Countries Visited
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Portugal
Spain
France
Germany
Poland
Slovakia
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Turkey
Iran
Pakistan
India
Nepal
Tibet
China
Then a flight ...
The Philippines
Morocco
West Africa
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Travel milestones that inspire us all
From overland travel, to short hops and vacations. We seek to make the most of our time.
Here you will find travel journeys that span the globe, continents and countries. From each one, there's a source of inspiration.
Planning my overland journey route
The search for a new home was meant to be one big long trip. It had many variations. Here's how they panned out
Overland travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific
- Sintra, Portugal to Shanghai, China overland: the real start - the real overland start
- - The Philippines Experience - The journey continues- (check out my travel blog to see where I am now!)
Other Great Travel Journeys
From crossing the sahara to following one of many silk routes in history. On the following page you'll find outlines and maps of some epic journeys you can do today - overland travel routes
Great modern travelers today
Yes, there are people that have inspired me in the past, and today. They each have a fascinating stories and journeys for you to follow. From Karl Bushby's epic ongoing 12 year walk, to Ted Simon reliving motorcycling in his 70's. These are no ordinary travel blogs these are - Great Modern Travelers
My own Highlights and Lowlights of over half a decade in searching ...
In each journey we undertake there's a strange travel only highlight, here are some of mine.
Going off the rails in Portugal at the start - Desert adventures in Morocco - The Nigerian Experience, on death's bed - Kicking off again in Portugal - Finally seeing Auschwitz/Birkenau, the salt mines - Carpathian Mountains, Transylvania - The visa runs in Turkey - The lone border crossing into Iran, the syrians, breaking down, Yazd desert - Crossing alone into Emergency Rule in Pakistan, getting kicked off the bus in the desert, arriving into Quetta during a riot, the 40 hour train trip, the last Khyber Pass trip, Wagha border - The Golden Temple, Varanesi - Arrival into Pokhara, discovering the feeling of home in Nepal, the Annapurna mountains, high altitude sickness, arriving into Kathmandu during the riots, getting stuck in the riots, Tibet / China snow storms and permit runs - The Tibetan landscape, Everest, getting caught in the riots in Lhasa, escaping Lhasa, taking the highest train in the world - Finding the Chinese Pyramids, the Great Wall, the Forbidden city, reaching my end goal in Shanghai - Well, the list will continue on until I find home. . .
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| My Overland Map |
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