Overland Journal Podcast host Scott Brady interviews co-host Ashley Giordano for an update on her and Richard’s open-ended, full-time work-and-travel journey after shipping their Toyota Tundra and Overland Explorer Vehicles Alpine pop-top camper roll-on/roll-off from Texas to Southampton in April. Now in Spain after extensive time in Scotland, Ashley shares how they balance remote work by slowing down, using Starlink, and occasionally staying in Airbnbs. She discusses camper choices and tweaks (no toilet/shower, induction cooktop, strong but coarse window mesh, gray-water management) and notes the Tundra’s reliability despite fuel use and concerns about size. They compare Europe to Pan-American travel, recap Ashley’s 60-day Expedition Overland work trip through South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana, outline plans to return to Canada for Christmas then head to Morocco after Schengen limits, and highlight books including Cry of the Kalahari and In Search of Sheba.
Overland Journal Podcast Episode #172
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Guest Bio:
Ashley Giordano
Ashley Giordano’s first foray into overland travel involved a 48,800-kilometer journey from Canada to Argentina with her husband, Richard, in their well-loved but antiquated 1990 Toyota Pickup. Currently cruising along the iconic Silk Road in a 2008 Toyota Tundra, her full-time navigator duties are rewarded with bowls of plov and lagman noodles, hikes in the Tian Shan, and countless cups of fragrant Tashkent tea. As senior editor at Overland Journal, you can usually find Ashley buried in a pile of travel books, poring over maps, or writing about the unsung women of overlanding history, including her enduring inspiration, Barbara Toy. @desktoglory_ash
Host Bios:
Scott Brady
Scott Brady is an adventurer, author, and publisher, and the first person in history to cross all seven continents. Brady is executive publisher of the Overland Collective, home to Overland Journal, the Overland Journal Podcast, and expeditionportal.com—the world’s largest vehicle-dependent adventure community. Scott wrote Overlanding 101 (Simon & Schuster) and is currently riding around the world on his BMW GS. He also led Expeditions 7, the first expedition to drive the same vehicle on all seven continents. Brady’s polar crossings include Antarctica and a south–north crossing of the Greenland ice sheet. Scott is a fellow of the Explorers Club and lives in Prescott, Arizona.
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