1. ARB ON INSTAGRAM LOVING… the photo stream that is pimpin’ up our Instagram feed with 4X4’ness 2. NINGALOO STATION LOVING… imagining floating along thee blue waves in a kayak, ahhh aqua heaven. We’ll be there in months time, many months. It’s images like this that keep you putting in […]
HELLO + WELCOME to the Wrap Up as we prepare to travel across Australia and through Africa in our 4X4. As the year creepily creeps up on December it feels like it’s pace has quickened. And so, the countdown begins… 100 DAYS This Wednesday marks 100 days until […]
HELLO + WELCOME to an almighty post on scaling life back, selling STUFF you don’t need and making $$$. Dollars to re-invest in experiences that enrich your life. Sound good? Let’s go! To kick off. A question. Take a look around you. What do you see? I SEE STUFF Whether you […]
HELLO + WELCOME to the Aussie Overlanders regular Wrap Up as we prepare for an epic expedition across Australia and throughout Africa. Can I let you in on something? For the past 4 weeks it feels like we haven’t stopped thinking, breathing and dreaming about this adventure. Everyone needs a break from (over) thinking. So, it […]
The challenge? To design + execute an awesome, liveable, mobile home from our 1989 Toyota Troop Carrier. We’ll be working with a 5m³ living quarters and we must design it to get us to where we need to be and to sustain us in remote areas. In our home on wheels our aim is to […]
1. THE AFRICA OVERLAND NETWORK Loving… how Africa Overland Network brings together the (delightfully insane) overland community. 2. TRAVEL MANIACS Loving… this step by step photo blog of Travel Maniacs Troopy Conversion and interior build. This is VERY close to what we want to do with our 4X4. Inspiration to the max. 3. WOMEN ON WHEELS […]
Well hello you good-looking, adventurous fox! Let’s dive right in, shall we? Here goes with 9 great travel books that are lesser known, and altogether GREAT. And personally get us throthing at the mouth to hit the road next year as Aussie Overlanders. 1. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts (click to buy book here) “It […]
1. RIDE TO RIO Loving… watching the start of an around the globe adventure as these dudes set off to CYCLE from L.A. to Rio 2. OLLY & LISA’S BIG TRIP Loving… their amazing photos of overlanding through Western Australia {soon to hit Africa!} 3. NOMADIC MATT Loving… the inspiration on […]
Welcome to our regular post where we wrap up what’s been going on in the World of Aussie Overlanders. The past week in a word? Inspiring! Because of YOU! Here’s a few of your words… “I have goosebumps as I read through your website. And a few close tears as I write this. It’s so […]
Loads of travel photos and small gems of information make for the perfect mix of inspiration at this early stage of planning our road-trip. So, last night we had a session soaking up the entire Tasmania section of photographer Steve Parish’s book The Around Australia Guide. Followed by a hunt for valuable morsels of info online. Read on […]