OverlandEurope
Number 12
This issue moves across East Africa, South America, North Africa and Northern Europe—combining long-distance travel, field tests and real-world exposure where preparation meets its limits.
Issue
12 of 45
Published
March 2026
Pages
120
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In this issue
Every article from Number 12 can be read as an individual, mobile-friendly story. The original magazine edition remains available separately for readers who prefer the designed issue format.
EDITORIAL
A Word from the Editor
Preparation matters, but it cannot account for everything. This introduction to Number 12 reflects on risk, experience and how quickly control can begin to slip away.
By Michael Brailey
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DRIVE
A Road Through Tanzania Begins to Unravel
A road through Tanzania begins to unravel as mechanical trouble, uncertainty and the realities of long-distance travel begin to reshape the journey.
By Igor Jelinski-Gaillardin
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DRIVE
Feature Vehicle: INEOS Grenadier MY26 & Black Edition
The latest Grenadier brings a series of measured changes rather than reinvention, refining the vehilce while preserving the character that defined it from the beiginning.
By Michael Brailey
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DRIVE
A Berlin to Cape Town Story
A long-distance journey across Africa becomes a test of endurance, judgement and the ability to keep moving when the route refuses to unfold as planned.
By Michael Brailey & Explore Every Direction
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COOK
Overland After Hours: Tomato Jam
A simple preserve turns ripe tomatoes into something deeper, sweeter and more versatile, extending the season and earning a permanent place beside the camp kitchen.
By Michael Brailey
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DRIVE
Columbia in Low Gear
Travelling slowly through Columbia reveals a country shaped by mountains, rivers and difficult roads, where progress is measured less by distance than by what the journey allows you to notice.
By Aniek & Jerry Zomer
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PHOTOGRAPHY
An American Road Trip
A photographic journey through the American landscape, built around atmosphere, distance and the character of the road rather than a conventional written narrative.
Photography by Peter Fischer
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RIDE
Interview with Graham Field
Graham Field reflects on decades of motorcycle travel, the changing culture of overlanding and why experience matters more than the appearance of adventure.
By Michael Brailey
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Overland Photography: Field Test in Arctic Light
A camera bag, charging system and filter holder are tested in the cold, wind and shifting light of the Lofoten Islands, where equipment has to prove itself beyond the studio.
By Giovanni Corona
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EXPEDITION MEDICINE
Malaria on the Nile
Even careful preparation cannot remove every risk. When familiar signs of fatigue become something more serious on the Nile, rapid recognition and decisive treatment become critical.
By Michael Brailey & Leon Bast
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COOK
Overland Chef: One-Pot Tuna
A practical camp-kitchen meal built around simple ingredients, minimal washing-up and the kind of flexibility that matters when cooking far from home.
By Michael Brailey
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WORLD
Agadir Inoumar: The Sunlit Granary Fortress.
High in Morocco’s Anti-Atlas, Agadir Inoumar reveals how architecture, shared responsibility and a few simple objects once helped an entire community protect its food, valuables and future.
By Michael Decher
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Contributors to Number 12
Michael Brailey
Editor and writer
Igor Jelinski-Gaillardin
Writer
Anniek and Jerry Zomer
Contributors
Andreas Hülsmann
Writer
Rainer Krippner
Writer
Giovanni Corona
Photographer
Peter Fischer
Photographer
Leon Bast
Contributor
Michael Decher
Writer
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Number 12: Africa, Andes and Arctic Light: Expedition Journeys Across Continents and Conditions
This issue moves across East Africa, South America, North Africa and Northern Europe—combining long-distance travel, field tests and real-world exposure where preparation meets its limits.