Overlanding contains several areas that make travellers pause for thought, and one of these is medical care on the road. On overland trips I’ve needed to think about this issue a few times – examples have been treating severe heat exhaustion on the Algeria/Morocco border, dealing with a broken leg (with six inches of bone… Read More Medical care when remote

One of the biggest eye-openers for overlanders travelling outside their own country is, surprisingly for many, the driving style in different countries. I don’t mean necessarily that the driving standards are in any way worse – just – different!             Adjusting to them is one of the biggest changes of mindset for a traveller, and… Read More Driving in other countries……

These might be handy to enliven the menu when camping or on a long trip….. Tomato and Onion Salad You need; 2tbsp white vinegar 1tsp sugar 1 onion, thinly sliced 4 sliced tomatoes ½ cucumber, sliced 1 green chili, deseeded and chopped finely 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped Juice of one lemon 1tsp salt Coriander… Read More Some bush recipes

I ran across this diary entry which I thought might be worth sharing…… “I’m writing this in a tiny mountain lodge 4000 metres up in the Himalayas, at the entrance to the Thorong La Pass in Nepal. My friends Miles, Tom, Tek and I have come up here in a Defender Puma 110, passing through… Read More Diary entry from Nepal – 2017

Recently I was lucky enough to travel through Syria for a week or so, taking in ancient sites I’d wanted to visit since childhood and taking a Land Rover through the Syrian desert. Syria, as you might expect, currently shows examples of both the best and worst of humanity. A beautiful and varied landscape holds… Read More Syria

So much of Land Rover ownership is to do with being within the law – obeying the law, what to do when you fall foul of it, and so on. Overland travel, however, often occurs in areas outside the law, or beyond it – places where the police cannot, or will not, reach you –… Read More Travel outside the reach of the law

I was on the road in Oman a few years ago with my girlfriend and she had an upset stomach. Not, I hasten to add, as a result of my cooking, but as a result of a hotel stay beforehand that was the tradeoff against an overland trip that we’d agreed in a bargaining session!… Read More Fake medications whilst travelling

Many of the queries I receive from readers concern bribery of officials. A couple of summers ago I ran across some examples of it on a trip through East Africa, and I thought it would be worth mentioning one as an attempt to allay readers’ fears about the topic.             It’s often the case that… Read More Thoughts on officials wanting bribes

As an ‘exotic’ destination, Morocco is perhaps the most reachable by 4×4 from the UK. Three or four day’s drive across Europe brings you to the southern Spanish ports, a quick hop across the Med and you are in Africa, and the Sahara looms.             I’ve been lucky enough to have the time to explore… Read More Morocco at the millennium – travels 22 years ago

One of the biggest factors when considering equipment for an overland trip is that of fuel. It can cause all sorts of issues, especially when travelling in developing countries. Living in Cairo there were many times when I found decent diesel unobtainable, thanks to the woeful economic policies of various Egyptian governments (that of Morsi… Read More Fuel issues in North African countries