Category Archives: Overlanding

2015 – The Travel Year (that wasn’t really)

Posted on December 31, 2015 by laurapattara

I woke up this morning realising that we covered more kilometres during our 8-week traverse of China, in 2014, than during the last 12 months in Southeast Asia. The thought made me smile. Travel. It’s bloody brilliant no matter how … Continue reading →

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Travel: it’s evolutionary, Watson!

Posted on July 25, 2015 by laurapattara

I really didn’t need a Harvard psychologist to convince me of the fact that the only predictable thing, in life, is its unpredictability. However, as I watched Dan Gilbert’s Ted Talk, The Psychology of your Future Self the other night, … Continue reading →

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Overlanding in Low Season?! You bet!

Posted on July 16, 2015 by laurapattara

We’re currently travelling through Southeast Asia at a time of year when many fellow travellers are keeping well away. The weather is crap, the heat unbearable and humidity stifling. As most overlanders know, the trick to keeping up this luxurious … Continue reading →

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Thailand: Land of Smiles and Friendliness. You sure about that?

Posted on June 28, 2015 by laurapattara

25th June: Krabi “Would you like a coffee?” The custom officer politely asks as he takes the papers from our hands. “Coffee??!!” Chris and I answer in unison, with what can only appear, to an outsider, as utterly idiotic expressions. … Continue reading →

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Germany to Thailand-TRIP STATS-Day 960

Posted on May 22, 2015 by laurapattara

After just a little bit of nagging, zee in-house accountant has finally found some time to get some new trip stats together. Yey for nagging! If you recall, when we left Germany on 12 September 2012, we estimated that we … Continue reading →

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Stories from Phnom Penh

Posted on March 19, 2015 by laurapattara

There’s a dead man lying in the gutter. A red cloth napkin covers his face. He’s wearing a colourful floral shirt, the kind which seem to be a big hit here with foreigners. I can tell he’s a Westerner because … Continue reading →

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Letters Home from Africa: Sudan, December 2009

Posted on February 11, 2015 by laurapattara

I almost can’t believe it. I read and re-read the message posted online, yet after further research, it seems to be true. The car ferry between Sudan and Egypt, crossing Lake Nasser, is no longer. The road is now open. … Continue reading →

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Lao: a country tolerating itself into oblivion

Posted on January 20, 2015 by laurapattara

‘What is WRONG with you??! Don’t you understand I’m a V.E.G.E.T.A.R.I.AN.?!’ the pretty blonde Swedish girl screams out at the top of her lungs. Skinny mamma, the owner of the local eatery, just looks at her bewildered then shrugs her … Continue reading →

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Lao and its dirty, evil, little secret

Posted on December 10, 2014 by laurapattara

We spend leisurely days in Luang Prabang, the reputed tourist hub of Lao and our official gateway to South East Asia. We’ve already been in the country for over a month and are only starting to feel well rested. China … Continue reading →

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Overlanding China: what you need to know when IN China

Posted on October 29, 2014 by laurapattara

Hi again everyone, hope this finds you well, happy and (half-way) informed about the ins and outs of overlanding in China independently. With this post I hope to answer all the remaining questions you may have about your own adventurous … Continue reading →

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