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, […]
Category Archives: Expedition Updates
Some TWBR Road Stats
August 21, 2007 – 5:12 am
Although the mileage indicator on our homepage gives you the general idea of how many miles we have put under our belts since we left Denver back in February, we get a lot of questions about how many miles we have driven in each country. We also get questions about how much gas costs in […]
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 […]
The ever changing crew
August 13, 2007 – 8:25 pm
Recently we said goodbye to Steve Bouey’s father John. After traveling for 3 weeks through Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, he is currently on a plane from Saigon back to his home in Oakland, CA. It was a good few weeks and the TWBR knowledge of composting and organic biosolids has certainly increased as a result of his stay […]
It’s actually quite easy.
August 11, 2007 – 5:28 am
A week does not go by without hearing the question, "How are you two funding this adventure?" The usual answer if we have the energy, takes somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 minutes. Of course we go through the usual explanation of the generosity of Stevinson Toyota, followed by the list of the rest of the […]
10,000
August 6, 2007 – 8:04 am
Just a little notice for those of you that may not have seen on the homepage. We have broken 10,000 miles! Along with this we have now also visited 10 different countries. The miles should start to turn over more quickly in the coming months. Our exact entry date into China should be available to us […]
Vietnam Photos
August 5, 2007 – 5:37 am
Although our time in Vietnam was cut short by not being allowed to bring the trucks into the country, we still managed to see some pretty cool sights in Ho Chi Minh City and south along the Mekong Delta. Check out the photos in the gallery. http://theworldbyroad.com/photos/main.php?g2_itemId=7186
Remote borders
August 3, 2007 – 3:46 am
We have reached the last town before the border of Laos here in Cambodia. Internet is pretty much non-existent here, so this update will be brief. After 3 hours in Stung Treng, our quest to get across the Mekong to the last stretch of highway into Laos has come to an end. One night here […]
Where in the world are the trucks?
July 28, 2007 – 7:54 am
Although our interactions with the border guards on Monday gave us a feeling of comfort leaving the trucks at the Cambodian border, some second thoughts of course still existed. Is it safe to leave our cars at this border? The main immigration officer that we were dealing with told us it would be okay to leave […]
Troubles at the Border
July 24, 2007 – 6:54 am
So far, we have had pretty smooth sailing in terms of crossing new frontiers with the trucks. We anticipated some potential problems in southern Thailand… no worries. We were a little anxious about Cambodia… nice people. We had researched as much as we could from as many sources as possible about crossing into Vietnam with the […]
