The Americas
This is the earliest adventure recorded on this website and started in March of 2009. At the time we were novices at this overlanding thing and really had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. As it turned out .... read more
Around the World
Our longest overlanding adventure occupying approximately 5 years and taking us around the world from the far East of Canada, across North America, the Pacific Ocean to Eastern Russia, then through the Asian continent to explore Europe and then finally .... read more
Australia
Our 2019 Australian adventure was sufficently successful that we are now living back in Australia, planning a new travel vehicle and some more Australian based exploration. The new vehicle is currently undergoing some modification and preparations and sometime in 2nd quarter of 2023 we will be able to do our first trials.
Stay tuned .. once it is in our hands we will give you a tour and run down.
..... click to see more.Antarctica
We will end 2019 with a cruise to the Antarctic aboard the Greg Mortimer. This is a new ship, having just completed its maiden voyage and is named after a famous (in Australia at least) mountaineer and antarctic traveler. ..... click to see more.
Asia 2020 and 2023
At long last we are about to restart the Asia trip that was aborted by COVID19 in 2020.
..... click to see more.Travels with our Earthroamer
After completing our The Americas adventure we mistakenly believed that we would not undertake any more vehicle based travel outside North America and with that mind set, in 2011 just after OverlandExpo, we purchased a used 2008 Earthroamer. However as plans .... read more
Motorcycle Adventures
In 2015 on our annual return to the US, I Robert, decided to get myself a motorcycle license (my first ever experiences with motos) and a year later (again on our annual return to the US) I bought my first motorcycle a 2011 BMW1200 GS. That same year that motorcycle presented me with a broken leg and thats why we did not return to Europe that year. It was probably inevitable .... click this link to read more.
A Great Train Journey
In 2024 we undertook a A Great Train Journey, from Singapore to London by train. Not one train but a series of interlinked train routes. The trip took us through Malaysia, Laos, China, Tibet, Kazakstan, Georgia, Azerbajan, Turkey, Austria, and France. Click the following list to read the details or see the map of this amazing journey. Click Here
Motorcycle Adventures Round Australia
On May 16th of this year (2025) I (Rob) set out to ride a motorcycle solo and unsupported around Australia.
I expect the journey will cover 14,000-15,000 km, and and last something like 8 to 12 weeks. The route will be clockwise around the continent from Sydney and will try to largely avoid the coastal regions of the country. To the extent possible this will be an outback expedition.
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A long sea voyage
In the first half of 2026 we will undertake A Sea Voyage, from Bankok to Lisbon. The 60 day journey follows (approximately) an old colonial route via India and South Africa to Europe. Along the way we will visit over 30 ports in African and Asian countries as well as some of the worlds smallest island Nations. ..... click to see more.
Atlantic Ocean (Capetown, South Africa)
Journal entry for Monday 30th Mar, 2026 (day 40, miles 0)We were at sea all day to day only arriving into the port of Cape Town as sun set. The sunset was glorious and left a wonderful red/orange after glow on the horizon. As we approached the port we had some great views of the mountains behond the city which include the well known Table Mountain and The Lions Head.
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Journal entry for Sunday 29th Mar, 2026 (day 39, miles 0)Nothing to say - a day at sea.
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Journal entry for Saturday 28th Mar, 2026 (day 38, miles 0)
Today we were in the city of Durban in the province of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa. The first impression of the city from the ship as we docked was that it looked like a modern prosperous place. It is a large port, the busiest in sub-Saharan Africa, with a newish Cruise Ship Terminal named after Nelson Mandela, with a lot of grandious buildings and many highrise buildings in the city. However once on our bus for the journey to Tala Game Reserve we saw a bit more of the underside of the city such as large numbers of makeshift and delapidated vendor stalls lining most streets and almost every open space, including a bridge to nowwhere.
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Journal entry for Friday 27th Mar, 2026 (day 37, miles 0)
Today we docked in the town of Richards Bay in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It has an impressive harbour from which is shipped large quantities of coal and aluminum. In 2009 it had the worlds largest coal export facility, interestingly a crown now held by Newcastle NSW. Unfortunately, and I am surprised by this, we did not provide any photos of the port or city. I guess that is because we were both too captivated by the images we collected from the days visit to the Hluhluwe Game Reserve.
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Journal entry for Thursday 26th Mar, 2026 (day 36, miles 0)
This morning at around 7:00 we docked in the city of Maputo, in the country of Mozambique. The first impressions of the city were formed by the dock area, the array of docked fishing boats in image number 1, the Maputo-Katembe Bridge and its grounded companion ship the Volopas shown in the 3rd and 2nd last photo and the Mozambique Naval Ship in the last photo which was also in the process of docking when we arrived. So what was that impression? It was of a modern city that was somewhat run-down. The city tour that occupied most of our day expanded on that impression.
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