We weren’t sure what to expect in Albania. At the end of WWII, Albania became Europe’s equivalent to North Korea; a secretive, closed and isolationist country. Albania spent four decades under the iron grip of paranoid extremist ruler Enver Hoxha. As a communist state, Hoxha aligned Albania first with Russia, then with China, but brokeContinue reading “Overlanding in Albania – Bari to Durrës”
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Andalucia – “More Than Beaches & Party Towns!”
Have I got an Easter Monday treat in store for you, dear readers! A Guide to Overlanding in Andalucia which, as The Orkney Overlanders say, “Has lots more to it than beaches and party towns!”
How To Make A Four Month Trip Last Fourteen Years!
“Mark. We didn’t run anyone over when we parked, did we?” As Mark and I descended the steps at 9 a.m. on Sunday morning, two pairs of legs, clad in bright orange high visibility trousers, were sticking out from beneath our truck.
The Iron Lady of Grantham – Overland Adventures in the UK!
One way to make things difficult for yourself is to use a UK postcode to find a park-up in a rural location, then try to drive there in a 24-tonne truck.