We are now in Kunming. We have Chinese license plates, driving permits, and all the papers we need to get through China. This is a wonderful city full of cafes around a beautiful lake. Apparently this is a sister city to my home in Denver, CO. I can see why, it is cool just like […]
Category Archives: Asia
Almost There… We Think
August 29, 2007 – 9:34 pm
As Steve mentioned the other day, we are physically in China now. Once we crossed the border (which took a lot longer than it should have as a result of some paperwork errors – which were not our fault) we drove to Mengla where we were supposed to get our vehicles inspected. Because of the […]
We are in!!
August 28, 2007 – 9:14 pm
This will have to be short because we are not done with all the paperwork and processing, but after spending 30 hours and sleeping in the trucks at the border we have managed to at least get into the country. We are now in a small town just South of Kunming. Here we will spend […]
China/General Update
August 25, 2007 – 7:42 am
Hello everybody. The Thundra, Little Pepe, Steve and I are currently in Luang Nam Tha, Laos about 50 kilometers from the China border crossing at Botan. We are going to cross over into China on Monday and are still waiting to see if we will have to leave the Toyotas at the border for a […]
Just What the Doctor Ordered
August 23, 2007 – 2:14 am
Many of you are now well aware of the ongoing saga of getting our vehicles into China. We were supposed to get in on August 27th, but were then informed that we would have to wait for an official to return from a business trip before crossing the border. As luck would have it, our contact has […]
So Close, Yet Still So Far
August 22, 2007 – 2:35 am
About a week ago, our contact in China informed us that Beijing had assigned an entry date for us to cross the border. After trying to get into China for months and trying to do so without breaking the bank, we were extremely excited about this news and have literally been counting down the days. Well, […]
Mountains, Winding Roads and Your Friendly Neighborhood Rebels
August 20, 2007 – 2:58 am
Laos is an extremely beautiful country and has provided some much needed relief to the topographic mundaneness we were beginning to feel from the rest of SE Asia. Dramatic limestone carst cliffs dot the landscape pretty much the entire length of the country and the wilderness here is very pristine. Given the relatively small population […]
Knock Knock Knockin’ on China’s Door
August 17, 2007 – 5:20 am
After many months, numerous phone calls, help from countless people, a few foreign wire transfers between international bank accounts, and enough red tape to wrap the Great Wall, we have finally been authorized to enter China. That’s right, the powers that be in Beijing have signed and stamped all of our paperwork and our contact […]
Let’s go back to Cambodia
August 16, 2007 – 5:29 am
It has been a busy couple of weeks so we have fallen behind on Photo Galleries. We are eagerly working to get them caught up. Here are a couple while we get finished…Sihanoukville http://www.theworldbyroad.com/photos/gallery2embedded.php?g2_itemId=7407&Ban Lung http://www.theworldbyroad.com/photos/gallery2embedded.php?g2_itemId=7327&
Keep your eyes on the sky, for us.
August 15, 2007 – 8:26 pm
By this point there are probably not many that are still in the dark about Mars making its closest appearance to Earth, well basically ever. After recently receiving many emails regarding this celestial phenomena, the first response from the TWBRs was excitement that our vantage point would be ideal in some remote town while on the road. […]
