The Dakar Rally wraps up this week as competitors head toward the finish line today in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. If all goes well, spectators will witness a 3.2-liter 1986 Porsche 911, piloted by 21-year-old Puck Klaassen, crossing the line. She and her father, Sebastiaan, 53, teamed up at the last minute to compete in the Dakar Classic class which, since…

In this week’s video, the ever-popular and highly watchable Ronny Dahl takes his new 2.8-liter Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Series out into the dunes, beach, and bush to see how well the vehicle performs while comparing the diesel automatic Cruiser to his two V8 manual Cruisers. Ronny does his best to expose both the strengths and weaknesses of the stock…

We were piloting our classic Land Rover Defender a few years ago through the rough and secluded Rif Mountain range in Morocco. It was there that we witnessed little Suzuki Super Carry Kei trucks and vans hauling cargo while mountain goating across wet and undulating high-altitude trails. Therefore, it was no surprise to us to see that Glen Shelley’s 1992…

In this video of the week, tells a cautionary tale of how a momentary lack of judgment can have dire consequences when exploring unknown off-road trails. Kai and Irati, aka Bluelandy, sank their Land Rover Defender just one day after crossing into Argentina and found themselves in a dramatic situation with potentially far-reaching consequences. While driving along the paths next…

While American novelist Jack London is best known for The Call of the Wild and White Fang, he is also inextricably linked with the Canadian Arctic. So, when British filmmaker Ben Page ventures north, he seeks an adventure of solitude spurred by London’s assertion that “any man who is a man can travel alone.”  But the romanticism of the Arctic can overshadow the risks. This week’s…

This week’s video by Slovenian freelance photographer and videographer Uros Podlogar is a sensational tribute to his young family, the spirit of adventure, and the beauty of Greece. From the Acropolis of Athens to beaches with turquoise waters, this family of four traveled in their trusty Toyota Hilux and Alu-Cab camper, taking in every sun-filled moment along the way. Outfitted…

Who doesn’t love the legendary Unimog? Serving as military vehicles and firefighters, participating in competitions like the Dakar Rally, and, of course, as expedition and overland vehicles, the beloved and respected Unimog has, as a matter of interest, a strikingly similar history to the Land Rover Defender. Designed by Albert Friedrich and Heinrich Rößler post-World War II, the Unimog was…

When the road ends in Panama, overland travelers typically work around the conundrum of the Darién Gap by shipping trucks and cars or strapping motos to the deck of sailboats bound for Colombia. Dylan Wickrama, however, had another idea: to build a raft out of his motorcycle and sail 700 kilometers across the Pacific. As a young boy growing up…

A Pan American Highway overland journey is always exceptional, and we have the privilege of following Toyota World Runners thanks to their excellent filmmaking skills and consistency (a true challenge when living on the road). Amidst the bustling streets of Manizales, Matthew and Stacey decide to head back towards the serenity of Colombia’s central Andean Mountains. Navigating the Colombian mountain…

We have said it before and will say it again and again: Namibia is an overlanders paradise. This week’s video has all the goods – Harry and Chloe, a young British couple traveling through the Khaudum National Park in Namibia with their 110 Land Rover Defender Classic. Khaudum National Park is an isolated Nature Reserve nestled within the Kalahari Desert,…

The 8th Rebelle Rally kicks off this week in Mammoth Lakes, California, setting the stage for a challenging 10 days of precision driving and traditional navigation amongst some of the most iconic off-road terrain in the American West. Crowned as the longest competitive off-road rally in the United States, this event also just happens to be for women. Spanning 2,120…

The rapid expansion of overlanding as a hobby and lifestyle has ushered in positive and negative consequences for the natural landscapes we explore. In this video, Kasper Hoglund delves into the ramifications of overlanders’ actions in his native Norway. This predicament has escalated into a global concern, as a minority of overlanders opt to disregard vehicle access restrictions and trail…

It used to be that a camper van was either bought ready to roll or a bare-bones van was converted to provide a semblance of convenience and comfort by someone who dreamed of traveling and who, coincidentally, owned a toolbox. Those days seem long gone as we collectively leapfrog from one inspiring, beautiful, and complicated online DIY build to another….

In Go Grandriders, 17 senior citizens embark on a 13-day, 1,178-kilometer ride by 125cc scooters and small motorcycles around Taiwan. With an average age of 81, the octogenarians take to one of Taiwan’s most dangerous roads: the Su-Hua Highway. Weaving amongst roaring cargo trucks and behind packed tour buses, the group enjoys lush cliffside scenery high above the Pacific Ocean,…

Photo by Chad Brown When United States Navy veteran Chad Brown tried fly fishing for the first time, it changed his life. “I felt the air rushing across my cheek [and] feeling in my face,” he says of the moment his surroundings in a lush Oregon forest broke through the struggles he was facing due to mental illness. “The only…

JUE 477 was the first Land Rover to roll off the production line, only to find itself retired to a field and then a barn in the English countryside after a lifetime of toil. Tracked down by a group of enthusiasts, the plucky little Land Rover was then bought at auction by none other than the heart and soul of…

Many of the wildest (and best) laid travel plans are hatched in a small country pub, and the one wagered by Richard King and a gathering of his friends at the Deers Hut pub in the Hampshire village of Liphook, England, was no different. It was the end of 1967’s Summer of Love when Bert Oram, the pub landlord, bet…

Kai and Irati are from Germany and Spain, respectively, and are currently on a full-time overland journey. After quitting their jobs and the safety of home, they left Germany in March 2022 and traveled with their Land Rover Defender 110 to Namibia. They are currently on an adventurous journey along the Namib coast, facing the formidable challenges nature brings in…

This week’s video, Part 1 in a series, showcases an adventure the Revere Overland team took as they embarked on a journey to explore the legendary Pony Express Trail, commencing in Utah and heading eastward. The Pony Express Trail operated between 1860 and 1861, facilitating mail delivery from San Francisco to St. Joseph, Missouri. Before the establishment of the first…

The Abano Pass is a stretch of unpaved track linking Omalo to Pshaveli in the northwest region of Georgia. Featuring 70 kilometers of gravel, rock, mud, and water crossings, at 2,864 meters (9,396 feet) above sea level, the road is the highest drivable pass in the Greater Caucasus mountain range. Well-known within the adventure biking community, this road is a…