We have covered a lot of miles on The World by Road and the terrain we have driven is as diverse as the countries we have passed through. Obviously, the road can get pretty bad from time to time and it always leads to the same question: Is this the worst road we have been […]
Category Archives: Countries
Challenge of the Week: Crime Patrol, Crooked Borders and Catastrophe Roads
April 8, 2008 – 9:29 am
Over a week ago now was the beginning of the action packed speed run through Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon and then further down the coast of the West coast of Africa. The Thundra and Little Pepe are now safely resting in the courtyard of the Botanic Gardens Guesthouse here in Limbe, Cameroon. The crew and the […]
TIA again
April 7, 2008 – 1:48 pm
Sorry for the lack of content lately. We have been working on it a ton, but finding a place to upload is nearly impossible. Our hope is for it all to start tomorrow. We have not forgotten about you, just lacking in resources. TIA.
New Video – Burkina Faso – TIA – Getting Air in a Tire
March 28, 2008 – 7:44 am
This journey has proven and disproved many thoughts and ideas I had about the world. Many of the ideas I have come from movies I have seen. Most of the time when I see an American Hollywood movie about a place I just assume that everything is dramatized and most likely adapted to make the […]
New Timeline
March 26, 2008 – 6:44 am
For those of you that like to keep tabs on us and where we are, the timeline is now updated. It should be generally accurate for the next couple of months and we will keep changing it as our schedule changes. Click the link below to check it out. Timeline
Challenge of the Week
March 25, 2008 – 6:54 am
I am starting a new series of blogs called “The Challenge of the Week.” Back in the early days of the expedition, I tried to spend a good 20% of the time trying to present the real side of this expedition that most people do not know. After a couple of weeks of presenting these […]
Welcome To The Middle Of Nowhere
March 24, 2008 – 10:37 am
“Welcome to the middle of nowhere!” This was the friendly response we got from several people as we pulled into the remote and dusty town of Timbuktu. For us here at The World by Road, Timbuktu is an important stopover on our way around the world. I can now say that I have literally driven […]
Everyone Should Have An Entourage
March 23, 2008 – 10:45 am
I do not know about you, but every now and then, I wonder what it would be like famous. I wonder what it would be like to have a crowd of people follow you around, to have people come from miles just to catch a glimpse of you. Well, I guess I got a pretty […]
What A Difference a Gate Can Make
March 22, 2008 – 10:20 am
You would think that the similarities between the countries here in West Africa would far outnumber the differences, but for me, nothing could be farther from reality. Driving from Senegal to Mali and most recently into Burkina Faso has been interesting because although the terrain and topography is very similar in the areas we have […]
New Video – National Park or Middle of Nowhere Sahara?
March 13, 2008 – 11:51 am
When picturing a national park, most of us probably think of rangers that help to protect the wildlife and answer visitors questions about the surrounding area and the flora and fauna that reside there. As you get farther and farther from the main tourist tracks in the world, the standard and definition of national parks […]
