Portugal
Spain
France
Germany
Poland
Slovakia
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Turkey
Iran
Pakistan
India
Nepal
Tibet
China
Then a flight ...
The Philippines

Morocco
West Africa

Great Modern Travelers: Becky Sampson

Expedition Equus, a horse ride for the ages

Two girls traveling overland on horseback from London to Tokyo, taking 4 years. An adventure which will involve traveling from the United Kingdom - France - Germany - Czech Republic - Slovakia - Hungary - Romania - Bulgaria - Turkey - Iran - Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan - Kyrgyzstan - China and Japan.

It is a great travel trip that we can follow alongside. Well the good news is Expedition Equus on the move. the bad is it's just been delayed. But, that means there's still time to find out what it's all about.On August 5th 2008 the girls were about to embark on this journey. A little countdown clock on the site www.expeditionequus.com ticked away. But no updates. Then the following appeared on the site.

"AUGUST 2008 NEWSFLASH - Zena is no longer coming on Expedition Equus. In view of this, the expedition has been postponed until February 2009. Regular updates will continue on this website. The ride will go on!!!"

And so the drama of an overland journey starts. What I like here is how we get to follow everything from the start. The site is set up with lots of snippets of info. I have been following it for quite a while and had been in touch. But then the updates slowed and then the announcement. It happens to a lot of great travel adventures. And in this day and age we can watch the adventure unfold online. It may not be the original intention of the girls for this to happen, but it has, and so the learning curve of travel has taken hold before the first step is made.

The good news is that Becky Sampson is still going ahead with journey in February.To her credit Becky will do the trip alone (well Bertie the horse is going for a while too). Making it that bit more special. For me, I will be staying tuned to this future great travelers tale as it unfolds. It is after all what travel is all about, the unexpected, the journey, the learning, the living. Here's her website - Expedition Equus (clicking here will open up the site)