A few months ago we were lucky enough to be invited to attend a podcast recording with Andrew from The Overlanding Podcast. It was great to sit around his virtual campfire and chat about all of our overland travels from Morocco through to our big trip getting to Australia. I had to dig deep into the memory to recall some of the details but it was great to discuss all things overlanding. If you have a spare hour, pop the kettle on, plug in the headphones and give it a listen. Apologies for the sniffles, I was quite ill the day of recording.
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03/01/2017 | Categories: Overland Adventure, Overlanders Tips | Tags: 4x4, Arctic, audio, background, big trip, Culture, Interview, Land Rover, News, Overland, overlanding, podcast, recording, Russia, Scandinavia, Sirocco Overland, Travel | Leave a comment
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14/03/2016 | Categories: Photo of The Week, Photography | Tags: 4x4, 90, Defender, Desert, Gobi Desert, inspiration, Kongoryn Els, Land Rover, Marcel Proust, Mongolia, Overland, Quote, remote travel, sand, Sand Dunes, Sunset, Travel | Leave a comment
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08/02/2016 | Categories: Photo of The Week, Photography | Tags: 4x4, 90, Defender, Desert, Gobi Desert, inspiration, Kongoryn Els, Land Rover, Marcel Proust, Mongolia, Overland, Quote, remote travel, sand, Sand Dunes, Travel | Leave a comment
If you have been following along on Facebook or Instagram recently you might have heard that our story has been published in a book by Gestalten (yes, a real paper, hold in your hand, book!). But it is not just us, there a several other travellers stories filling this book with great adventures from around the world. We were however lucky enough to score the front cover.
Many people have been asking where to buy the book from. I am not really best placed to answer this question as we really have no input on the book or its publishing, we have merely contributed our story and photos.
You could always support your local book store and go directly there. The ISBN is: 978-3-89955-594-3 which should make finding it a whole lot easier.
For those in Europe you could buy it online direct from Gestalten:
http://shop.gestalten.com/books/off-the-road.html
For those in Australia you could buy online from Langsom:
Off the Road – Explorers, Vans, and Life off the Beaten Track
To find a store in your Country/State/City have a look on Gestaltens site here:
http://news.gestalten.com/community/recommendedshops/
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13/01/2016 | Categories: Overland Adventure | Tags: Book, Defender, Front Cover, Gestalten, Land Rover, Off The Road, Overland, overlanding, Photo, Photography, Published, Travel | 2 Comments
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11/01/2016 | Categories: Photo of The Week, Photography | Tags: 4x4, Altai, B&W, Gravel, Infrared, inspiration, Overland, Photography, Quote, Road, Russia, Russian Altai, Travel | Leave a comment
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14/12/2015 | Categories: Photo of The Week, Photography | Tags: 4x4, 90, Afghanistan, Aldo Leopold, Defender, Fortress, Hindu Kush, Land Rover, Marco Polo, Mountains, Overland, Pamirs, peaks, remote, roof tent, snow, Tajikistan, Travel, Yam Chun | Leave a comment
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30/11/2015 | Categories: Desktop Calendar | Tags: 2015, B&W, Black and White, Calendar, calender, Desktop, Desktop Calendar, Dirt Roads, Free, Landscape, Photo, Photography, Russia, Siberia, snow, winter | Leave a comment
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30/10/2015 | Categories: Desktop Calendar | Tags: 2015, Altai, B&W, Black and White, Calendar, calender, Desktop, Desktop Calendar, Dirt Roads, Free, Landscape, Photo, Photography, Russia, Russian Altai | Leave a comment
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12/10/2015 | Categories: Photo of The Week, Photography | Tags: 90, Adventure, Defender, Dirt Road, Far North East, Highway, Kolyma, Land Rover, Overland, Quote, Road of Bones, Russia, Siberia | Leave a comment
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28/09/2015 | Categories: Desktop Calendar | Tags: 2015, B&W, Black and White, Calendar, calender, City, Cityscape, Desktop, Desktop Calendar, Free, Hong Kong, Landscape, Photo, Photography, Star Ferry | Leave a comment
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31/08/2015 | Categories: Desktop Calendar | Tags: 2015, Bike, Calendar, calender, Desktop, Desktop Calendar, Free, Gilli Islands, Indonesia, Life is Good, Photo, Photography, Slogan | Leave a comment
This years adventure is taking a slightly different approach to ‘Overland Adventure’. It’s still Overland, just not as we usually do it.
The Overland Track is Australia’s most well known, multi-day alpine walk. It’s a 65 km, six-day trek through the heart of the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, part of the magnificent Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. The stunning scenery and the physical challenge of the Overland Track have assured it a national and international reputation as one of the great wilderness bushwalks.
The trip came about because my friends Simon and Edwina decided it was a good idea to do this in winter. With less people on the track there would be more wilderness for us to enjoy. Sure its going to be harder with the cold weather and snow but it will be worth it.
The nature of the trip demands that you carry all your gear and supplies for the 6-7 day duration. In winter the bulk of down sleeping bags, clothing and fuel for the stoves soon adds up. My estimated bag weight currently sits at 20kg which includes snow shoes.
On the lead up to the trip I have been watching the weather and track reports with a close eye. The weather has become increasingly inclement with Tasmania experiencing its coldest and most snowbound winter since the 80’s. Many roads have been closed across the country and there have been snow drifts of 60cm reported at Cradle Mountain with temperatures around -5˚c. Still, we are keeping optimistic and hoping the track will remain open when we arrive later next week.
We arrive into Launceston on the 15th August and hopefully getting the bus to Cradle Mountain on the 16th. With all being well we finish the walk the following Sunday and leave Hobart on Monday 24th.
Keep an eye on Facebook and Instagram for updates and photos as I am sure this is going to be another eventful trip for Sirocco Overland!
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07/08/2015 | Categories: Overland Adventure | Tags: Hiking, Overland Track, snow, Snowshoe, Tasmania, Trek, Walking, Winter 2015 | Leave a comment
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31/07/2015 | Categories: Desktop Calendar | Tags: 12 Apostles, 2015, Australia, Calendar, calender, Desktop, Desktop Calendar, Free, Great Ocean Road, Landscape, Ocean, Photo, Photography, Victoria, Waves | Leave a comment
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13/07/2015 | Categories: Photo of The Week, Photography | Tags: Ansel Adams, Bike, Bukhara, inspiration, Photography, Quote, Uzbekistan | Leave a comment
It was early July, primetime for outback travel in Australia. I was meeting up with a man who I had never met, taking his Land Rover and driving it nearly 3000km across five of Australia’s eight states from Melbourne, across the Simpson Desert to Alice Springs for him. Sounds odd doesn’t it?
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06/07/2015 | Categories: Overland Adventure | Tags: 70 Series, Aboriginal Land, Alice Springs, Australia, Batton Hill, Big Red, Birdsville, Boundary, Broken Hill, Camerons Corner, Crossing, Defender 90, Deserts, Dingo Fence, Dog Fence, DR650, Dunes, Hay River Track, Jervous Station, Land Rover, Motorbike, Oil Fields, Permission, Permits, Simpson Desert, Tri-state, Walkers Crossing, wildlife | Leave a comment
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29/06/2015 | Categories: Desktop Calendar | Tags: 2015, Bali, Calendar, calender, Desktop, Desktop Calendar, Free, Gilli Islands, Gilli T, Indonesia, July, Landscape, Lombok, Ocean, Photo, Photography, Slow Shutter, Sunset, Waves | Leave a comment
Probably something we should have done a long time ago. Here at Sirocco Overland we do like to keep things simple, but there is no denying that Instagram is a well proven place to post images on the move. I am currently working through a back catalogue of images from previous trips so if you are new to Sirocco Overland (Welcome!) there will be some new stuff in here for you. Please follow along if you are registered on Instagram, we appreciate your support.
We will still post images to our Facebook Page as we feel that this is a good way to share and organise our files with fellow adventurers.
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27/06/2015 | Categories: Photography | Tags: Instagram, Sirocco Overland | Leave a comment
All overlanders have their own way of doing things. From vehicle choice to camp chairs, through to stove fuel type and sleeping arrangements. Everyone does things differently, yet nobody can deny that a well thought out, well made product, tailored to the outdoor community deserves recognition.
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22/06/2015 | Categories: Overlanders Review | Tags: adventure travel, camping, Carl Jonsson, Field Knife, Field Knife Set, Field Knives, Gear, Kitchen, Knives, outdoor cooking, Overland, overlanding, Tiktaalik | 2 Comments
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15/06/2015 | Categories: Photo of The Week, Photography | Tags: 90, Adventure, Africa, Aral Sea, Defender, Desert, Explorer, inspiration, Land Rover, Overland, Quote, Sahara, Wilfred Thesiger | Leave a comment
We ticked over 100,000 visits today, from over 150 countries since we have been blogging with WordPress over the last three years. Quite remarkable for such a niche activity. It is also fitting that this month marks our 7th year of International Overland travel with the Defender.
Thanks to those who came for a look, thanks to those who followed our 2013 adventures but the biggest thanks go to you. For still following along to see where we end up next.
See you on the road
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11/06/2015 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave a comment
It’s long overdue. Some people would have forgotten, but we haven’t. Many, many people contributed to our trip in a plethora of ways before, during and after. It’s taken a lot of drafts and few months to get it right, but hopefully this published version is it… Complete, in its entirety.
The seed for this post was planted three nights after leaving the UK. Already we had experienced overwhelming hospitality from Kurt and Mel in Bremen, and it was while staying in Copenhagen with Sara, Kim, Peter and Mela that we realised that the heart of our journey would be the people we met along the way.
So here you go, the list, in order of appearance and a huge thanks from both of us.
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08/06/2015 | Categories: Overland Adventure | Tags: Adventure, Overland, Travel | 1 Comment
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