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38Routes documented
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Off-Road
Sand Driving Basics: Everything You Need Before You Leave the Tarmac
Sand swallows the unprepared. Before you drive onto any dune or beach, read this. Tire pressure alone can be the difference between fun and a 48-hour recovery.
LV
Lena Voss
April 15, 2025
10 min read
Gear & Cars
Why I Traded My Defender for a Land Cruiser 80 (and Regret Nothing)
The Defender is an icon. The 80 Series is a workhorse. After 18 months and two continents, here's the honest comparison.
DO
Dara Osei
April 22, 2025
12 min read
Route Diaries
Driving the Pamir Highway: 1,200km Through the Roof of the World
The M41 is the second highest road on earth. It is also one of the most desolate, most beautiful, and most punishing. This is what the journey costs.
MH
Marcus Hale
April 30, 2025
19 min read
City Stopovers
48 Hours in Tbilisi: Wine, Sulfur Baths, and the Perfect Refuel
The Georgian capital rewards the road-weary traveler with impossible food, absurdly cheap accommodation, and a chaotic beauty that lingers.
LV
Lena Voss
May 7, 2025
8 min read
Off-Road
The Rubicon Trail in October: Technical, Cold, and Absolutely Worth It
California's most notorious off-road trail is easier in summer. We did it in October with the first frost on the rocks. That was the point.
DO
Dara Osei
May 14, 2025
13 min read
Camping
Wild Camping in Iceland: The Rules, the Wardens, and the Midnight Sun
Iceland overhauled its camping laws in 2015. Most overlanders still don't know the current rules — and the wardens are watching.
MH
Marcus Hale
May 20, 2025
9 min read
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