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Tips and Tricks

We started our travels as novices and prepared as best as we could by using the vast amount of resources available on the internet. The information provided on this page is based on what we have learned whilst on the road. Hopefully this can benefit those that follow behind us. Some of our gear or preparations were found to be superb for our purposes, whilst at the other end of the scale, some stuff was just a total waste of money and time.

Traffic on the roads

Moving people, goods, products, animals and anything else is a key activity around the world, however it takes on a whole new meaning in Asia as a result of the limited financial resources and basic view of health and safety. Modes of transport range from hand drawn carts and...
Border Entry Passport control: No visas required for NZ and German passport holders. Passports are stamped as you enter. Arrival card needs to be completed and has a tear-off Departure Card that needs to be well looked after as you need to present it when you depart from Thailand. We...
Border Entry Passport control: No visas required for NZ and German passport holders. Passports are stamped as you enter. No Entry Card needs to be filled out. Vehicle entry was straight forward. Immediately after having our passports stamped at a cubicle, which are located adjacent to each of the exit lanes,...

GPS Navigation

This is one of our best bits of equipment and absolutely essential. The benefits are huge. You simply enter your destination and the device will lead you there without the need to fumble with paper maps, avoids serious arguments with your spouse (“you said turn left” and so on....)....
Border Entry Passport control: No visas required for NZ and German passport holders. Arrival card needs to be completed and has a tear-off Departure Card that needs to be well looked after as you need to present it when you depart from Singapore. The vehicle entered Singapore by shipping container. All...

Parking

Parking is an issue that has our attention. Our vehicle is 2.38m high, and most parking garages, toll gates, border crossing gates and some open air shopping mall parking areas are limited to a vehicle height of between 2.0m and 2.2m. For toll gates and border crossings, one needs...

Shipping

To the uninitiated, shipping a vehicle overseas sounds daunting, however you soon find that it is easily done. We suspect this applies especially to the developed countries and advanced ports. The key thing is to engage a shipping agent that has experience relating to shipping motor vehicles. We used...