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Tiktaalik Field Knife Set – Kickstarter Campaign

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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Posted by Griff | 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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Quote of the Month

Posted by Griff | 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

100,000 Hits

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

Posted by Griff | 11/06/2015 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The 2013 Acknowledgement Post

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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Posted by Griff | 08/06/2015 | Categories: Overland Adventure | Tags: Adventure, Overland, Travel | 1 Comment

June 2015 Calendar

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Posted by Griff | 01/06/2015 | Categories: Desktop Calendar | Tags: 2015, Calendar, calender, Desktop, Desktop Calendar, Forest, Free, June, Landscape, Photo, Photography, Russia, Siberia, Sunset, Taiga | 2 Comments

Siberia Part III – To The Final Frontier Along The Road of Bones

How we took on the infamous Road of Bones during one of the wettest years in history, finally reached Magadan and then headed for Vladivostok, our final port of call.

After the Pamirs and Afghanistan, Russia’s Far North East held the next greatest allure for me personally. Motorbike accounts of the Old Summer Road and Magadan, the photos bringing to life the generosity of the people, the isolation, the remoteness, the raw beauty of the Taiga, the history, the Gulags, the ghost towns… I had to be there myself. I had to experience this.