When Josh and Vanessa’s 1994 Toyota FJ80 Land Cruiser broke down on the side of the highway near Guadalajara, Mexico, the experience affirmed the modifications they had made before departing from their hometown in British Columbia, Canada. Easy access to tool rolls, spare parts, and recovery gear was paramount for Josh, who diagnosed a broken…
Category Archives: Adventure
Why Overlanders Are Choosing Iraq as the Gateway to the Middle East
Lead image by Olga On Tour When Swiss overlanders Marcel and Chiara Fuerst drove through Iraq in November 2021, they stopped at roughly a hundred military checkpoints. Heavily armed military escorts were required through certain areas, and they tackled the stretch from Baghdad to Jordan in one go due to the risk of ISIS terrorist…
Honda Unveils Two New 2023 Dual-Sports
Honda’s dual-sport theme for 2023 appears to be accessibility. They’re showing off two new models with low seat heights to tempt new riders, smaller riders, or those who just like to have their feet flat on the ground. Small, Light, Easy to Ride Honda’s introduction of the new XR150L dual-sport is big news for small…
Featured Vehicle :: Australian Range Rover Classic
Endak Hudson’s Range Rover Classic is one wonderful element of a broader, beautiful story. Dak (as he is known to his friends) and his sister were adopted by an Australian family nearly twenty years ago and relocated from Ethiopia to a new world of love and opportunity in a picturesque town called Lane Cove, a…
Overlanding with Pets – An interview with The Pack Track
Riding a motorcycle around the world is thrilling, challenging, and liberating, and you are guaranteed an adventure full of opportunities to venture off the beaten track. Add a partner and three dogs to the mix, and you are guaranteed a journey overflowing with unique experiences. Australian couple Stu and Janell have been riding around the…
Destinations :: Field Station Moab
Moab, Utah, is one of the true outdoor adventure meccas of North America. I have many happy memories from my trips there, both as a launching pad for exploring the seemingly endless trails and national parks in the surrounding area and for the town itself, which has an eclectic mix of Jeepers, climbers, mountain bikers,…
South of the Border Exploration :: Sonora Rally Adventure Raid
If you’ve dreamed of exploring the land of missions, padres, tacos, and beaches, the 2023 Adventure Raid is your ticket to ride. This year’s Raid begins in Hermosillo, joining in the festivities at the start of the Sonora Rally. From there you will thread a path north, exploring the heart of Old Mexico in the…
Max Adventure Announces Two Sahara Rallies for 2023
Among the cars that have come and gone from my garage over the years, my 2003 Mini Cooper S (the R53 generation) remains one of my favorites. I kept it well-maintained, so the reliability problems that plagued the supercharged hatchback stayed away. It was an efficient and engaging commuter, a hoot on track days, and…
Lost and Found in Alaska
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Overland Journal’s Gear 2023 Issue. The road has been our home for the last six years. During that time, we’ve relished getting to know the intimate details of North America through its winding dirt roads and small towns. Like any travelers, we have goals and bucket list…
Enter to Win a Fly-and-Sail Expedition to Antarctica Aboard a Boutique Ship
Antarctica21, a leading adventure travel company that provides fly-and-sail expeditions to the White Continent, is marking its 20th anniversary by offering a free trip to Antarctica to one lucky penguin lover. The celebration aims to promote knowledge and understanding of Antarctica and its penguins. The contest, which will run from January to March 2023, invites…
KTM 390 Adventure :: 2023 Updates
As the smallest adventure bike in KTM’s lineup you might think the 390 Adventure would get overlooked for updates. No worries–the Austrian company is not one to let a design, or a look, get stale. Unlike with the 890 Adventure, KTM hasn’t pulled out the stops for upgrades, but have paid enough attention to the…
KLIM 2023 Gear :: Badlands Returns
KLIM’s 2023 launch of high-end riding gear begins with new garments, continues with new helmets and goggles, and includes updated designs for existing lines. Badlands Merits Top Protection Rating Of all their new and improved gear, KLIM is proudest of their Badlands Pro A3 jacket (from $1455) and pant (from $942), the only AAA CE-rated…
Expedition Overland Premiers Nordic Series
We have all been waiting impatiently for Expedition Overland (aka X Overland) to release their latest offering, The Nordic Series. As we have come to expect from Clay Croft and his team, the series offers a compelling combination of top-tier cinematography, storytelling, and a profound sense of wonder and adventure. Clay Croft, CEO of X…
George Rodger :: Explorer, Adventurer, and Photojournalist
Photography by George Rodger “George Rodger belongs to the great tradition of explorers and adventurers. His work is a moving testimony through time and space.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson One photograph from the 1957 Trans-Sahara Expedition stands out from the rest. It isn’t of George Rodger standing on the hood of his 107-inch Land Rover Series…
The Snowball Effect :: The Progression of Over-the-Snow Transportation
Lead photograph courtesy of Tucker Sno-Cat Archives. Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Overland Journal’s Winter 2022 Issue. After decades of deliberation, I bought a snowcat a couple of years ago—a Kristi, manufactured in Denver about 1963. Powered by a 36-horsepower VW air-cooled motor, it had sat idle outdoors for over a decade. Perhaps the…
BMW International GS Trophy 2024
Trophy Time in Africa BMW Motorrad returns the GS Trophy competition to its African roots for 2024, this time in rugged Namibia. It will be the 9th running of the biennial event, which was last held in Albania, as reported by Heather Lea. There will be 22 teams from across the planet, with a total…
Crossing Kyrgyzstan’s Terek Pass
The second we drove into the Besh-Tash Valley, part of a vast national reserve in the northwest of Kyrgyzstan, I fell in love. On our right, a river cut through the valley, winding past a handful of yurts, the two sides alternating between rocky walls and slopes with grassy fields and patches of vegetation in…
Video of the Week :: 10 days in the Norwegian highlands
Kasper Hoglund, a professional photographer and minimalist overlander from Norway, has a deep-rooted love for all things travel-related as he explores Scandinavia in his Land Rover. Kasper lives out of his impeccable 2014 Land Rover Discovery SD V6 HSE (high specification equipment) on a full-time basis, through sunshine, rain shower, or blizzard. The Discovery is…
Overland Journal Senior Photographer Bruce Dorn Named Canon Legend
It’s safe to say that Overland Journal’s Senior Photographer Bruce Dorn has seen it all through his viewfinder over the last 40 years as a professional lensman in couture fashion, advertising, editorial, and adventure photography. As an award-winning director and filmmaker, Bruce is also the Creative Director for the pioneering visual and digital effects powerhouse…
One Woman’s Journey to Peace through Overlanding
A traumatic experience such as the death of a loved one can be a catalyst that motivates us to look at our life choices and consider significant changes. My family and I have first-hand experience of this. When we were in the initial planning phase of our global travels, my father abruptly passed away a…