I was once almost in love with an Afrikaans girl. She lived in a posh house on top of a hill and bore a German surname. Her father, Loot, hated the thought of me but begrudgingly liked me and one day asked for my help to build an overland trailer which he planned to use…
The Road Chose Me: A 200 Night Review of the Ursa Minor J30 Pop-Top
Testing a mobile abode with a lap of Africa.
72 Hours of Adventure – The Alaska Range and Denali Highway
Three days in the Northern Frontier
36 Hours of Adventure: Hills and Hydrolock
Tracing the Continental Divide through Southern Colorado
Capetown to Cairo: An Airstream Caravan Takes On Africa
Watch original 1950s footage of the Airstream Caravan from Capetown to Cairo
New Mexico BackRoads’ Gila Legends Expedition
A worry free adventure through the best New Mexico has to offer
Desk to Glory: The Lagunas Route
Hot springs, mountains, Bolivian borders and the Atacama desert
The Road Connects Us
You meet the most interesting people on the road.
The Cooper Discoverer Writing Contest is Here!
Four chances to win a set of Cooper STT Pro tires, and one chance to win a very grand prize
2015 Overlanders of the Year: Sheena and Brad of Drive Nacho Drive
One van named Nacho, two travelers, 927 days driving around the world.
Six en Piste: Adventure is a family affair
Two parents, four children, and ten months in Africa and South America
Living Legends: Gary and Monika Wescott of the Turtle Expedition
Overland Journal’s Chris Collard interviews one of the most well-traveled duos in overlanding.
Basecamp
In search of mines, mustangs, and cow camps in the Northern Nevada Desert.
Muy Tranquilo Baja – Top 5 Camp Spots
Headed for Baja over the winter? Ian Meredith found the best places to camp.
Herbie’s World Tour
118,000 miles around the world in a VW bug pulling a camper trailer? Why not?
36 Hours of Adventure: Eastern AZ and the Mogollon Rim
A dirt road, good friends, and two days are all you need for one heck of an escape.
Trans American Trail: Shadow of the Rockies
Wil Morgan tackles a trail previously reserved for two wheels.
Four Syncros, Two Nations, One State: Overlanding on the WABDR
Although all buttoned up and cozy in my Westy at a disused Forest Service campground near Leavenworth, I couldn’t get to sleep. I was anxious about the rest of trip and what it could cost me. Last year the group’s damage amounted to a snapped axle, two broken CV joints, a shredded sidewall and a...
Border Crossings…The Not so Glamorous Side of Overlanding
It’s an unavoidable aspect of international overlanding, but it doesn’t have to always be difficult.
Roaming the West
Two well travelled Australians, Ron and Viv Moon, love wandering the wilder places of the Southwest of the USA.