
OverlandEurope Number 13
Number 13 moves from Arctic endurance and record-breaking journeys through Africa to motorcycle racing in southeastern Turkey, independent vehicle diagnostics, historic Land Cruisers and travel beyond Morocco’s roads. Alongside these major features, the issue explores expedition cooling, field-tested equipment, photography, books, food and the quieter lessons found in returning to the river.
In this issue
Editorial · Free to Read
Forty-nine Fish and One River: Back at School at Sixty-Five!
Returning to the Rhine at sixty-five, Michael Brailey discovers that becoming a beginner again can reveal an entire landscape anew.
Gear · Free to Read
Big Agnes Crag Lake SL2 – Why I moved from the attic to the basement.
Bought as an Arctic contingency, the Big Agnes Crag Lake SL2 proved far more versatile, becoming a compact, comfortable shelter for journeys well beyond Nordkapp.
Gear · Free to Read
The BOXIO FIRE Bundle: Proof That Compact Doesn’t Have to Mean Compromise.
The BOXIO FIRE bundle proves that a compact fire pit no longer means compromise, combining barbecue, campfire and tripod cooking in a fold-flat system that packs neatly into a Eurobox.
Gear · Free to Read
From Medical Transport to Mountain Tracks: Why QOOL Approached Expedition Cooling Completely Differently
QOOL's passive cooling technology began in pharmaceutical transport before finding its way into overland travel, offering a different approach to expedition refrigeration based on stability, efficiency and engineering rather than electrical complexity.
Drive · Free to Read
Filling in the Blanks: Learning to Listen to What the Grenadier Is Telling You
The INEOS Grenadier has already proved its mechanical capability, but for many expedition travellers another question remains: what happens when the electronics become part of the adventure? After spending several hours with software developer and overlander Dieter Reuter, Mike Brailey discovered this is about far more than an OBD app. It is about understanding what the vehicle is trying to tell you—and how that understanding could change the way Grenadier owners travel.
Ride · Premium
Sky Adventure Race 2026. Savur, Mardin: A Region That Earns Its Detour.
Turkey's new Sky Adventure Race combines demanding mountain stages with one of the oldest landscapes in the world, giving adventure riders a compelling reason to explore the historic Tur Abdin plateau beyond the finish line.
Books · Free to Read
Back Roads of the Catalan Pyrenees: Cardona to El Pont de Suert
Duncan Gough’s Back Roads of the Catalan Pyrenees is less a conventional guidebook than a travelling companion, combining route information, local history and a quietly persuasive argument for slowing down and paying closer attention.
Feature Stories · Premium
The Problem with Standing Still: Adrian Stratta, Africa, and the long road between two lives.
After sixteen years in the Parachute Regiment, Adrian Stratta crossed Africa with his wife Catherine in a Land Rover Defender—a journey through uncertainty, resilience and reinvention that would shape the life that followed.
Feature Stories · Premium
The Fourth Quarter: John Balsdon, two Grenadiers, and a record-breaking drive through Africa.
At sixty, John Balsdon pointed two Grenadiers south from Nordkapp and set out to break a forty-two-year-old Cape-to-Cape record. Twenty-three countries and 20,000 kilometres later, the greater achievement was discovering what still mattered when comfort, certainty and distraction fell away.
Portfolio · Free to Read
Albania — Shqipëria, the Land of Eagles
A photography-first journey through Albania, following Siiri Karjus and Bert Reisner from remote mountain tracks and highland valleys to turquoise rivers, Adriatic coves and the textures of everyday life.
Drive · Premium
75 Years of the Toyota Land Cruiser: Gets You There. Gets You Back.
Three model families, sixteen generations and almost 14 million vehicles: the Toyota Land Cruiser has spent 75 years becoming one of the world’s defining four-wheel drives.
Drive · Premium
Morocco Beyond the Road.
A journey through Morocco from the High Atlas and Sahara to the Atlantic coast and Marrakesh, travelling through gorges, desert tracks, Berber communities and historic cities.
Cook · Free to Read
Pulpo Gallego a la Plancha with a Twist
A Galician classic cooked over the fire: tender octopus seared on a hot plancha, finished with paprika and olive oil, and served with a colourful spirulina aioli.
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