On any long trip, the cab of an overland 4×4 is your office. It’s your workspace, and you need to think about how to get it fitted out in the way that suits you best. If your chosen steed is a “Classic” Defender or Series then the 1950s ergonomics can be trying (“Comfort? Don’t be… Read More Ergonomics in the cab of expedition vehicles (especially Classic Defender and Series)

The Ancient Greek legend of Jason and the Argonauts tells of a band of heroes sailing eastwards from Greece to Colchis – a mountainous land filled with dragons, magical fire and fierce monsters, in a quest for a Golden Fleece – a sheep’s fleece coated in gold. The beautiful Republic of Georgia, on the eastern… Read More Georgia – the land of the Golden Fleece

Egypt is obviously well known for its ancient remains and monuments. What is less well known is that it is the best site for fossils in Africa. What’s more, the Egyptian desert is full of huge fossils, Pharoanic ruins and other ancient remains, and all open to exploration, provided you have a decent 4×4.            … Read More A trip through the Egyptian Sahara

Lara Croft the Tomb Raider, roaring through the jungle to a mysterious temple in her silver Land Rover – that’s the image many of us have of Cambodia. Either that, or vague memories from the Khmer Rouge genocides of the 1970s. Whichever, it’s not usually one of those places one associates with overland travel.                … Read More Exploring Cambodia

There follows a account of a overland trip from the UK to Albania from 2017 🙂             It’s a simple enough idea – nip down the road to a mate’s house to pick up some kit. The mate in question was Darrell Hardman, a Canadian Defender and desert lover who I’ve travelled thousands of Saharan… Read More Sixty Ghosts to the Balkans

Roof tents are no longer the novelty they once were, and overlanders tend to be divided between those who see them as essential, and those who see them as expensive luxuries. Of those who  opt for a roof tent, there seem to be a limitless supply of opinions on their ideal use, and also the… Read More Roof tents – some thoughts

There’s an inevitable need to take on fuel on overland trips, and the further you go, the more strange the issues connected with the refuelling – at least, strange from ‘our’ European/US point of view. Recetly I got back from a thousand-mile trip through Nepal where we refuelled our three Land Rovers at remote hill… Read More Fuel and refuelling when on a long trip

Thanks to economic and Coronavirus-related issues, many UK-based readers will be contemplating taking their 4×4 on the NC500 or similar trips within the British Isles this summer. With that in mind, it might be worth talking about a couple of issues that affect wild camping and vehicle-based camping around the UK – campfires and “wild… Read More More thoughts on using a 4×4 in the UK “wilds”

Perhaps the thing that worries most folk when planning a big overland trip is interacting with authority whilst on the road in developing countries – police and border officials. Will they expect bribes? How will I know when to bribe, and when it could get me into trouble? Will they try and rob me? The… Read More Interactions with police officers whilst on a long trip

Travellers are resuming trips to Morocco from mainland Europe and the UK. It might be worth sharing a tale of a similar trip I made a few years ago. This is NOT representative of Morocco trips generally!             The Sahara is at the back of the mind of many 4×4 owners – the biggest, hottest… Read More A trip to Morocco