Kyrgyzstan Overland Travel Guide – Travel Information for Your Road Trip
Our Kyrgyzstan Travel Guide details everything for an overland journey to Kyrgyzstan: roads, fuel, maps, navigation, sim cards, Wifi, & more.
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Uzbekistan Overland Travel Guide – Travel Information for Your Road Trip
Overland travel information for Kazakhstan: roads, navigation, gas stations, camping, and more in our Kazakhstan Travel Guide.
Tajikistan Overland Travel Guide – Travel Information for Your Road Trip
Travel information for your overland journey to Tajikistan: budget, roads, gas stations, camping, and more in our Tajikistan Travel Guide.
Mongolia Overland Travel Guide – Travel Information for your Road Trip
Travel information for your overland journey to Mongolia: budget, roads, gas stations, camping, and more in our Mongolia Travel Guide.
Russia Overland Travel Guide – Travel Information for your Road Trip
Driving to Russia. How are the roads, what roadmaps are useful? Where to get vehicle insurance, or a sim card? Here’s our Russia Overland Travel Guide.
South Korea Travel Guide – Travel Information for your Road Trip
In our South Korea Overland Travel Guide, you’ll read all about documentation, gas stations, money matters, road conditions, and more.
Japan Overland Travel Guide – Travel Information for your Road Trip
Travel information for your overland journey to Japan: budget, roads, gas stations, camping, and more in our Overland Travel Guide for Japan.
Suriname Travel Guide – Travel Information for your Road Trip
Border crossing, documents, sightseeing tips, road conditions, ferry crossings, and much more in our Suriname Travel Guide.
Guyana Overland Travel Guide – Travel Information for your Road Trip
Here’s our Guyana Overland Travel Guide with information on border crossing, money matters, road conditions, roadmaps & gas stations and much more.
Venezuela Travel Guide – Travel Information for your Road Trip
Here’s your Overland Travel Guide for Venezuela: border crossing, money matters, road conditions, roadmaps & gas stations and much more travel information.
Brazil Overland Travel Guide – Travel Information for your Road Trip
It took us little to fall in love with Brazil. The second we crossed the border we were taken in people’s home, spoiled with good food, warm homes and lots … Read more
Colombia Travel Guide – Travel Information for your Road Trip
The Colombia Travel Guide details border crossings, money matters, documentations, road conditions, safety issues, and more.
Ecuador Travel Guide – Travel Information for your Road Trip
The Ecuador Overland Travel Guide details money matters, budget, workshops, fuel & roadmaps, road conditions, our travel budget, sightseeing, and more.
Peru Travel Guide – Travel Information for your Road Trip
In the Peru Travel Guide you’ll find details about money matters, budget, workshops, fuel & roadmaps, road conditions, travel budget, sightseeing, and more.
Chile Travel Guide – Travel Information for your Road Trip
This Chile Overland Travel Guide details border crossings, money matters, documentations, road conditions, food & drinks, and more.
Paraguay Travel Guide – Travel Information for your Road Trip
This Paraguay Overland Travel Guide tells you all about border crossings, money matters, documentation, road conditions, food & drinks, and more.
Enjoy the Best of Road Travel in Japan: Michi no Ekis (道の駅) – Road Stations
Would you like to visit Japan and focus on places and ways of life far away from the popular tourist destinations? The places where trains and buses don’t go? Rent … Read more
Kazakhstan Travel Budget Report – Travel Expenditures on our Road Trip
In our Kazakhstan Travel Budget Report we detail our road-trip expenditures on documentation, fuel, the Land Cruiser, camping, and more.
Kazakhstan Overland Travel Guide
Travel information for your overland journey to Kazakhstan: roads, online navigation, gas stations, camping, and much more in our Kazakhstan Travel Guide.
Kyrgyzstan Travel Budget Report – Travel Expenditures on our Road Trip
Our Kyrgyzstan travel budget report, detailing travel expenditures during our road trip including documents, fuel, camping, car workshops.
Meet OunTravela – Overlanders & Overland Guidebook Writers
In the middle of the pandemic – while stuck in the Netherlands – we got a beautiful present sent by mail: an overland guidebook of Kyrgyzstan. It got us itching to … Read more
Uzbekistan Travel Budget Report – Travel Expenditures on our Road Trip
In our Uzbekistan Budget Report we detail our road-trip expenditures on documentation, fuel, the Land Cruiser, camping, and more.
Tajikistan Travel Budget Report – Travel Expenditures on our Road Trip
Our Tajikistan travel budget report, detailing travel expenditures during our road trip including documents, fuel, camping, car workshops.
Why we Travel Overland – The Tuzbair Salt Lake in Kazakhstan
The freedom to drive into the wilderness and free camp amidst the Tuzbair limestone cliffs in Kazakhstan – that’s why we travel overland.
Homemade Peanut Butter – a Perfect Overland Travel Food
From disliking peanut butter to loving it. From having no clue to how many ingredients the popular brands contain to making our own.
Overlanding as a Digital Nomad – How to Combine Digital Work with Travels (Overland Expertise Pool)
Travel and work, how to combine both? These digital nomad overlanders work from their cars, doing different digital work. Here’s what they do.
Northeast China Travel Guide – Why Visit, Where to Go & How to Travel
Northeast China is easy to reach by public transportation. This China travel guide shares how to get there and other practical tips.
Russia Budget Report – Travel Expenditures on our Road Trip
In our Russia Budget Report we specify our expenditures for documentation, public transportation, fuel, the Land Cruiser, and accommodation.
Ulaanbaatar to Beijing – Transport and Border Information
Travel from Ulaanbaatar to Beijing using public transport. Here’s info on traveling by plane, train, or bus, and includes border information.
Japan Travel Budget Report – Expenditures of our Road Trip
Money matters, documentation, sightseeing, fuel and gas stations, car maintenance and more in our Japan Travel Budget Report.
What is the Best Camera for Travel – Tips on Cameras for your Journey
Which is the best travel camera? While it depends on needs and user, here’s a short and clear overview of the best cameras for travel.
Why Travel with a Rooftop Tent – Which RTT to Buy, and Why?
Rooftop tent, RTT, roof tent, car top tent: different names for a bedroom on our home on wheels. Why one do you buy, and why?
Road Travel in Peru, Part 2 – Paracas, Lima, Cordillera Blanca, Huanchaco, Cajamarca
Road Travel in Peru continues with photos on and along the road from Arequipa to Lima via Paracas, plus the Cordillera Blanca and Cajamarca region.
Road Travel Peru (Part 1) – Lake Titicaca, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Arequipa
Photos and impressions of Landcruising Adventure from the Bolivian border to the Sacred Valley, Cusco and Arequipa.
Shipping Your Car Across the Amazon from Belém to Macapá – Information
Names of companies, prices for shipping + GPS Waypoints.
Overland Camping in Georgia
An overview of GPS Waypoints for overland camping in Kazakhstan, and additional camping/accommodation info on Kazakhstan.
Overland Camping in Kazakhstan
An overview of GPS Waypoints for overland camping in Kazakhstan, and additional camping/accommodation info on Kazakhstan.
Overland Camping in Uzbekistan
An overview of GPS Waypoints for overland camping in Kazakhstan, and additional camping/accommodation info on Kazakhstan.
Overland Camping in Tajikistan – Overlanders Share their Favorite Camp Sites
An overview of GPS Waypoints for overland camping in Tajikistan, including favorites from overlanding, and additional camping info on Tajikistan.
Bishkek – A Place to Rest & Relax (Kyrgyzstan)
The capital of Kyrgyzstan is an ultimate destination to relax and rest from your journey. Here are places to see in Bishkek (or do nothing!).
Brazil’s Worst Highway: the BR319 Through the Amazon
When we tell Brazilians we are going to drive the BR319 their eyes open wide and they look at us with respect. “You’re sure?”
Overland Camping in Siberia – Inaugurating the Taiga Pitch Campsite (Where are We – Russia 2)
A new campsite for overlanders on the crossroad of the overlanders’ route in East Russia, Ulan Ude: The Taiga Pitch Offroading Camp.
Schedules, Maps, and Guidebooks for Central Asia, Russia and Mongolia
Prepare your overland journey to Northern Asia: schedules, roadmaps, and guidebooks for Central Asia (Stan countries), Russia, and Mongolia.
The Paucartambo Festival in Peru: Masked Devils, the Virgin and Everything in Between
One of Peru’s most authentic, dramatic, fun and spectacular festivals: the Paucartambo Festival, with 17 traditional troupes honoring the Virgin of Carmen.
Rough Camping along Lake Baikal (Where Are We – Russia 3)
Lake Baikal in May, still partly frozen. But that doesn’t deter us from rough camping on this beautiful spot: in the forest along Lake Baikal.
Being Spoiled at the Romance Factory (Where are We – South Korea 11)
Romance Factory in South Korea saved our day, our trip, and potentially lots of other vehicles – they fixed the car’s failing brakes.
The Falaza Trail Run (Russia)
A one-week visit to Vladivostok includes train ride to the countryside where Coen will run his first marathon trail run in the Falaza Mountains.
The Sapporo Snow Festival on Hokkaido (Japan)
A great reason to visit Japan in winter: the snow festivals. Among the best known is he Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido.
Visiting Kyushu Island & Friendee Auto Workshop (Where are We – Japan 4)
The Land Cruiser returned to its country of birth, Japan, where on Kyushu Island we are spoiled by Friendee Auto Workshop.
Joining the Land Cruisers Festa (Where Are We – Japan 2)
In Kyushu we joined the 19th Land Cruiser’s Festa near Mount Aso. Among so many BJ40s and BJ45s, our Land Cruiser was right at home.
Hiking the Baekdu-daegan Mountain Ridge (Where Are We – South Korea 9)
700+kms of hiking the Baekdu-daegan in South Korea, may be the most challenging yet inspiring way to travel here.
A Visa Run to Tsushima Island (Where Are We – Japan 1)
How a quick visa run to Tsushima Island, Japan, turns into a 24-hour, challenging trip due to bad weather, until you meet that angel.
Sightseeing Seoul (Where Are We – South Korea 8)
One week of sightseeing Seoul: the Olympic Park, the Bongeunsa Temple, Royal Tombs, Korea’s National Museum and the Korean War Memorial.
Visiting the Demilitarized Zone (Where Are We – South Korea 5)
Visiting the Demilitarized Zone, in shorti DMZ, in the east of South Korea: the Eilji Observatory and the 4th tunnel, both near Yanggu.
Visiting Seoul (Where Are We – South Korea 4)
Starting our Landcruising Adventure on a new continent, South Korea has the honor of being our first step in the Far East.
New Continent, New Country: South Korea
When traveling from one country to the next, let alone to another continent, it’s hard not to compare. And while doing that, we tend to focus on what we like about the … Read more
Shipping the Land Cruiser from Suriname to South Korea – Part 2
Ins and outs of shipping the Land Cruiser in a container to Busan Port in South Korea.
Accommodation & Overland Camping in Venezuela
Paid accommodation, staying with locals and where to go overland camping in Venezuela, including GPS waypoints.
5 Awesome Off-the-Beaten-Track Road Trips in Colombia
Away from the Pan Americana, driving in Colombia is spectacular through remote regions. Here are our 5 favorite road trips in Colombia.
Boating to and around La Selva Eco Lodge in Ecuador
The treasure of La Selva Eco Lodge in Ecuador is that you can only reach it by boat, plus watching animal life around the lodge is done by boat as well.
Overland Bookstore
Our book line-up Forever Off Track (Paperback) If you are wondering whether it is really possible, leaving everything behind, venturing out into the world and trusting in the unknown: this … Read more
Overland Reunion – How Do I Sign Up?
The yearly Overland Reunion, what’s it all about and where do you sign up? Find all information and sign-up form here.
Overland Reunion – How Did it Start and How Does it Work? + Sign up
Each year, an Overland Reunion is organized in the Netherlands (Twente). What type of overland event is it, for whom, and how to sign up?
Meeting Women in Pakistan – Book Sample from ‘Forever Off Track’
The upcoming book Forever Off Track chronicles Karin-Marijke and Coen’s remarkable 3.5-year overland journey from Europe to Southeast Asia in a rugged Land Cruiser. Join them as they step out … Read more
All you Need to Know about Shipping your Overland Vehicle – Tips & Tricks
Possibly an overlander’s biggest nightmare: shipping your rig across the ocean to your new overland destination. A while back I shared in Overland Journal our shipping experiences, including all kinds … Read more
Camping in Armenia & Georgia, in Good Company (Where are We, Georgia, 2)
A brief update on what’s been happening since we completed our epic 850-kilometer-long Transcaucasian Trail in Armenia. After a seven-week hike, it was time for several things: Read More: Hiking … Read more
Hiking in Armenia – the Transcaucasian Trail, stage 5: Syunik Province – Jermuk to Meghri
As our followers on Facebook already know, we hiked the 861-km Transcaucasian Trail in Armenia. We divided our 39-day trek into 5 stages. Let me give you a peek at our last … Read more
Books about the Caucasus – Armenia & Georgia
An overview with books about Central Asia (Mongolia, Stan Countries) and the Silk Road: Non Fiction, Fiction, Travel Memoirs, Guidebooks.
Hiking in Armenia – the Transcaucasian Trail, stage 4: Vayots Dzor – Yeghegnadzor to Jermuk
As our followers on Facebook already know, we are hiking the TCT – the 861-km-long Transcaucasian Trail in Armenia. We’ve broken down this 39-day trek into 5 stages. Here’s a glimpse of … Read more
Hiking in Armenia – the Transcaucasian Trail: stage 3, across the Gegham Mountains
As our followers on Facebook already know, we are hiking the 861-km-long Transcaucasian Trail in Armenia. We’ve broken down this 39-day trek into 5 stages. Here’s a glimpse of stage 3: 6 … Read more
Hiking in Armenia – the Transcaucasian Trail: stage 2, Alaverdi – Lchashen
As our followers on Facebook already know, we are hiking the 861-km-long Transcaucasian Trail in Armenia. We’ve broken down this 39-day trek into 5 stages. Here is a glimpse of stage 2: … Read more
Hiking in Armenia – the Transcaucasian Trail: stage 1, Lake Arpi – Alaverdi
As our followers on Facebook already know we are hiking the 861-km journey Transcaucasian Trail in Armenia. We broke down the 39-day hike into 5 stages. This blog post is about stage … Read more
Hiking in Armenia – the Transcaucasian Trail (part 1, preparations)
The 2023 TCT route across Armenia traverses 861 kilometers (535 miles) of wildly diverse terrain between Armenia’s northern border at Lake Arpi and its southern border at Meghri. The route … Read more
Tips for Rough Camping – How to Stay Safe when Overlanding
After 8 months of different adventures – by motorcycle through Northeast India and hiking the Guerrilla Trek in Nepal – we have been reunited with out Land Cruiser again. Time … Read more
Tips on Long-distance Hiking the Guerrilla Trek (Nepal)
Our long-distance hike #7: 27 Days and some 300 kilometers across the remote and little traveled region west of Pokhara. As this hinterland used to be the base for the … Read more
Thru-Hiking, or Long-distance Hiking – an Introduction
The silence was abruptly disturbed by the hissing of the flames as Coen fired up the gas stove to prepare breakfast. This was the sign to wriggle out of my … Read more
How to Find a Shipping Schedule to Ship your Overland Vehicle
How/where to find shipping schedules & routes + a couple of tips on the subject.
An Overland Trip to the Demilitarized Zone (South Korea)
The Demilitarized Zone divides North from South Korea via a strip of forested mountains. However, that peacefully looking landscape is hemmed in by fences and barbed wire. What goes on … Read more
Urban Exploration in Georgia – Abandoned Sanatoria in Tskaltubo
Ever since we started our journey in Vladivostok in eastern Russia, many towns we passed have looked pretty much the same. The architecture of one-story houses and derelict apartment buildings, … Read more
Street Art in Tbilisi (Georgia)
We thoroughly enjoyed Georgia’s capital, in particular the old town. It’s a city that invites to be explored on foot. And one of the best things was all the street … Read more
Off-road Adventures in Kazakhstan’s Deserts
The world was grey without any visible contours of clouds, making it impossible to see where the horizon separated the earth and the sky. It was a depressing start of … Read more
Why Add Central Asia to your Overland Bucket List
As the word implies, Central Asia lies in the heart of Asia. The region is surrounded by big countries among which Russia, China, and Iran. Overlanding in Central Asia entails … Read more
Books about Kazakhstan
An overview with books about Central Asia (Mongolia, Stan Countries) and the Silk Road: Non Fiction, Fiction, Travel Memoirs, Guidebooks.
How to keep your overland vehicle on the road – Part 3 – Where to Find Workshops
This is part 3 of a 3-series story on how to keep your overland vehicle on the road. Find part 1 here and part 2 here. At the Chilean Automobile … Read more
Overlanding for a Better World – Meet Alveto Expedition
You overland around the word for a number of years, you observe and learn, and then decide something to do good, that’s what Try to Give Back is about – … Read more
Driving in Japan in Winter
Every day is a journey, and the journey is home itself ~Bashō “Yes, your tires are here waiting for you, but there are only two.” This was odd because our … Read more
Which Overland Tires do You Need – Fat or Skinny, and Why? (from the Overland Expertise Pool)
So what’s the story, fat or skinny tires? In this blog post we share 13 opinions from experienced overlanders. From the beginning of our journey, over 17 years ago, we’ve … Read more
The Land Cruiser Factory in Japan & the Land Cruiser Community
Japan’s enthusiastic Land Cruiser community was dedicated to making our journey in their country memorable in every possible way. Their mission was successful. They managed to get us a tour … Read more
Land Rover or Land Cruiser, and Why? Part 2: The Land Cruiser Aficionados (Overland Expertise Pool)
I remember from our planning phase, in 2003, that Coen was much charmed by a Land Rover Series—one of the earlier models. I, on the other hand, had no clue … Read more
Overland Reunion 2020
Covid screwed up the tradition of having our annual Overland Reunion in May, but who cares? We made more than up for it last weekend (late August). Probably because so … Read more
Carnet de Passage – What Is It? Where do You Need It?
A Carnet de Passage is a useful car document used in overland travel. What is it and how do you get it? Make sure to check if you need one!
Fixing the Brakes – At last, the Gremlins Have Been Defeated
How can you not drive with functioning brakes for 8 years? It was time to get to the core of the issue and fixe those brakes.
Hiking in South Korea – 465 Miles on Foot Across the Baekdu-Daegan
The Baekdu-Daegan is a mountain ridge across the country and includes national park. This is the ultimate region for hiking in South Korea.
Hiking the Israel National Trail (Where Are We – Israel 1)
Hike from green northern Israel through hills and national parks to the coast south to the Negev Desert: The Israel National Trail.
How to Combine Careers & Overland Journeys? Marijke & Joost Share Tips
Both enjoying careers at home while loving (long-distance) journeys, Marijke and Joost share how they combine work and travel.
How to Prepare for a Winter Road Trip in Siberia
Russia Travel – Tips on preparing for a long-distance road trip in Siberia during winter; how to stay comfy in your overland rig.
Winter in Japan – 10 Awesome Winter Activities in Hokkaido
There are lots of things to do in Hokkaido all year, but winter in Hokkaido is special: snow festivals, snow hikes, and wildlife viewing.
A Temporary Import Document – What Is It? Do You Need It?
A Temporary Import Document: What is it and How do you get it?
