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Links
Below are listed the links that we have found
useful whilst planning the trip. We will try and update these periodically.
Also contact us if you want your website added (or removed!).
Current Trips
RTW or OZ |
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It's hard to know what to say about these two. Firstly they circumnavigated the world on a sailing boat, now they are traveling in an old VW van. Caused a stink in yachting circles because they refused to stay with the crowd in many senses. |
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Andrew, Anne and family, setting off in 2010. Anne and Ollie have been comparing notes on, amongst other things, a desire for something to tow :) |
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Andy and Karen who set off on 7th August. Andy's been giving me tonnes of tips - good fella! Ollie met up with them just before they left. Nice friendly couple. |
Rest of
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Check out their website for comprehensive planning guides. These guys have also been very nice in answering my primary school traveling questions. Check them out, drop them a mail .... |
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Nick and Vicki - leave in 2010 for South
Africa |
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Henk from Holland. We think there is a good chance we will bump into Henk on his way ronud the world. My bet is the KKH! |
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Ollie quite fancies a Unimog one day, so is stalking this one from afar. Heading down through Africa currently. |
Past Trips of
Interest
RTW or OZ |
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Driving via the Beijing Olympics. With kids in tow. Looks like crazy fun! Toyatoa has broken down 1-0 to the landies! (Sorry Graham - I appreciate it's probably not a laughing matter for you, feel free to add a comment when Dino dies in Europe :)) |
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Went through the 'Stans, but coming up from Australia. |
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Have been chatting to Nick who is the man responsible for these guys at home. They have now finished. |
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Traveling in aid of ActionAid. Definitely a different perspective from the normal over lander. |
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RTW trip, now home after coming up against a wall of red tape in Central America .Started off my going to Oz. One of the first blogs we followed, sad to see them finish. |
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Dutch couple in 300Tdi went via Iran. Traveled round Oz and then Africa. Landie was for sale as of Jan 2008 |
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Sponsored to get to Sydney, via Iran and
China |
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Trip to Oz via Iran and India. Good guide
to expedition planning. |
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Excellent website, finished trip in 2002.
Via Iran, Pakistan and China |
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Peter MrGrath and his girlfriend Sue backback round the world. Pete taught Ollie how to dance with a pintpot on his head. |
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Graham has been giving us advice on off road trailers. Seems like a very nice man! Finished in 2004. Via Iran and India, including some very thorough
notes about what to take |
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Sophie's from our mechanics course. She left, on the Mongol Rally, in July 2007. She's going to be doing another trip soon. |
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Sophie from our mechanics course and Driving Miss Daisey's latest crazy gig. Mental! |
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I think the craziest of the crazy. Kids, a 2wd vehicle, a trailer, guns by Poland and through Mongolia. But they have done it. Wowee! |
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Lots of info on expedition planning and packing lists. |
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We met Ben a few months before he left. Him and his mate are doing lots of crazy things as they go through Africa. Marathons, summits, etc. |
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Bruce and Sarah who we met at Billing 2007. They are returning home to South Africa in their Landy Ubhejane. Left at the beginning of 2008. Good luck guys :) |
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South American trip, really good landy guide |
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Good engine and general trip guide. complete
in 2004. To Cape Town |
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The stork that brought Dino into this world
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Our mate Paul who rode through Africa on a motorbike |
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Another couple from Southampton. left in September 2006 |
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Quite interesting watching this guy heading through Africa, as we nearly bought his vehicle. It was a toss up between this and Dino. He ended up turning back half way down. |
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Their landy was called Dino too! Through Africa with some very interesting blog updates. If your an overlanding geek that is :) |
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Bron and Andrew -This trip seemed to have a lot of problems. The website seems to be in the process of becoming an overlanding tips website. |
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Martin and Debbie's trip down through Africa in their Landy Maggie. Met them at Billing, another lovely couple. Also the owners of the legendary Africa Overland website. |
Future Trips
RTW or OZ |
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Rest of
the World |
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Check out their truck!!! Wow. The website has just gone live (March 2010) so check for lots of updates. |
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Nick and Vicki - leave in 2010 for South
Africa |
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Andrew, Anne and family, setting off in 2010. Anne and Ollie have been comparing notes on, amongst other things, a desire for something to tow :) |
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Henk from Holland. We think there is a good chance we will bump into Henk on his way ronud the world. My bet is the KKH! |
Landy Stuff
The Experts |
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Stuart and Paul couldn't be more helpful. Having been to a couple of other garages this ia by far the most expedition focused. We have had a lot of work done by them already and will be going back for more. Don't make the same mistake as we did and not go to them because they are too far away. They are worth the trip! |
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My mate James the flying winger. He's done lots of work on Dino, and been very helpful. Cornwall's premier 4x4 man! |
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Our local Land Rover club. Have made us feel most welcome, and well worth joining |
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Paul at MyWay will provide the best roof tents that money can buy! We are happy to have MyWay as one of our sponsors and love our new tent. Get in touch with us or Paul if you want to discuss the benefits of these 2nd generation roof tents. |
Information
Traveling
Information |
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Top notch site. Although Martin no longer seems to update it, but in the old days if you were traveling round
the world in a vehicle and had a website you needed to be on here! See more recent equivalents below. |
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Again A1 place for information. Also has the HUBB, the best bulletin
board ever. |
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One of several websites hoping to take on the mantel of being 'the' overlanders website. |
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Another overland portal, this one having a slightly more American slant. |
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Overland portal hosted by the Nessies! |
Shopping and Services
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Have been having a nice chat with Paul who runs this. We're hoping to go see him in May. Here is the blurb from his website:
Specialise in tours to the Carpathian mountain range - one of the last wilderness areas of Europe with the largest population of bears and wolves. Expert guides take you to areas rarely seen by tourists. We offer wildlife tours; 4x4 & motorcycle support including off-road recovery. Whether touring by 4x4, motorcycle, camper van or bicycle, we have it covered! |
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Off road training with the experts |
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More off road training |
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Cheap plastic boxes for the back of the landy. We got all our Really Useful Boxes from here. |
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Chandlery for stuff ??!!?? |
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Great,cheap training and days out |
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Camping Stuff |
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More Camping Stuff |
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Maps and books about traveling |
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Army surplus stuff |
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Batteries and Stuff |
Miscellaneous
Other Websites We Have Used |
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Host our videos |
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Got our flag graphics from here. Very handy site |
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Jenny's sister's site on wind energy - have your say on current renewable energy debates |
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