Planning our route through Africa has been quite an ordeal. We are pretty much always on the move so it is hard to keep tabs on what is going on in Africa, whether or not to pay any attention to what is going on in Africa and what sort of things we can expect to […]
Category Archives: Countries
New Photos – Istanbul
February 22, 2008 – 8:21 am
We made it through Asia! Istanbul is where east meets west, where the continents of Europe and Asia collide… or breakaway depending on your point of view I guess. We spent a handful of days in Istanbul checking out the sights and trying to get some work done on the trucks but sadly it was […]
New Photos – Fatsa
February 21, 2008 – 8:06 am
You never know who you are going to meet. We meet strange and interesting people almost every day. Fatsa, Turkey was no exception. We were filling up our tanks with $10 a gallon gasoline when a guy approached us asking about the cars and what they were doing so far from home. “Nino” ended up […]
News News News
February 19, 2008 – 8:34 am
Since entering Europe we received quite the welcome from the local media outlets. In Bergen, Norway we were featured on the front page of the main newspaper in town. In London I was interviewed by the Guardian, and as we were told by a friend in London, it is one of the most respected newspapers […]
TWBRDR Pushes On!
February 18, 2008 – 10:37 am
As the The World by Road Dakar Rally (TWBRDR) enters its second week the route has us now in country number three on the way to Senegal. To be exact, we are currently in Fes, Morocco. We actually made it as far south as Casablanca, but have backtracked northeast through Rabat to get some more […]
It’s a Whole New World
February 16, 2008 – 6:08 pm
Here we are. Casablanca, Morocco. Africa. We have entered a new continent, and even though it is only a short ferry ride from Algeciras it feels and looks like another world compared to Europe. For most of us, Morocco is our first exposure to Africa, and so far everything has been going great. The ferry […]
New Photos – Sumela Monastery
February 15, 2008 – 6:17 pm
Turkey is a Muslim country, but interestingly enough, just outside of Trabzon, you can find the remarkable Sumela Monastery. The structure, built literally into the side of a cliff was home to monks for several hundred years. It was later abandoned and left to the mercy of the public who as you can probably guess […]
New Photos – Hello Turkey
February 14, 2008 – 6:09 pm
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 […]
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 […]
