTERN USA 

Our children come visiting

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GREEK ISLANDS &  WESTERN USA


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THE LAST CHAPTER

The Travels which never happened.

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