Jul 29, 2014 | Blog, New Zealand |
10-12th January AUCKLAND The next day we head back into Auckland where we visit the Big Picture Wine experience. It seems we have a personalised tour as no one-else is here! None of the staff seem to have the faintest idea of what we are here to do either!...
Jul 23, 2014 | Information, Mexico |
Baja Ferry Services & Routes There are five ferry services that go from Baja to the Mexican mainland, two of which are operated by Baja Ferries. Another two are operated by TMC (Transportación Marítima de California), and the other is the the Santa Rosalia Ferry....
Jul 14, 2014 | borders, Information, Mexico |
Guide to entering Mexico with your foreign vehicle Summary of process Buy Mexican Insurance Purchase Tourist Card Obtain Temporary Import Approval (if Required) *A carnet is not required to enter Mexico Mexico Insurance There are many insurance companies online...
Jul 14, 2014 | Australia, Information |
Guide to temporarily importing and driving your foreign vehicle in the USA *Please note this guide relates to foreign vehicles shipped into the USA Summary of process: Obtain EPA approval prior to Shipping Complete all documentation and forms The rules: US Border...
Jun 21, 2014 | Blog, New Zealand |
After an extended stop in Australia, we are finally hitting the road again, deciding our next destination should be New Zealand! As our carnet had reached its expiry date, we had shipped our vehicle out of Australia several months before leaving for NZ via a roll on...
Jan 22, 2012 | Australia, Blog, Oceania |
22nd November Carnarvon Gorge We leave Emerald and make the drive to Carnarvon Gorge driving along the A7 65km south to Springsure then another 70 km east to Rolleston along the Great Inland Way. From here it is a further 61km south to the Carnarvon turnoff. ...
Jan 21, 2012 | Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Blog, Oceania |
9th November Wanting to explore historic Cooktown to the north of Cairns, we drive via the scenic 33km off-road Bloomfield Track through the pristine Daintree forest. The track was the scene of major confrontation with conservationists in the 1980’s who opposed the...
Dec 21, 2011 | Blog, OverlandSphere |
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...
Dec 11, 2011 | Australia, Australia, Blog, Oceania |
10th -15th October Sydney Flying from Cairns to Sydney we have a five day whistle stop tour of the clean and compact city, the capital in terms of culture and finance. We manage to find an amazing deal at a 5 star hotel in Circular Quay at half the price of a...
Nov 12, 2011 | Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Blog, Oceania |
26th September The Savannah Way The epic Savannah Way stretches from coast to coast, from Broome in Western Australia to Cairns in Queensland through the heart of the outback. The rugged outback adventure takes us from Darwin to Cairns, driving 2700kms, and takes...
Nov 6, 2011 | Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Blog, Oceania |
24th September Katherine We finally leave Darwin and drive the 350kms south to Katherine along fast and barren highways arriving four hours later. [singlepic id=2685 w=665 h=360 float=None] The temperature hits 39C. The road trains that share the highways are...
Nov 5, 2011 | Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Blog, Oceania |
One flat tyre, a new radiator, two gear box solenoids, a new brake master cylinder, around 100 tanks of fuel, 1000s of hours driving, 36,000 miles (58,000km), 31 countries and 461 days on the road later, we have made it to Australia! We have now joined the small club...
Sep 12, 2011 | Asia, Blog, South East Asia, 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...
Aug 29, 2011 | Asia, Blog, Indonesia, South East Asia |
West Timor 27th August Kupang Arriving in West Timor 16 hours later at 7am in the early morning haze, a search for a hotel begins in the capital, Kupang. We were befriended by an Indonesian man the previous day who we had met at the port. He had been living in...
