Overland Traveler's Website Links (permanent work in progress :)

[lostworldexpedition]

This thread will be dedicated to host a list of links to the websites/blogs of overland travelers around the world. Two things to keep in mind: One, is that there are hundreds of blogs out there. Two is due to the finite nature of most expeditions, some links are to trips that have been completed or are on pause. All of the links will lead to wonderful adventures, photos and insight that will be useful for future travelers, couch travelers and folks wishing to live vicariously through others.

Please post if you would like to recommend other links that should be added, this is a work in progress and since there are trips and blogs being "born" everyday... it will always need input.

I think the King and Queen of long range overlanding should be first Emil and Liliana Schmid http://www.weltrekordreise.ch/ the world record holders… they have been on the road for more than 26 years (as of 2010) driving an FJ60. Their site is a little hard to navigate but well worth it.

Landcruising Adventure (http://www.landcruising.nl/): Marijke and Coen, a Dutch couple have been driving their ’84 Diesel Landcruiser since 2003… methodically and slowly visiting getting to know the Earth, they are really doing it the right way.
http://www.landcruising.nl/lc/images/components/lca.jpg
BeagleBound (http://beaglebound.com) are Natalie, Alex and Fred, their 2004 Tacoma follow them as they drive from Houston, Texas to the Beagle Channel in the southernmost tip of South America.

Bodeswell (http://bodeswell.com/) follows the adventures of Angela, Jason and their son Bode as they drive their '71 VW Camper around the America

Discover Share Inspire (http://www.discovershareinspire.com/) are the Denning's and they are an amazing story to follow. A family of Seven (yes 2 parents and 5 children) driving around the Americas slowly and deliberately. They have a free book entitled: "Living Deliberately: How We Created a Ridiculously Awesme Life (http://www.discovershareinspire.com/livedeliberately)"

UnURBAN (http://unurban.no) is a Norwegian couple, Malin and Espen driving a 2004 Nissan Patrol. In their own words: “unURBAN is a crew of two having time off and doing fun things. Part one is a drive across North AMerica from north to south, part two is driving South America from north to south and the next parts are not yet decided.” UnUrban has evolved to include Africa South to North on the West side with short hiatus' for work in Antartica! Awesome stuff.

Home on the Highway (http://homeonthehighway.com) are James, Lauren and they are driving around the Americas in their '87 4Runner.

Ruined Adventures (http://www.ruinedadventures.com). In their words: Brenton & Shannon driving from Texas to Patagonia, zig-zagging all the way across the Americas. We're currently taking our time through Mexico, but we'll get there eventually. After South America there's a strong possibility we'll head to Africa.

Moglander's Travels (http://moglander.com/) In their words "The tales of 3 adventurers, Merv and Sarah who are new to overlanding, and Moglander who has been on previous adventures. As we find new places, and meet new people, we try to tell their tales as best we can." Moglander is a MB Unimog 1300L

Drive Nacho Drive (http://www.drivenachodrive.com/) in their own words: At the end of 2011 we quit our jobs and set off in our 1984 Volkswagen Vanagon, "Nacho". Our plan? To circumnavigate the globe, slowly, while discovering culture, food, recreation, and emergency roadside Volkswagen maintenance. We are Brad and Sheena. Just wingin' it.

Life Remotely (http://www.liferemotely.com/) are Jessica, Jared Kobus and Blue, their 1997 Toyota 4Runner. They left Seattle October 6, 2011 to drive the Americas for at least 15 months.

Going Overland (http://www.goingoverland.com) Follow Helen and Paul as they drive their Land Rover around the world. Overlanding in their words: "Overlanding is not about ticking off miles or destinations visited, chalking up experiences or collecting souvenirs. It’s an opportunity to stretch ourselves, get outside our comfort zone, to learn from that experience. It’s a state of mind, a lifestyle choice, a chance to learn to live with the rhythms of nature, not protected from the earth by a layer of concrete and a Tesco’s down the road."

Patagonia or Bust (http://patagoniaorbust.com/) are Joe, Kylee and their killer Tacoma (check it out) (http://patagoniaorbust.com/about-us/our-truck-2/). On October 2012 they started off on a cultural and personal expedition driving from Hood River, Oregon to Patagonia, Argentina. Along the way discovering the best waves, mountains and market food Latin America has to offer.

American Recess (http://americanrecess.com/) are Logan, Reid and their dog Zephyr. In their words: Road tripping from Reno, Nevada to the tip of South America. Getting married in every country and loving every minute of the wild ride.

Adventure Americas (http://adventureamericas.wordpress.com)are Meg and Jed and they are driving a Tacoma with a nice Phoenix pop top camper. In their words: "There’s a whole world out there, who knows what opportunities we will come upon, what we will learn about people and about ourselves. We only have one life to live, why not live it to the fullest!" (check their facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/MegaJed) for great photos)

The Long Way South (http://www.thelongwaysouth.org) are Sara, Nate and their beautiful dog Brady. Follow them as they drive their '96 Cummins Ram around the Americas

30 for Thirty (http://www.facebook.com/30ForThirty?fref=pb) in their own words "An open ended, open minded journey stretching from Seward, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina along the PanAmerican highway and whatever other highways, byways, roads and adventures that await us."

Paws on Tour (http://www.pawsontour.com) Michel and Ursi with their dogs Sheela and Miro are driving their turbo'd 1HZ carrying '93 Toyota HZJ75 from Alaska to Brasil

Das Mule (http://dasmulecompany.wordpress.com) are Dana and Joe and in their words: "We’ll be living in our 1986 VW Westy Syncro for two months while exploring the western USA, Baja and Central Mexico, Guatemala and Belize." They aren't driving just any Syncro, this is a lovingly restored and prepped beast or "mule" I guess :) check it out here (http://www.dasmule.com/our-syncro.html)
(http://globalroadtrekker.com)
Where the Eyes Go (http://wheretheeyesgo.blogspot.com) Kaytie, Christian and their 2002 are driving around the Americas. In their words: "The car goes where the eyes go." This mantra will always be symbolic in our life but it will also be a very literal guide for us on our upcoming road trip through Mexico and Central America.

ExPo member 048642 (http://expeditionportal.com/forum/member.php?u=4907) introduced us to Les Bourlingeurs (http://www.bourlingueurs.com/) (The Globetrotters) Marc and Gwendolyn a French couple traveling the world in a 70 Series Landcruiser. They are firm believers in the French porverb "Tout ce qui n'est pas donné, est perdu." It roughly translates to; "Everything that is not done, is lost." Their website is jampacked with entertaining and useful info, but reader beware: it is in French.

Trans Americas Journey (http://trans-americas.com), In April 2006 photographer Eric Mohl and journalist Karen Catchpole hopped into a big truck and drove out of New York City leaving jobs, their apartment and a storage space full of stuff behind. That is how Trans Americas Journey describes their origin

Tread the World (http://www.treadtheworld.com/), Lesley and Bruce are traveling with their Unicat Unimog.

Nessies Adventures (http://www.nessiesadventures.com/), Rose and Dave have had some great adventures; they drove a Defender 110 300tdi around Asia from August 2006 to July 2008 and they are have been exploring South America since June 2009 in a 1978 Mercedes Benz 911 LA 4X4.

Aymará and Juan Francisco are "Uniendo las Tres Americas (http://uniendolastresamericas.blogspot.com/)" (Uniting the three Americas) in their drive around the Americas in a beautiful '67 Estanciero.

Ileana and Efrain are the MotoNomadas (http://www.motonomadas.com/). They are riding "Morcega" a Suzuki V-Strom 1000cc with a sidecar nicknamed "Morceguinho" around the Americas (Trip starts November 2010)

Ar Muin na Muice (http://www.armuinnamuice.com/), "To be on the pigs back", an old Irish phrase meaning to be lucky or well off. That is the title of Donna and David Keegan's adventure and website. The Keegan's are driving from Ireland to Cape Town in a Landcruiser.


World Experience (http://www.worldexperience.com.br/) (portuguese) Brazilians Danusa, Fernando and their trusty Land Rover are driving around the world.

The Joyhunt (http://thejoyhunt.com/thejoyhunt.com/Home.html) Summer, Cam and their canine friend Toka are driving Delilah, a diesel RHD Mitsubishi Delica from Canada to Argentina

M.E.L.T. America (http://meltamerica.wordpress.com/the-plan/): Malena (2.5), Ezequiel (35), Lucila (34) and Tomás (5), a family driving their 2010 4Runner from Argentina to the U.S.


Trips in the Planning


This Intentional Life (http://thisintentionallife.wordpress.com) Sara and Tom will be driving Gwendolyn, their 1998 Nissan Pathfinder

Wake the Dead Diaries (http://http://wakethedeaddiaries.wordpress.com/) Carrie, COlin and their dogs Sprite and Brooke will be driving the Americas in their sweet '87 Syncro Westfalia



Completed trips, tons of great info from folks who completed overland trips.


Adventurous Spirits (http://www.adventurouspirits.com/). Can't really call this one complete until they have seen everything, but they are currently on hiatus... Janet and Tom have driven an 80 series Landcruiser all over Africa: 34 countries, close to 50,000 miles in more than 500 days on the road. Now they are driving the Americas in a 2009 Nissan Titan. Great website loaded with good info and great photos. (Look for more upcoming adventures soon)

Me-Thee-and-Bee, (http://me-thee-and-bee.com/) Gregg and Emma have been on the road since April 1st 2009 with 'Bee' their trusty Land Rover on their Grand Tour of the World.

A Long Drive (http://www.alongdrive.com/) is Shreesh and Neena, a couple that drove an FJ Cruiser from Alaska to Ushuaia.

(http://www.dare2go.com/)This (http://dangrec.com/) is Dan’s website, we like the name “The Road Chose Me, 50,000kms of Ebb and Flow (http://dangrec.com/)“. Dan is driving from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego in a bone stock Jeep with minimal equipment. His drive proves that all you need to do is get up and go!

Dare2Go (http://www.dare2go.com/) Juergen and Yasha drove around the Americas for more than 3 years. Their site is a treasure trove of information.

The Darien Plan (http://www.thedarienplan.com/) Kristin and Chris drove their Honda Element bas E-Camper around the Americas.

Ihana (http://www.ihana.com/) a classic. Tom and Barry drive their Landrover around the Americas

Joydrive (http://joydrive.ca/) Kelsey and Tom drove Marlin (http://joydrive.ca/the-car/) a '91 VW Golf GTI around the Americas.

Lodzi (http://www.lodzi.com/index.htm) James and Kerri drove 22 months around the Americas in a Landrover

RambleWriter (http://ramblewriter.com/) Rochelle, Nick and Domino the dog drove their 4Runner around the Americas. Rochelle is writing a guide intended for folks preparing to drive the Americas.

VWViaje (http://www.vwviaje.com) Follows Jeremy, Derek and Jake on their Americas drive in a 1987 Westy.

The World by Road (http://www.theworldbyroad.com/) is an expedition that successfully circumnavigated the globe through 68 different countries, over 6 continents, covering 70,000 miles in 2 years and 147 days.

Atlantic Rising (http://www.atlanticrising.org/), Lynn, Will and Tim circumnavigated the Atlantic overland along the 1m contour line. This is the level scientists predict sea levels may reach in the next 100 years. Please take a few minutes to read through their website.

Nicolas Rapp and his TransWorld Expedition (http://transworldexpedition.com/). Nicolas drove around the world in his 1996 Toyota Landcruiser.

Americaencitro (http://americaencitro.blogspot.com/): an Argentinean couple driving from Argentina to Alaska in their 1970 Citroen 3cv.

Les GlobeTrotteurs (http://panamericana.lesglobetrotteurs.com/) (The Globetrotters), Marie and Pascal from France/Montreal are driving their Ford F-150 from Montreal to Argentina.

WaggelAdventures (http://www.waggeladventures.com/english/pages.php?pageid=37196) are Wilma & Marcels a Dutch couple who are traveling the Americas in their decked out 23 year old IVECO truck.

The Vagabond Adventures of Lucie, Lachlan and BowWow (http://thevagabondadventures.com/). Awesome trip and site.

Les 5 Doigts de la Main (The 5 Fingers of the Hand) (http://www.5dm.fr) is a family of 5 driving around the world in a Land Rover with dual Howling Moon RTT's. Very cool website, some parts are in English, most in French.

The Eagle Eye Tour (http://www.eagle-eye-tour.com), The Millers: Nicole, Lothar and Marissa are driving around the America's in their '94 F250 with a camper

White Acorn (http://www.whiteacorn.com) is the website and trip of 2 retired Aussies relating their experiences of a thourough America's deive. They live/drive a Provan Tiger CX at home on a 2007 Chevy Silverado 3500 Extended cab with a duramax/allison package. Their website includes tips for other overlanders and a very detailed "camping spots" list for the Americas.

Life of Saturdays or 95 Degrees South (http://www.lifeofsaturdays.com/) follows the adventures of Kacey and Dave as they drive through the Americas.







EDIT: All new links will be in this first post!
Scott (Expeditionswest) started a very similar thread in 2006!!! I will try to go through it and transfer links from there to this thread.

[The Adam Blaster]

That is a great list so far! Some I have heard of and read, many I have not but look forward to reading!
I'd like to see some links to families travelling around.

[mcgovski]

great idea you guys. nothing beats good, solid info like real folks on the road

[landcruising]

Great idea Luis,

Families are plenty out there, most of them who me meet are French. Recently:

Igor and his family (http://www.5dm.fr/) of 5 are in Brasil.

http://www.5dm.fr/Tour_du_Monde_files/shapeimage_12.png

Then there are two families on tandem bike that we know of. We met one of them recently: the Verhage (http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/4438) family and the Vogel (http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/familyadventure) family.

There are many more out there. I don't want to hijack this thread. But there is a great website out there who does sum up a lot of good websites: The Africa Overland Network (http://www.africa-overland.net/). Have a look and go exploring if you have the time :-)


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

[jpvm]

Nice info, but wanted to clear out a point read on Nicholas Rapp's Transworld Expedition in his 1996 Toyota Land Cruiser where he wrote that he avoided to travel through Chile "due to the problems it was facing" .. what problems my God ? My dear , he missed on of America's cleanest, safest, organized, and friendliest country (remember Paris Dakar Rally ? , this next 2011 again here ... for some reason you might ask yourselves). I hope he meant because of the earthquake in late Febraury '10 (but now you don't even notice anything of this , don't remember we are talking 8.8 scale where in other parts of the world over 300.000 souls died).
In fact, Chile is the most stable economy and safest country around and next year will be the 3rd economy in the world to expect largest economic growth only following China and India accoding to Wall Street Journal's experts (not bad for a country of only 16 million compared to those of 500 million and 300 million souls).

For a tourist, traveller or expeditionist , Chile with its Atacama Desert in the north and Patagonia in the south, is a dream come true.

Thanks for listening.

[lostworldexpedition]

Great idea Luis,
There are many more out there. I don't want to hijack this thread. But there is a great website out there who does sum up a lot of good websites: The Africa Overland Network (http://www.africa-overland.net/).
Coen

There is no Hijacking here, this should be a collaborative effort. There are too many travellers out there for me to keep up. I am on the road.

In fact I have a feeling that maybe the format of this thread may not be conducive to have an endless list of links. Any ideas of how we could do this in a way that links would be better organized and more easily accesible?
Alphabetical? Feedback, please.

The other issue is language. Like Coen mentioned, most families traveling are French and therefore their sites are in French, should I post them here? There is an insane number of German overlanders, some of their sites are in English... most in German, do I post those?

[Johnny Christensen]

The other issue is language. Like Coen mentioned, most families traveling are French and therefore their sites are in French, should I post them here? There is an insane number of German overlanders, some of their sites are in English... most in German, do I post those?

Personally I find that if the website looks interesting from an adventure perspective, then I'll be glad to use Google translate. Sure, you get a lot of really strange translations, but you will also get the excitement and adventures they are trying to tell you.

The mindsets of overlanders are quite similar, no matter what country you originate from.

[ersatzknarf]

I agree. Google translation is quick, easy and not too bad at all... It works well enough to get the point across, most times quite clearly.

[Josh]

The other issue is language. Like Coen mentioned, most families traveling are French and therefore their sites are in French, should I post them here? There is an insane number of German overlanders, some of their sites are in English... most in German, do I post those?

Go ahead and post them up with "in French" or "in German" in parenthesis. If I just had a couple of minutes for some quick travel inspiration I'd probably pass them up.. but then come back to them at a later date when I had more time to glean what I could.

I know that www.ihana.com happened quite awhile ago now but it is still the best Latin American travel site out there in my opinion. I've been through and through it and can never get enough.

[Christian P.]

Another one in progress - Alaska to Argentina!

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45353

unURBAN Project on http://www.unurban.no
...and more pics on http://www.flickr.com/malinandespen

[lostworldexpedition]

I have added a few more sites. There are so many out there!

I hope I did not bite of more than I can chew :victory:.

I will start adding other languages and completed adventures. Josh, Ihana is an awesome one that we read thoroughly when we started planning our trip.

Keep in mind that we are on the road ourselves, so posting links will not be daily. Keep the PM's, posts and emails coming. Thanks for the help.

[haven]

Let me contribute a favorite: http://www.goannatracks.com

This is the blog of Kym and Lyn Bolton, Australians who are in the middle of a round the world adventure. Starting in Brisbane, they shipped their vehicle north to Kuala Lumpur, and to date have driven 20,000 kms north through southeast Asia, Nepal, western and central China, Mongolia, and now Russia.

There's an ExPo thread about the Boltons' trip here
http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44366

Kym and Lyn are familiar with Russia. They drove the Road of Bones through eastern Siberia, and on through central and western Russia and Europe in 2007. They stashed their vehicle in England, and returned to drive south through France, Spain and Morocco in 2008. You can find links to their blogs about those trips on the goannatracks.com web site.

Upon reaching Vladivostok in October, the Boltons will ship their vehicle to USA for adventures in 2011. In 2012, Central and South America are on the agenda.

[getout]

The French family of five has become my inspiration.

http://5terriens.over-blog.com/ (french)

They drive through the US, Canada, through Central American, and down into South America. The pictures are great.

http://img.over-blog.com/500x375/2/69/85/14/CHILI---ARGENTINE/P4290056-12.jpg
http://img.over-blog.com/500x375/2/69/85/14/PANAMA--COLOMBIA/DSC01679-11.jpg

[Ruined Adventures]

http://ramblewriter.com/ This couple from North Carolina inspired me to prep my 1st gen 4runner for a Pan Am adventure. They've been writing a book of their travels, but I'm not sure if it's finished yet.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think these blogs are from the couple who started drivetheamericas.com . If so, they've worked hard to present good info for prospective travelers. Check it out...
http://joydrive.ca/ from Calgary to Ushuaia in a '91 VW golf. :Wow1: Impressive they didn't elbow each other to death...not a ton of room in those.
http://www.thedarienplan.com/ They did the Pan Am in an Ecamper.

http://southboundhound.weebly.com/ Another 1st gen 4runner (sorry, I'm biased!) driven by Jeff Sarmento with his faithful dog Nota. I've exchanged some emails with Jeff and he's been very helpful. He's currently working on a book about traveling with four-legged friends.

http://www.alongdrive.com/ a Canadian couple in an FJC.

http://southboundexplorers.com/ Canadians in a VW van.

[lostworldexpedition]

http://ramblewriter.com/ This couple from North Carolina inspired me to prep my 1st gen 4runner for a Pan Am adventure. They've been writing a book of their travels, but I'm not sure if it's finished yet.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think these blogs are from the couple who started drivetheamericas.com . If so, they've worked hard to present good info for prospective travelers. Check it out...
http://joydrive.ca/ from Calgary to Ushuaia in a '91 VW golf. :Wow1: Impressive they didn't elbow each other to death...not a ton of room in those.
http://www.thedarienplan.com/ They did the Pan Am in an Ecamper.

http://southboundhound.weebly.com/ Another 1st gen 4runner (sorry, I'm biased!) driven by Jeff Sarmento with his faithful dog Nota. I've exchanged some emails with Jeff and he's been very helpful. He's currently working on a book about traveling with four-legged friends.

http://www.alongdrive.com/ a Canadian couple in an FJC.

http://southboundexplorers.com/ Canadians in a VW van.

Thanks red, I knew all the sites you mention except for SouthBoundHound. Ramblewriter and Joydrive are two of our favorite sites (Lacey and I). The reason I have not posted them yet is because they have all completed their journeys. I am preparing a "completed journey" links section. Keep posting if you find more.

Are you planning a drive? Have a site? Dates?

[vanderpooch]

Some new, some old :)

http://www.gowesty.com/view_page.php?name=Blogs

[Ruined Adventures]

Thanks red, I knew all the sites you mention except for SouthBoundHound. Ramblewriter and Joydrive are two of our favorite sites (Lacey and I). The reason I have not posted them yet is because they have all completed their journeys. I am preparing a "completed journey" links section. Keep posting if you find more.

Are you planning a drive? Have a site? Dates?
Oops, my bad. I overlooked that detail.

Yep, we officially gave it the green light a couple months ago and we've started planning and preparing the truck. The plan is to wait two years so we have plenty of money to work with...The trip will most likely start at the beginning of 2012, roughly lasting about a year...but that's pretty optimistic since we are doing the drive round trip. I know how easily these trips get extended :ylsmoke:

[lostworldexpedition]

Some new, some old :)

http://www.gowesty.com/view_page.php?name=Blogs

Awesome! Thanks vanderpooch. I can't believe I had forgotten to add Bodeswell (http://bodeswell.org/), we almost shared a container to Colombia with them.

[vanderpooch]

U bet!
I was just reading about thier shipping experiences! I'm not to sure my big @$$ would be able to slip out of those containers!

John:sombrero:

[landcruising]

then there is "los Zapp's" who drove in 3.5 years from Argentina to Alaska with a 1928 Graham Page, their book is fun. There website is a bit disorganised, and they are back in Argentina after a trip to Alaska and Asia...

http://www.argentinaalaska.com/


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

[Christian P.]

From Cape Town to London on a BMW800GS - with a lot of problems...

http://uk2za.wordpress.com/

http://uk2za.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/sam_0268_992x558.jpg?w=450&h=253

[valeriano]

Viagens Maneiras.
World trip with a black labrador, on a Hilux (http://www.viagensmaneiras.com/PELOMUNDO/FAROFAMOVEL3.htm).
They've already been to 34 countries (http://www.viagensmaneiras.com/PELOMUNDO/paises.htm) on 4 continents.

http://www.viagensmaneiras.com/PELOMUNDO/adesivos1.jpg

http://www.viagensmaneiras.com/PELOMUNDO/MAIN.htm

[Jnich77]

Wow.... lots of neat reading.....!!!

[Christian P.]

7 years so far around the world on two BMW motorcycles...

http://www.2ridetheworld.com/

Their route is amazing.

[GlobalMonkey]

7 years so far around the world on two BMW motorcycles...

http://www.2ridetheworld.com/

Their route is amazing.

Great couple, I was lucky to spend a long weekend with them camping and riding in the Colorado mountains back in 2007. It was not enough time to hear all of their stories. The one story I will never forget is from Brazil. As they were traveling in the jungle, Simon crashed and fell from a bridge. He broke his neck. It took Simon and Lisa almost a month (I believe they said 28 days) to make it to a hospital, where they put screws in Simon's neck. During the trip to the hospital Simon was constantly passing out... But I am sure they talk about it on their website.

Tomas

[Christian P.]

http://www.nordsued.ch

http://www.nordsued.ch/images/p039_1_13.jpg

http://www.nordsued.ch/images/p033_1_00.jpg

[Lichen]

then there is "los Zapp's" who drove in 3.5 years from Argentina to Alaska with a 1928 Graham Page, their book is fun. There website is a bit disorganised, and they are back in Argentina after a trip to Alaska and Asia...

http://www.argentinaalaska.com/


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

After checking out their website, I just had to order their book. I wonder where they find car parts?

[unURBAN]

Hi!

Just met Franc and Isa from Switzerland in LA. They are on their way south in a really nice 76 VW bus.

http://www.travelpod.com/members/seeyou2011

E&M

[taniyamorris]

One in progress - circumnavigation of Africa. The first part of a round the world trip by Taniya & Clive Morris & their Land Rover 'Itchy'. Taniya is also a panellist for the RGS 'Explore' exped planning seminar next week & is more than happy to answer questions from others planning their own trip.

http://web.me.com/taniyamorris/CaTs_Itchy_Feet

[lostworldexpedition]

Thanks for the link Espen.


One in progress - circumnavigation of Africa. The first part of a round the world trip by Taniya & Clive Morris & their Land Rover 'Itchy'. Taniya is also a panellist for the RGS 'Explore' exped planning seminar next week & is more than happy to answer questions from others planning their own trip.

http://web.me.com/taniyamorris/CaTs_Itchy_Feet

Thank you so much for this link Taniya. I just checked your website and blog and will have to spend a few hours looking at your pictures and reading posts. Good luck with the rest of your endeavors and trip. Thanks for the updates.

[Christian P.]

http://thevagabondadventures.com/

http://thevagabondadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Us-at-the-Makgadikgadi-Pans.jpg

[landcruising]

nice image!

[landcruising]

After checking out their website, I just had to order their book. I wonder where they find car parts?

Good, they can use all the support they can, as for parts? I guess lot's is mechanical and like us make things on the go...

[Christian P.]

London to Australia

http://trektooz.com (http://trektooz.com)

http://trektooz.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/dscn3656.jpg

[oryxexpeditions]

http://thevagabondadventures.com/

http://thevagabondadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Us-at-the-Makgadikgadi-Pans.jpg

There we go! I like their style and philosophy!

Thanks,

David

[lasnerjames]

Great idea Luis,

Families are plenty out there, most of them who me meet are French. Recently:

[unURBAN]

Hi Luis!

Here is another one:

http://www.toyotours.com

Met George and Andrea a couple of days ago up in Bahia Los Angeles. They are on their way to Argentina in a 2001 HZJ78 Landcruiser. Take a look at their setup!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5201006158_88dd020591_b_d.jpg

E

[lostworldexpedition]

How I miss Baja... Bahia de los Angeles was particularly good to us :)

Thanks for the link Espen.

[coydogsf]

Hey Luis,

Are we on this thread somewhere? Would love to have Adventures of Dave and Ann (http://www.advodna.com/) on the list.

Add it when you get a chance or I'll get Christian (who's sitting here with us in Playa Zipolite) really drunk tonight and make him do it later.

Dave

[Christian P.]

Another one we saw last night - 8 years on the road:

http://porelmundoenmoto.com/

http://porelmundoenmoto.com/gfx/banner6.jpg (http://porelmundoenmoto.com/index.php)

[lgrt]

A little self promotion Last Great Road Trip (http://www.lastgreatroadtrip.com). It's a midlife crisis in progress.

http://www.lastgreatroadtrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/camp-Bah%C3%ADa-de-los-%C3%81ngeles.jpg

[Christian P.]

http://www.corporaterunaways.com

A couple on their BMW F650 we met in Honduras.

[lostworldexpedition]

Sorry, I have not updated the list lately... I may just change the format a bit and make it alphabetical. I am now working with an iPad and one of its main shortcomings is editing forum posts...

[landcruising]

http://www.1000dias.com/

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

[Christian P.]

Sprinter down to Central America!

http://www.sprinterlife.com/

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DJd3W35B5QY/TLTX8GTsVJI/AAAAAAAAA0g/9JHz_6E5jm4/s640/IMG_1714.JPG

[Christian P.]

AdventureBug

Chris and Elayne Clash travel the world in a homemade buggy called Victor!

http://www.ouradventurebug.com/

http://www.ouradventurebug.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/cropped-headder.jpg

[dare2go]

o.k. might as well enter our own page, although we finished our trip in 2009:
dare2go.com (http://dare2go.com) from the Arctic Circle in Canada to Tierra Del Fuego in South America... We published from Mexico onwards all our camping logs with GPS data and detailed descriptions.

http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae273/dare2go/vehicles/Overlander/imagephptwg_albumEcuador3twg_show101PNCajas.jpg
The natives can't be bothered to inspect our camper - the guy with the camera looks more interesting with his white skin and thick alpaca jumper.

Next travelin-tortuga.com (http://www.travelin-tortuga.com/Site/Home_Page.html), who followed in our tracks to South America, now the 2 are a little less adventurous in Europe and Northern Africa. Good camping logs, too!

And 2 pages in German:
the first one, Auf Abwegen (http://www.auf-abwegen.de/) was an inspiration to our trip. Right now (02/2011) the two, Sabine and Michael, are in Africa with their Mercedes 4x4 truck.
Michael is a professional photographer, so some of his photos are simply stunning.

The second is of another couple from Germany, currently about 3 months ahead of Auf Abwegen in their MAN - also traveling in Africa (http://gotoafrica2010.wordpress.com/).

[SafariPacific]

Came across this guy's website today. Round the world on a BMW R1150 GS Adventure. Left a year ago and has made it through the Americas, Asia and now in Germany. Great photographer too.

http://www.thelongestfriday.com/

http://thelongestfriday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/IMG_0847-Large.jpg

http://thelongestfriday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/gobi1.jpg

[Sparky34]

www.roadtripafrica.nl

A website about our 3 months overland trip through West-Africa, we are now in Bamako (Mali) and on the way back to The Netherlands.

The website is written in Dutch, but you can use Google translator (http://translate.google.nl/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.roadtripafrica.nl&sl=nl&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8) to translate it. On the website there is also a page with our SPOT messages.

Dion

[landcruising]

AdventureBug

Chris and Elayne Clash travel the world in a homemade buggy called Victor!

http://www.ouradventurebug.com/

http://www.ouradventurebug.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/cropped-headder.jpg

They are great guys, we met them in La Paz, Bolivia last year! Our meeting lasted only a few days however :-(

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

[datoy]

We continue to document our trips in SW USA and will be heading to Alaska this summer: http://www.myfjcruiser.org

[landcruising]

get this (http://www.crazybird.nl/), this must be the smallest car expedition around. Beats Scotts Jimny ride!

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

[Don_Checho]

Something more modest is my blog, which show pictures and stories of trips made ​​by Chile in a Suzuki Samurai. I invite you to take a look!.

http://expedicionsamurai.blogspot.com

Greetings!

Don_Checho

[Splurger]

Thanks for posting. Good luck in brasil. Greets from India

The crazy birds
www.crazybird.nl

[landcruising]

We just met a crazy French/German family (http://www.mapamayo.moonfruit.fr/) with two kids. They travel with their 4x4 Nissan camperunit and one of the parents always bikes with the pushbike as to have a different experience! Very cool! If you read French it would be a plus ;-)

Adventurous greetings from French Guyana,
Coen

[Shahedur007]

Lyon Studios: Full service Orange County Production Company in California, offering film production, video production, audio, commercials, webmercials, infomercial production, radio spots, jingles, voice-over casting, copy writing, protools recording studio, high def edit bays & more based in Newport Beach. Visit us any time you are in the Orange County or Los Angeles area; This production company will wow you with our beautiful work. Our wide array of services will be ready and available to you! Take a vacation to Orange County in Southern California today.

[landcruising]

Lyon Studios: Full service Orange County Production Company in California, offering film production, video production, audio, commercials, webmercials, infomercial production, radio spots, jingles, voice-over casting, copy writing, protools recording studio, high def edit bays & more based in Newport Beach. Visit us any time you are in the Orange County or Los Angeles area; This production company will wow you with our beautiful work. Our wide array of services will be ready and available to you! Take a vacation to Orange County in Southern California today.

what the ....

[landcruising]

we're about to meet up with Henk & Marianne (http://www.henkmarianne.nl/) again. We met them a few years ago in India...

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

[Christian P.]

Met this gentlemen in Prescott right before leaving for the Expo

http://www.arthurjungo.ch/Website/Home_files/shapeimage_1.png

http://www.arthurjungo.ch/Website/Home.html

http://www.arthurjungo.ch/Website/Home_files/DSC01375.jpg

[Christian P.]

German couple we met at Overland Expo

http://www.arminius-on-tour.com/

http://www.arminius-on-tour.de/resources/Arminius+Titel.jpg

http://www.arminius-on-tour.com/resources/Unimog+Technik.JPG

[stclair]

Saw this Syncro while I was camping in KY last week. Super nice folks. Wish I knew German so I could read the Blog. Anyway, worth posting, because some of you might know German, and great pics if not. They will be driving across the US for the next 6 months or so, rock climbing along the way.

http://weltempfaengerei.blogspot.com/

[LateNate]

You can take the FN' Expeditions one down. We are no longer traveling.

[landcruising]

Don't know if that is in here or not, but albeit heavily sponsored, these (http://www.overland.org/) guys quite make a show... Even have their own tv channel of some sorts. To bad most of it is in Italian....

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

[landcruising]

newsflash: World AIDS Awareness Expedition. A few VW Amaroks on tour: 100 days around the globe. Follow this guys blog (http://www.ball-europe.com/382_1800_ENG_PHP.html), I guess they are in Panama right now.

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

[stclair]

newsflash: World AIDS Awareness Expedition. A few VW Amaroks on tour: 100 days around the globe. Follow this guys blog (http://www.ball-europe.com/382_1800_ENG_PHP.html), I guess they are in Panama right now.

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

Good stuff, thanks. Going to start going through this one.

[landcruising]

New people on the horizon! I just got an email from these (http://www.lovetheworld.nl/) guys going this summer from the Netherlands to Singapore in a BJ45.... What? a BJ45? Who would think of such a strange vehicle ;-) Site still needs content, but keep a lookout for them.

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

[dare2go]

I'm missing http://www.travelin-tortuga.com/Site/Home_Page.html on this list.

Retired Americans Kathy and Rick from Texas, with a Tiger motorhome, first from USA to Ushaia (southern tip of Argentina), now through Europe and Morocco - lots of useful information, like camping logs, border procedures, shipping Argentina to Texas, and more! The reports provide hours of reading.

Another one, which I only discovered recently, is Travellin' Troz (http://www.contactpictures.com/), a Canadian couple with a small Suzuki Samurai through Latin America.

[landcruising]

Great! I saw the Samurai for sale on the Horizons forum! Nice to read up on their travels. I just got got twittered by Oso the Bear (http://4x4bus.wordpress.com/)! Looks a very nice big truck with reminds me of our Dutch friends also with a Magirus (http://travelling.nu/).

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

[Christian P.]

I am having a drink with these guys at Panama Passage right now:

http://www.utrecht2ushuaia.nl/

http://www.utrecht2ushuaia.nl/wp-content/uploads/wppa/192.JPG

http://www.utrecht2ushuaia.nl/wp-content/uploads/wppa/149.JPG

http://www.utrecht2ushuaia.nl/wp-content/uploads/wppa/154.JPG

http://www.utrecht2ushuaia.nl/wp-content/uploads/wppa/180.JPG

http://www.utrecht2ushuaia.nl/wp-content/uploads/wppa/271.JPG

[Christian P.]

Zero Emissions Expedition - just met these guys in Panama:

http://www.zero-emission.com.br/

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nxA7OpRcRFU/Tdqq2hpYwiI/AAAAAAAAUhY/movZdDOhFDk/s640/54.JPG

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0BAhGIpsU9Y/TdqrpKXVEnI/AAAAAAAAUjA/oHwBqWZbj-8/s640/80.JPG

[Christian P.]

Black and White Pictures + Unimog = Awesome

http://www.abseitsreisen.de/blog/

http://www.abseitsreisen.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Ko-Chang-Schotterpiste.jpg

http://www.abseitsreisen.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Drei-Trucks.jpg

http://www.abseitsreisen.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Reiseroute-2009-2010.jpg

[Holger]

http://www.reisenomaden.de
Friends of mine...:ylsmoke:

[landcruising]

Just met these (http://www.gerhardgreti.at/unserwohnmobil/1unserwohnmobil.html) guys here in Cayenne driving an awsome Steyr 680M...
Adventurous greetings,
Coen

[theksmith]

don't know if we qualify since we have only done USA stuff so far, but here's our Trips Reports & Photos Forum (http://offroadpassport.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=39) - there are definitely some good adventures chronicled in there....

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_xkFrXZhchqE/TGJ4rY2xkII/AAAAAAAANyc/MW1KcdPx-NQ/s400/P1080888.JPG http://lh4.ggpht.com/_xkFrXZhchqE/TMyPy194rkI/AAAAAAAAPik/zfqCGm090g4/s400/DSCN4901.JPG http://lh5.ggpht.com/_xkFrXZhchqE/S95cXnNUZhI/AAAAAAAANTo/_XS2mWcIjYE/s400/P1060926.JPG

[Christian P.]

with a GVX vehicle...

http://www.jphannieontour.nl/

http://web.me.com/jphannie/www.jphannieontour.nl/Uitrusting_files/foto%205.jpg

[landcruising]

with a GVX vehicle...

their new vehicle!

[Christian P.]

A 2-stroke Vespa around the world - the guy just arrived at Panama Passage

http://www.vespa360.com/

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5182516228_ebb4c3b821_b.jpg

[Jay H]

Wow so much reading

http://servicedriven.org
Chronicles our humble north American adventure through the us and Canada, with all the service, mountain biking, camping and breweries along the way. We are about 7 months in now and hope to go till at least November.

[Christian P.]

BMW GS on the way North....

http://gsguy.wordpress.com/

http://gsguy.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/uyuni-to-s-p-d-a-038.jpg

[landcruising]

hmmm.. On his Google map it is still showing Rio de Janeiro... He must have been driving real fast!

[HumphreyBear]

.

[unURBAN]

Another Swiss couple in a Land Rover.

www.monsterontour.com

Seems to be the standard overland vehicle for all Swiss travellers... :-)

E&M

[Byways]

With my backcountry travel blog, Backcountry Byways Journal (http://backcountry-byways.blogspot.com), I'm attempting to make what I learn while exploring the wildlands of the American West more accessible and timely than my guidebooks can accomplish. Please have a look. Practical content suggestions (meaning, things I'm able to do and places I can really go) are welcome!

[discovershare]

Our family of seven is traveling in a modified Ford F250 (that runs on vegetable oil), and planning on visiting every country in North and South America over the next 2-3 years.

We left Alaska in April 2011, and we'll be crossing into Mexico this month (Oct 2011).

Our websites share our family travel adventures (http://www.discovershareinspire.com), and also helps others to design the life of their dreams (http://www.discovershareinspire.com/24Steps).

http://www.discovershareinspire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Alaska-to-Argentina-Truck-Slider-500.jpg

[abbas shahid]

It's the rainy season, and as bad as it's been in the US the last few weeks, it's worse in Central America.

My father was just on a Tica Bus trip from Managua to Costa Rica, and the bus was delayed in Chinandega by a few hours.

[grecy]

We left Alaska in April 2011,

I wish I had known, I'm in Whitehorse, YT, Canada and I'm sure you passed right through here.
Next time we'll swap stories and photos :)

-Dan

[EricAlexandra]

We started in 2009 to cross Africa in 4 months. But as always in Africa it comes different as you expect. Now we are still on tour (2011) have changed the campervan for an old Land Rover (Series 3 - she is beautiful!) and make a pause at the moment in Namibia. Many people asked us to write a BLOG about Crossing Africa (http://www.worldtravelshop.biz/crossing-africa/), so we started to do so and try to write everyday on post or more to keep up with the actual date. So enjoy reading our unbelievable story, which changed our lives completely.
Cheers
Eric and Alexandra and dog Tara
http://www.worldtravelshop.biz/image/IMG_erich6774.jpg

[johnpetter97]

Banned Spammer- Why don't you guys give up!

[Infinita Highway]

I would like to share our expedition here too!

[mjmcgowan]

Hi All

New Site: http://overlandsphere.com

Over the last few weeks we have put together an new overlanding site. The site will bring you the latest blog updates from around the world and is designed to be a research tool for overlanders archiving past and current blogs. We hope it will become a great resource for overlanders going forward.

The site is now live, so please have a look, it's during the early stages of the website, when we have the flexibility to make numerous changes, so any suggestions would be welcome.

If you have your own blog and would like to sign up please follow this link: Register (http://overlandsphere.com/registerrss)


P.s our personal site is in the footer, and on OverlandSphere.

[Christian P.]

Overland to Australia, with a Nissan X-Trail

http://overlandtoaustralia.wordpress.com/

[Christian P.]

Leaving soon...

http://rugbyinafrica.org/

http://rugbyinafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Vehicles4-512x341.jpg


http://youtu.be/NFL126eG2qc

[roadtrekker]

Hi Everyone,
Great to see so many blogs of other travelers out there. And in perusing the list I'm thrilled to report we already know about many of you!
I'm Wendy. My husband Jim and dog Neva and I are just leaving this month from the US into Mexico and headed south into Central and South America for the next year. If all goes well we'll ship into South Africa in a year or so and travel up Africa into Europe eventually and across Europe into Asia.... all the way round. Phew!

Here is a shot of us leaving Colorado early December. Our last stop was a visit with our friends at EarthRoamer for a few last bits and pieces.

You can find out website at http://globalroadtrekker.com or follow us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/globalroadtrekker.

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[bernardbarbour]

You Guys Rock! We will see you out there. Following your post. Happy travels!

[mervifwdc]

Hi, Moglander here. I'm usually busy bringing Merv and Sarah on their travels, but from time to time I pose for photos, and drop them off at interesting places so they can visit, and also at fuel stops so they can keep me fed. And I'm a thirsty mog!

Anyway, you can read about my adventures, and those of my passengers over at www.moglander.com (http://moglander.com)

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[Christian P.]

I have been following your site for some time - great images!



Hi, Moglander here. I'm usually busy bringing Merv and Sarah on their travels, but from time to time I pose for photos, and drop them off at interesting places so they can visit, and also at fuel stops so they can keep me fed. And I'm a thirsty mog!

Anyway, you can read about my adventures, and those of my passengers over at www.moglander.com (http://moglander.com)

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[landcruising]

These guys just posted something on our FB page. Looks interesting!

90186

their website (http://soviettruck.com/).


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

[eruiterfej]

90619

This thread will be dedicated to host a list of links to the websites/blogs of overland travelers around the world. Two things to keep in mind: One, is that there are hundreds of blogs out there. Two is due to the finite nature of most expeditions, some links are to trips that have been completed or are on pause. All of the links will lead to wonderful adventures, photos and insight that will be ...

[lostworldexpedition]

Yep, hundreds of blogs out there and it is truly hard to figure out a way to catalog them. I apologize for the abandonment of this thread on my part... These days we basically follow a handful of travel blogs, mostly folks driving the America's. Our friend Joachim from http://www.reisestationen.de/ created a thorough list of Panam overland drivers blogs, it is well curated and extremely well organized check it out at http://panamericanainfo.com/websites/

[Christian P.]

Plastic Not So Fantastic expedition

http://www.pnsfexpedition.com

http://drash.internetstation.cz/plastic/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/PNSF.png

[Ruined Adventures]

We might as well add our names to the list. Brenton & Shannon driving from Texas to Patagonia, zig-zagging all the way across the Americas. We're currently taking our time through Mexico, but we'll get there eventually. After South America there's a strong possibility we'll head to Africa.

You can follow us through our website (http://www.ruinedadventures.com), or even on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/RuinedAdventures)


http://i.imgur.com/Qu0ZYl.png

[Sidebar]

Howzit from Africa! We are the www.a2aexpedition.com , a South African family of 4 and we will be driving our Landy from Argentina to Alaska in 2012. We will also be raising funds and awareness for Malaria No More! www.malarianomore.com . http://www.facebook.com/#!/a2a.expedition

Ruined Adventures, lets meet for a beer sometime :)

[jeremyandpaula]

hi, we're driving from LA to Argentina in a 1997 VW Eurovan Camper. We left in Oct 2011. Currently broken down in Honduras but hope to be running again soon. Our blog is www.seventeenbysix.wordpress.com

Jeremy & Paula

[Christian P.]

hi, we're driving from LA to Argentina in a 1997 VW Eurovan Camper. We left in Oct 2011. Currently broken down in Honduras but hope to be running again soon. Our blog is www.seventeenbysix.wordpress.com

Jeremy & Paula

Jeremy/Paula

great blog - I have had a Eurovan myself and had to deal with the infamous transmission...good luck. Don't forget that I believe technically you are supposed to swap the electronic module from your original transmission (or something like that, I don't remember the exact details - but it was complex).

[Christian P.]

Passifou (NotSoCrazy) - another French family with a bunch of kids (3)! Currently in Mexico

http://www.passifou.com/crbst_9.html

http://www.passifou.com/crbst_IMG_6760.jpg?v=1dfjik1l35mpoe

http://www.passifou.com/crbst_IMG_7557.jpg?v=14gtxo1l3a95kj

[MegaJed]

This is a great list! It is always good to get ideas and tips from other travelers. I would like to share our blog as well, www.adventureamericas.wordpress.com. We are currently in Nicaragua on our drive through the Americas.:sombrero:

[Christian P.]

Traveling through China in a RV

http://www.lifeonnanchanglu.com/

[stclair]

http://wakethedeaddiaries.wordpress.com/
Traveling in our 87 Syncro Westy. US for now, but hope to head South this Fall.

[Fanum]

London to Australia

http://trektooz.com (http://trektooz.com)

http://trektooz.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/dscn3656.jpg

Discovered this image when I was just mooching about on t'internet, and it did make me smile :)

I loved my 130 Exped.......it did 5 years as a support truck for off-road motorcycle adventures in Morocco and took us on numerous family holidays......Superb off road, as long as you knew how to deal with berms and a 130 inch wheelbase :D

I got her stuck a good few times, but the most embarrassing was definitely when we decided to do some extreme shopping at the local supermarket 1 mile from home......They'd piled up metre high banks to stop the travellers from towing their caravans onto the dead lands around the supermarket.....I just couldn't see that as anything other than a challenge, so we took them one by one, until I managed to beach the thing on a particularly high one when I had to approach it a bit too straight on:Wow1:


Much giggling from the kids in the back, stifled laughter from the missus in the front as I got the high lift jack out, lifted the front up 18 inches, pushed the rig backwards off the jack and repeated it a few times until I regained drive :wings:

Happy days!!!

http://fanum.smugmug.com/photos/182355142_MRjmx-X2.jpg

First post by the way, though long term lurker ...Hi all :)




EDIT........Looking at the pod on the back and the reg number, I rather suspect that mine came from the same place as the top photo....an ex-electricity board pylon servicing vehicle :D

[Kev sealby]

I should maybe have posted this here, so it is moved.
Hi All,
My wife and I are steadily working our way around Scandinavia and Europe...Having been through Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Latvia.
I was recommended to join this site from another, and it looks pretty good to me, I'm enjoying reading of others trips, as we nick wi-fi from outside a spa hotel somewhere....
It's a bit of an anthropological journey for me, or maybe just getting to know the neighbours. I am interested in the similarities and differences between all we tribes who inhabit this crowded Northern hemisphere. Some are roads well traveled, by better folk than me, but as the European dream seems ready to topple, I am interested in how the people feel.
I can assure you, there will be no self empowerment involved.
http://holidayjollity.wordpress.com/

We bought a van, a load of gear, and I made it into a camper van. Pretty hurriedly in fact. The only bit that has let us down so far was Fords doing, ie the engine. The whole thing has been great fun, and a bit of hard work, so far.

Cheers, Kevin.

[viajeros4x4x4]

Hi, we are Pablo, Anna and The Cockroach, our Mitsubishi L300/Delica 1991 4wd van, travelling around the world since june 2000.

We started in Barcelona, Spain, and we've been through Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa from Cairo to the Cape. Then we crossed the Atlantic Ocean on a fishing vessel and we've overlanded slowly all the continental corners of America, from Tierra del Fuego in Argentina to Deadhorse and Inuvik in Alaska and Canadá. We've also completed the TransAmazon Road, the Panamerican Highway, the Dalton, the Dempster and travelled in several cargo ships.

We're finishing the translation of our first book in english, Around the World in 10 Years: The Book of Independence (http://viajeros4x4x4.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/todas-las-vidas-del-mundo/) (we have three books in Spanish) and we offer lots of information for overlanders (mainly in Spanish) in our webpage: www.viajeros4x4x4.com (http://www.viajeros4x4x4.com)

Now the Cockroach is in Vancouver, BC, from where we'll start the trip back to Mexico, Belice and Guatemala at the end of october. We'll make the impossible to join the Maya Rally and we'll be for the third time, next year, telling stories and encouraging people to travel at the Overland Expo in Arizona.

You're more than invited to visit our home at Around the World in 10 Years: writers en route at www.viajeros4x4x4.com (http://www.viajeros4x4x4.vom)

Cheers and many bad tracks!

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[landcruising]

Hey guy's

Here's another on, our friends who turned up on our Overland Reunion 2012 from Australia, currently in Laos and on their way to Cambodia:

http://www.doubledutchworldsafari.com/



Adventurous greetings,
Coen

[dangerbus]

Might as well add our name to the list.
we (bryan and jen and our dog karma) are traveling from canada through mexico and central america in our 1967 VW Kombi.
Currently in central mexico and having the time of our lives.
http://www.thedangerz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/pirata2.jpg

When we get to panama there's a good chance that we will hop the ferry and continue south, but that all depends on how much money remains at that point in the trip.

Link to our blog http://thedangerz.com
link to the trip forum here http://http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/84904-theDangerz-driving-our-67-VW-Bus-through-Mexico-Central-America-and-beyond

[landcruising]

Just missed these guys in an Pinzgauer 6x6: http://www.amazing-make-it.com/

http://www.amazing-make-it.com/images/pinzintro.png


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

[landcruising]

And our routes crossed but did not meet these wicked lot as well: two Trabies, one Fiat 126 and a Jawa 250 in South America. Together just pushing 84hp.

http://amerika.transtrabant.cz/images/baobab-bg.jpg

Here is there website: http://amerika.transtrabant.cz/?ln=en

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

[lostworldexpedition]

I just added several PanAm overlanders. I really wish there was another way to organize/post new links... they seem to get lost. Please send me ideas for a better way to catalog new PanAm overlanders. For now, if you are a current, future or past PanAm vagabond and would like to be in the first sticky post please send me a PM or email (Luis@lostworldexpedition.com) with what you'd like me to post and a link to a photo you'd like posted. If you send me a PM or email you will be posted within a few days tops (unless I am in the Amazon jungle in 2013 :)

There seems to be a tremendous increase in North American folks driving the PanAm, and from reading the sites everyone will be extremely interesting to follow! Makes you wonder how many are out there without blogs or FB pages.

We are currently on hiatus working and making money for our return to the Landcruiser, currently parked in Chile waiting (hopefully).

Cheers.

[Blade76]

If I may also add our names here:

http://www.pawsontour.com/iea/Salmon_Glacier-MINI.jpg

Me (Michel) & Ursi started in May 2012 in Halifax with a 1993 HZJ75 1HZ with turbo and H55F trans, drove to the Yukon and entered the US end of September 2012. Now spending 3 month here, after a short stop at a very nice Toyota guy (Brett, also here in the forum) we are now heading to Death Valley & Utah. We will enter Mexico in a few months and eventually driving down to Argentina.
We are trying to update the homepage since we are always a few weeks behind, especially with the english journals. I also will hopefully in the next few weeks the engine and car section since I also managed to finish the cabin section. So far only in german, sorry. Use google translator instead.

Now let's try those coole tipps from Brett in the death valley!

Our link: www.pawsontour.com

[grecy]

Hey Luis,

What do you think about moving this list onto http://wikioverland.org ?

I'm thinking there could be an off-shoot from the Pan American Highway (http://wikioverland.org/Pan_American_Highway) page, and another from the Africa overland routes (http://wikioverland.org/Africa_overland_routes) page. (Which I plan to greatly expand in the coming weeks).

By putting it on WikiOverland, which is an open wiki like wikipedia, anyone will be update to update/edit/delete the information whenever they want, and the responsibility won't fall to one person, i.e. you.

Thoughts?

-Dan

[jeremyandpaula]

hi there. Could you add a link to our blog?

http://seventeenbysix.wordpress.com/

Journalists Paula and Jeremy Dear parked their London life in 2011 and took to the road in Latin America for a while, maybe longer.

"We'll be writing about what we do, experience and learn between Baja California and Tierra del Fuego - our campervan highs and woes, the people we encounter, the places we visit and even a little bit of politics.
We're making the journey in a 1997 VW Eurovan camper. Our living space is now a vehicle measuring 17x6ft."

[landcruising]

... I really wish there was another way to organize/post new links... they seem to get lost. Please send me ideas for a better way to catalog new PanAm overlanders. ...

Hey Luis, we're working secretly on a very cool project to show current Overlanders and their whereabouts on a map with the lastest posts. I will get back to you on this, as I think it's a very cool idea. Still very testing the **** out of it.

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

[mjmcgowan]

I just added several PanAm overlanders. I really wish there was another way to organize/post new links... they seem to get lost. Please send me ideas for a better way to catalog new PanAm overlanders. For now, if you are a current, future or past PanAm vagabond and would like to be in the first sticky post please send me a PM or email (Luis@lostworldexpedition.com) with what you'd like me to post and a link to a photo you'd like posted. If you send me a PM or email you will be posted within a few days tops (unless I am in the Amazon jungle in 2013 :)

There seems to be a tremendous increase in North American folks driving the PanAm, and from reading the sites everyone will be extremely interesting to follow! Makes you wonder how many are out there without blogs or FB pages.

We are currently on hiatus working and making money for our return to the Landcruiser, currently parked in Chile waiting (hopefully).

Cheers.

Hey Luis, like Dan & Coen, we have also been busy with some development over the last few months, we have launched Overland Map beta (http://overlandsphere.com/overland-map) - which displays all posts on an overland map, (Dan & Coen, your more than welcome to integrate the map from our site into anything you are working on)

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The map is currently in beta but we are adding the following functionality:



Maps per continent / country
Overland routes by continents / countries

Possibly with live updates / comments
Ability for users to add the following to the maps

Accommodation / Camping spots & Reviews
Mechanics on the road – Reviews / info
Shipping Agents
Border crossing info on map
Overland Photo & Video Maps
Ability to filter maps by Overlander(s)
Overlanders Personal Maps
Not for profit organisations and volunteering opportunities
Overland Photo's & Videos
Ability to download and load all POI's & tracks to any GPS




We are also just building extended profiles into the site to create a searchable and filterable page of overlanders by the following criteria:

· Location / Region travelled
· Dates of Travel
· Vehicle Type / Model
· Date of last post

As part of the profile we will output a profile page which will include the above, bio, picture, social links (Web, FB, Google, flickr, Youtube etc) mods, personal overland map (displaying route & posts),

The kind of information we are gathering is on our registration page: http://overlandsphere.com/register

The profile will be available for those who syndicate posts to OverlandSphere and those who don't we will build a front end page where any user can suggest a new profile to be added to the list,

Ideally we are looking for the site to updated by users themselves, i,e their own profile data, add camp spots, accom reviews, mechanic reviews and other POI's, most other content is automated,

It is quite a bit of work but should be complete soon, the key is to build any functionality now into the design, prior to committing resource to finalise the core functionality & styling.

Therefore, any input or ideas would be welcome.

P.s As most are aware OverlandSphere is not for profit, so any dev. is out of our own pockets / overland budget, if any would like to donate their skills, or just help populate the site with information they have collated, it would be appreciated.

[Christian P.]

Alaska to Argentina in a Fiat 600

https://www.facebook.com/ArgentinaAlaska

[Nati]

Hey Adam, we've been planning to have a family ride, just have to wait a bit until our son becomes a little bit older! seefracht spedition (http://www.telsgroup.com.de/services/transportation_services_by_sea/) Now he is three and we're not sure it's a good age to start.