Does travelling and living with an overland vehicle automatically mean entail compromise? On the face of it, we’re trying to squeeze a fully-equipped home and two or more people into a cramped space. Not an easy task at the best…
This was about to become one of the most rewarding journeys of my life. I was invited to join the first few days of what would be Kingsley Holgate’s 40th expedition. Nobody has accumulated more miles on the African continent…
The back door slammed shut as we finished the seventh school on the itinerary of vision testing around the Okavango Delta. Anton explained the next part of our journey would be taking us into a remote part of Botswana that…
Somewhere deep in Southern Africa, far beyond the paved roads of Cape Town or Johannesburg, there is a man by the name of Anton Poplett. He’s there on a mission, and I had to learn how I could help spread the…
It’s the desert I most remember. Its immensity and utter silence have lingered in my memory over many years. On this, our first night away from humanity, we hiked a short distance from the truck. It appeared so tiny and…
Secret escape! The adventure began in Germany and extended through Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece and Turkey before arriving in Georgia. We were travelling in our 2003 Mercedes-Benz G Wagen and the passengers comprised my wife, Kristin, our…
After two years of preparation, we left the French Alps on April 18th, 2022, to start our “Next Meridian Expedition.” We, Mathilde and Nick, both 28 years old, left everything behind to travel the world in our 2012 Land Rover…
I like to spend long stretches in the backcountry. How long? Generally, until either the water, food, and (hopefully not) gas run out. When facing the decision to leave my beautiful surroundings, usually requiring a long drive, I like to…