After crossing the border between Georgia and Turkey (after taking some time to fill up on $4 a gallon gas as opposed to the $10 per gallon price tag throughout Turkey) we once again entered a new land. the ancient churches that were a staple of the Georgian countryside were replaced by the spires of […]
Author Archives: Steve Bouey
Let the Rally Begin
February 13, 2008 – 6:11 pm
In the world of auto racing, the Dakar Rally is a big one. The race has gone on for nearly 30 years (2008 would have been the 30th anniversary event) and draws thrill seekers, adrenaline junkies, endurance drivers and gear heads from all over the world. The Dakar Rally used to originate in Paris, and […]
Happy Anniversary
February 12, 2008 – 6:07 pm
February 12, 2008. Exactly one year since we pulled out of the driveway in Denver, Colorado to begin our journey around the world. It is hard to believe that it has already been a year. In that time we have managed to travel through 37 countries… 33 of them with the Toyotas, and rack up […]
Thank You for Your Continued Support
February 8, 2008 – 5:13 am
The people who come to our website, the people who we meet on the street and those who send us e-mails with words of encouragement are a all a big part of the success of our expedition. From time to time we also get notified that someone has contributed financially to the expedition and to […]
New Photos – Azerbaijan and Georgia
February 7, 2008 – 5:09 am
After getting off the Caspian ferry, we made a b-line for McDonalds as the guys from Trabant Trek assured us that we would find one in Baku. Sounds sad, but after the week we had just been through, a Big Mac was just what the doctor ordered. We only spent two nights in Azerbaijan… the […]
Expedition Stats
February 5, 2008 – 9:17 am
We are nearly finished with our European leg of the expedition and are currently in Spain. After a quick jaunt over to Portugal, we will be entering another new continent. We had an amazing time in Europe and will miss all of the new friends that we made very much. One thing we will not […]
New Photos – Aktau
February 4, 2008 – 10:13 am
After driving through Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, we were confronted with a choice: try and drive through Turkmenistan and catch a ferry across the Caspian Sea to Baku, Azerbaijan or drive across the desert, back into Kazakhstan and catch a ferry across the Caspian Sea. After talking with some fellow travelers, overlanders and the guys from […]
New Photos – Moynaq
February 2, 2008 – 5:02 pm
Before we made it across the Qizilqum Desert and into Kazakhstan to catch the ferry across the Caspian Sea, we stopped by another great body of water… the Aral Sea. Unfortunately, the once thriving fishing village of Moynaq where we camped for the night is now nowhere near the shores of the Aral Sea. The […]
New Photos – Khiva
February 1, 2008 – 4:51 pm
Khiva is another ancient Silk road town in Uzbekistan and lies just a few kilometers north of Turkmenistan. Khiva is one of the western-most towns in Uzbekistan and beyond the historic walls of this mythical place lies the barren and inhospitable Qizilqum Desert. Khiva would be our last stop before heading out into the desert […]
New Photos – Bukhara
January 31, 2008 – 4:50 pm
After a few days in Samarkand, we headed west to Bukhara, another spectacular Uzbek city. Many of us actually found Bukhara to be more amazing than Samarkand and it truly felt like taking a step back in time to bustling trading center on the Silk Road. Just when you think you have seen the most […]
