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Discover Dubai off the beaten track: 12 unique & affordable tips (also for overlanders and vanlifers)
Everyone knows Dubai. Or at least we think we do. We all carry the same picture in our heads. Overpriced coffee shops with Ferraris casually parked outside. A guy in a tight shirt pitching his next online course, while someone films it for the gram. And yes, we all look up at the Burj Khalifa and walk past the Burj Al Arab like proper tourists. For a day,…
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Sandwich Harbour Namibia: Complete 4×4 Guide (Route, Costs & Tips)
We hand the wheel to guest bloggers Jasper and Irene of Buiten de Bubbel. One of the most famous 4×4 routes in the world can be found in Namibia: the off-road track from Walvis Bay to Sandwich Harbour, where you drive between the 100-metre-high dunes of the Namib Desert and the rough waves of the Atlantic Ocean. Approximately 40 kilometres one-way and 40 kilometres back across the beach…
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Namibia 3-Week Itinerary: Epic Self Drive With 4×4 & Rooftop Tent
We hand the wheel to guest bloggers Jasper and Irene of Buiten de Bubbel. Namibia is the perfect destination for adventurous travelers who enjoy camping and self-drive trips in a 4×4. In 3 weeks, we travel through Namibia in our own 4×4 converted into a camper van. We do this together with 3 friends from the Netherlands in a 4×4 rental car with 2 rooftop tents. Namibia has…
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Exploring Georgia By Camper: The Perfect 2-Week Itinerary (Including Wild Camping Spots)
We hand the wheel to guest bloggers Chantal and Donny. Georgia is one of those countries we couldn’t really picture until we actually rolled in with our self-built 2WD camper. We had a rough idea of mountains, wine and questionable drivers, but Georgia turned out wilder than expected. In this blog we take you along our favourite 2-week itinerary through Georgia, including the wild camping spots we loved…
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Carnet de Passage Explained: The Ultimate Guide for Overland Travel
If you’re planning your first big overland trip or dreaming of vanlife routes far off the beaten track, sooner or later you’ll bump into that mysterious document: the Carnet de Passage. It sounds fancy and bureaucratic, especially in French, but really it’s nothing more than a passport for your car or motorbike. When we first learned we needed one for our overland expedition, we had about a thousand…