The Austrian Road
In Ust-Kamenogorsk (or Öskemen in Kazakh), we were quite close to the Russian border. However, we wanted to visit the Altai region of Kazakhstan and so we headed east. I was most interested to see…
Best Camping Hatchets
An axe or hatchet is an essential tool to have in many outdoor pursuits and survival situations. Many people feel that they can get by with just a knife, but an axe can give you…
More Kazakhstan, and Solving The Engine Overheating Issue!
We rolled into Astana quite late at night, just before reception closed in the Nomad4x4 hostel. It was raining and the forecast didn’t look much better either.Since we failed to drive on our planned southern…
Essential Overland Gear or What We Use – Part III: Lights
As of this writing we are sitting in the Kazakh Steppe, totally alone with the next village at least 60 miles away. We’re waiting for the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century and couldn’t be…
Into Kazakhstan
The reason we drove all day this time was that we didn’t want to stay in a random hotel in a small town in Abkhazia. We wanted to reach Astrakhan, a larger town right on…
Best Pocketknives Under $50
When you’re going overlanding and stopping to camp, having the right gear is fundamental to a safe and enjoyable journey, and that gear includes a pocketknife. Pocketknives are known for their practicality. You can use…
Overlanding through the Chechen Republic
During the week when we were in Georgia, we had to figure out our itinerary for the next couple of weeks. In particular, the Caspian Sea and the countries surrounding it require some plans to…
Overlanding in the Tusheti National Park
The Tusheti National Park is something very unique. It’s only really accessible for about 5 months of the year, which is probably how it’s managed to stay so pristine and brutally beautiful.The road leading up to…
Best Pocketknife Sharpener
When you go camping or overlanding, it’s useful to have a pocketknife. Pocketknives are essential for cooking, camping, fishing, and hunting. However, they won’t be useful unless they are sharp. Dull blades are not only…
Essential Overland Gear or What We Use – Part II: Navigation
We came up with a rough route between our starting point of Budapest, Europe and the desired finish line of Singapore, and all our navigation is based around this rough itinerary. Evelin has put a road-book…
Top 5 Places to See in Georgia
I think the top 5 places to see in Georgia are:Mount Kazbegi and the Gergeti Trinity ChurchVardzia, the cave settlement from the 12th centuryThe Svaneti RegionThe Tusheti National ParkTbilisi and MtskhetaOf course there are plenty…
The Engine Keeps Overheating
Leaving very early from Cappadocia meant there was hardly any traffic on the road. We were driving east with Vince and Maxime following behind us. After a couple of hours I started to recognize a few…
