Overland Sphere Spanning the globe to bring you the latest overland news and blogs With the help of 18 overland bloggers, a mixture of 4×4, Truck, Motorcycles and even a Taxi, OverlandSphere is now live! We currently have over 400 individual blog posts which span the globe detailing overlander’s adventures from the initial preparation to finally [...]
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Carnarvon Gorge, Boxing Kangaroos and Deadly Snakes
22nd November Carnarvon Gorge We leave Emerald and make the ...
Timor Leste
29th August Timor Leste History The Portuguese first arrived in Timor in the 16th century, with the Dutch following 50 years later, both with a vested interest in the trade of sandalwood and timber. The two powers were to compete for Timor over the next three centuries. After various conflicts for control, by the mid [...]
Indonesia – Southern Sulawesi
15th July Pantai Bira As soon as we leave the port, there are numerous calls of ‘Hello Mister!’ as we pass people on the roadside, and we wonder if we will be given even more attention here than everywhere else. We pay a 5000Rp fee at the toll booth before being allowed into town. A [...]
Indonesia – Lombok
Lombok Part 2 5-6th July Senggigi We say goodbye to the tranquil Gili islands, speeding past all three on the way back to Lombok and make the short drive to Sengiggi. We go to Windy Cottages, but arrive to find they are full, so head into town instead. Later we take a walk to the [...]
Indonesia – Bali
Bali We arrive in Bali, also known as the “Island of the Gods”, due to the 20,000 Hindu temples that are scattered around the island. The island is small in comparison to Sumatra and Java, a mere 95 miles wide and 69 miles north to south, which allows us to visit its many sights at [...]
Indonesia – West Sumatra
9th May Bukittinggi Martin wakes up early and heads into town to try and find a guide. On route he stops at a mobile phone shop to pick up a 3G sim card; the shop owner kindly takes him to D&J’s cafe where he meets up with a guide. At 930 metres above sea level, Bukkitinggi [...]
Thailand Part 3
Bangkok 7th -9th April Back in Thailand again, we intend to travel down the east coast after a stop in Bangkok, a three and a half hour drive from the Cambodian border. Or so we think…just three miles away from our hotel, we are stuck in a massive traffic jam, making the fatal mistake of [...]
Thailand – Waterfalls & Tigers
18th March We wake to find the skies are still overcast, but decide to head out to the Sukhothai historical park, the walled old capital city of Siam. It is filled with ancient Wats dating back to the mid 13th century and remains of the old Kingdom. The dynasty lasted for 200 years and a [...]
Thailand – Islands, Beaches & Tourists
Thailand 8th March 9 months to the day from setting off from the UK on our overland adventure, travelling 36,000km’s so far, and on to our 24th country, we head towards the Thai border for the 300 mile journey to the island of Ko Lanta. We’re apprehensive about entering Thailand; being the most visited country [...]
Malaysia – First Tastes of SE Asia
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 18th to 28th February Landing in KL International in the early morning, we are distinctly aware that we are not in India anymore. Everything seems new and modern, shops lined up in neat rows alongside an array of eateries, and we haven’t even left the airport yet! There is a coach leaving [...]
India Part 4 – Goa Family Visits and Weddings
India Part 4 GOA 2011 Family Visits and Weddings 1st January 2011 We wake up to 2011 on a serene Goan beach. Martin wakes up with a hangover and spends the day in bed! I decide to go out for a long walk along the beach towards the centre of town and go shopping, taking [...]
India Part 3 – Goa
India Part 3 GOA 2010 We arrive in Goa, and drive towards Baga, the party region of Goa, where we find a small guest house in secluded woods just back from the beach between Candolim and Calangute. We go to Brittos, a well known restaurant on Baga beach, where we have fresh fish and [...]
India Part 2 – Rajasthan
INDIA Part 2 Rajasthan 10th December 2010 We leave Agra early to start our journey to Pushkar. The road is quiet and feels more like a country road in England, flanked by green fields and small villages. The road seems to be smaller than the national highway we were expecting but we are not too [...]
India Part 1 – The North
INDIA Part 1 – The North Amritsar The road past the border is smooth and surprisingly quiet. We stop at the Grand Hotel, a basic but relatively cheap hotel. Since Martin had not had any beer since leaving China about a month ago, we decide to sit in the garden conservatory and have a small [...]
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