Ignore what we previously wrote about our Tom Tom navigation device. We now have little regard for the Tom Tom system. The thing is useless and a total waste of money. We lacked travel experience at the start of our overland journey and got mislead into spending money on...
Diesel is one of our major cost items. Availability and price are the main concerns.
Diesel is essentially available all over the world, except thus far on our travels, Uzbekistan. For many years now, there has been an acute shortage of fuel, petrol or diesel in that country. There seems...
We were told by several locals and a couple of Overlanders that crossing the South American borders is a real nightmare. We were told to brace ourselves for hours of waiting, to expect a thorough search of our vehicle and foodstuffs especially could not cross borders.
Truth be told, we...
Our plan was to ship our vehicle from Europe to the southern part of South America. Some Overlanders warn against shipping to Brazil because of the high level of corruption. Uruguay is suggested as a safe port.
This was our second experience of shipping our vehicle. Like most things in...
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,...
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 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...
