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I've been doing a bit of research on the 120-Series as a base vehicle for #overland trips. Extremely popular in Australia (mostly as a Mum's taxi), available in the UK and branded as the Lexus in the USA. It's an extremely capable vehicle but lacks the personality to attract overlanders and...

The Sydney Overland Meetup took place on the 14th March with guest speakers Gareth and Kirsty (Aussie Overlanders) keeping us entertained. You can read the trip report on Overland Live. Here are a few interesting vehicles from the day: Land Cruiser 75-Series Troopy (full camper conversion with...

The website 'Lost in HDR' might be the very 1st overland travelers to use a Jeep Wranger to complete a crossing of the African Continent from North to South following the West Coast. The website is a blur on the sensors as the visually stunning HDR photos leap out at you... Each photo has a...

I thought the Land Rover community would love this story... 15 years after being rebuilt for a Trans-Africa overland journey and presumed lost to spare parts, this 1971 Land Rover Series IIA has reappeared! It was last seen in 2006 in Cairo after completing its fourth Cape to Cairo trip but...

On offer is a seat in a Prado 120 series as we head from Sydney to Birdsville in convoy with another couple who are driving Sydney to the UK. It's a trip for time poor people (like me) who want to see the Australian outback and touch three state corners (Cameron, Hadden & Poeppel). Depart...

Two central African cities stand out... Brazzaville and Kinshasa. Both steeped in history and both notorious for the border crossing which involves a ferry... In my latest blog post on Overland Live, I highlight a few stories from various overlanders. This overland route has gained popularity...

I recently spent hours searching through websites looking for the average vehicle age for trans-Africa overland journeys... Surprisingly, the average age of Toyota's were three years older than Land Rovers (134 websites visited to collect the data). You can read a full report on Overland Live...

In 1903, Horatio Nelson Jackson and Sewall K Crocker became the first overlanders to drive a motor car across the United States from West to East. Quite an achievement! But it was not until 1927 that the first attempt to drive from London to Singapore and on to Australia was even contemplated...

1984, 1990, 1996 , 2006 & 2011... the years the five vehicles were built and are still in full running condition... This was the group that assembled to explore a few Fire Trails in the Abercrombie River NP in NSW, Australia. Silent Creek Campsite Read more via Overland Live blog

Twenty years ago, if you were heading South along the Atlantic route, you would have needed to join a convoy in Dakhla, Western Sahara. The team from 'Drive the Globe' were on one of the last convoys South before the requirement to be escorted South was cancelled. Read more about this...

Following on from my previous thread, here is East Africa's most notorious overland route: The Northern Kenya town of Marsabit to the border town of Moyale. History dates back to WWII of stuck convoys and hot dry dusty conditions... Today, the route thrills with rumours of bandits and the...

One of the routes down the West coast of Africa passes through Nigeria and into Cameroon. The southern border post between the two countries started gaining a notorious reputation for being very muddy in the wet season. The good (or bad) news is that the Chinese are starting to build a new...

This Saturday (1st June 2013), we will be having a Sydney Overland Meetup as David Priddis will be in town. David is a veteran overlander who has completed Africa, Asia, Americas and is finally coming to Australia. He recently attended Overland Expo and has plenty of stories to tell. Join us...

Escaping Sydney over the long weekend often leads to major traffic jams especially if attempting to head along the coast... hence our decision to head inland in search of bush and remote campsites. This was a family trip hence the need to balance the need for the 'boys' to enjoy some good...

Nick, from Langebaan Sunset blog, recently wrote an article on the upgrades he did to his Defender 300Tdi post his trans-Africa trip. He titled it 'The Anatomy of a Land Rover' I thought it was a great concept so have searched the archives for old photos of my Series II and have created 'The...

Here is a recently completed Africa Overland journey in a classic Porsche 944. The photos were originally published on the UK Telegraph website: Across Africa in a classic Porsche The driver, Ben Coombs, created a few videos which I have linked to from my blog as his website...

A blog worth reading is the overland travels of Luca and Sameena and their two children (with an Iveco 4x4 truck). You won't find the blog filled with vehicle tips, adventurous 4x4 driving, rather an insight into cultures, her family (Sameena is the blog author) and travel stories... I will...

In May 2012 Fab and his puppet completed a shortened Trans-Africa after visa issues ground his trip to a halt... the unique aspect: His vehicle was an old Mercedes Benz 300d (W124) model. He even had a bush mechanic perform a suspension lift to handle the rough roads... I think the...

I came across this piece of equipment listed in a 1974 'a guide to Land Rover Expeditions' book: I guess the concept did not last the test of time - it certainly looked good on paper! You can read more here: Overland Live Blog Ebay even has a few listed for sale! It's a good thing I drive...

I often have to work in Canberra so recently I started looking for additional route options rather than the main freeway between Sydney and Canberra... I found the 4x4Earth website and a GPS tracklog which stated: 'Canberra to Goulburn - for those who think tar sucks' I followed the suggested...