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Found this topic using the search function. Need help with understanding Starling. Anybody have a recommendation on where to go for basic information such as how do use or can you use Starlink to hook up google maps from an IPone for turn by turn directions? Does Starlink allow you to make...

Using the search function got me here. Looking for recommendations and information on Skylink. Returning to South Africa in three weeks and my wife wants better connection to the outside world and I want better map usage out of Google maps. Will skylink work in a moving vehicle? Will it work...

We are driving a 2014 Toyota 4Runner around the world. It is currently parked outside of Cape Town, South Africa. We started our drive when I was 66 and I am now 71. The 4Runner's spare is located under the rear and I am thinking it would be much better (if I need to use it and no one is...

I own a 2015 Toyota 4Runner. Am looking for a bull bar that provides protection from animals not looks and the less it weights the better. Does anyone have a suggestion on a bull bar to purchase? Currently our 4Runner is parked at the Marrakesh International Airport. Hope to return to...

I am interested in knowing what everyone thinks I should add to my 4Runner and the order I should (money is always an issue) purchase and install. I am driving from Tangiers, Morocco to Cape Town, South Africa. I will leave Tangiers in the first week of Sept. 2020 and arrive in Cape Town in...

I am thinking of changing out the factory installed head lamps for new LED lamps in our 2014 Toyota 4Runner. Have found almost no information on LED. One article in Consumer Report which said, "no". Heck, I can't even find out from Toyota if they recommend this change and if they do what...

When driving outside the U.S. what is the best navigation equipment to use on expedition driving? Background: Am 68 years old and technology isn’t my best subject matter. Own almost every Apple product because they are simple and work. We have been driving the world since 28 May 2016. So far 4...

Tunisia Trip Report April 3 – 19, 2018 Language: Tunisia is a dual language country: French and Arabic. Signage for the most part is written in both languages. Many people speak a few words of English except for gas station attendants (why, I have no idea). For a non-speaking English country I...

Driving India – 22/28 April 2017 – West Bengal, India We are on the road again – finally! Our 4Runner was delivered to our hotel on Friday evening. I repeatedly asked if I could pick it up but was told, “No, you can’t enter the port and we will deliver it to your hotel”. The driver wasn’t...

A quick review of driving conditions in Sikkim, India and the last three weeks in Nepal. Driving the plains of India is tough. Every minute a new experience. I have driven in 14 countries and India is in a class of its own. The good news is you only average 20 mph so you have time to react...

I received a lot of good information from various Expedition contributors before my wife and I left for Australia. This is a quick recap of some of the things we learned on our travels around and through Australia. (We have done more than just Australia. First was Japan for four weeks without...

Can anyone recommend a supplier for taillight guards for a 2014 4Runner? Thanks,

I am not a mechanic. We are going to drive our 2014 4Runner in Australia for five months, ship our 4Runner to Singapore and over the next 12 months drive to Turkey. We want to get there with the least amount of down time do to mechanical failure. I would like recommendation and suggestions on...

Does anyone have experience with a GPS in South East Asia -- either by a specific country or the region in general? Would like to know how well the systems work. So far my search keeps taking me to Garmin. I do want a stand alone device that gives verbal directions (turn right in 100 feet...