I know oil and gas prices are on a lot of people’s minds these days. As the price of oil flirts with over $100 a barrel and oil hungry countries continue to dangle under the puppet strings of OPEC, the price of fuel (petrol) in many countries has never been higher. We have had the […]
Category Archives: Trip Thoughts
A Glimpse of Life on the Road
November 25, 2007 – 7:47 am
A lot of people ask us a lot of questions. One of the questions on the top ten most asked TWBR questions list is where do you guys sleep. Everyone from blog readers, to travelers to customs officials always seem curious as to where we lay our collective TWBR heads at night, so here is […]
Hot Fuzz
November 22, 2007 – 7:53 am
Man, they were everywhere. I have never seen so many cops in my entire life, most of whom seemed to be doing nothing of real significance aside from creating problems instead of solving them. Where pray tell might I be talking about? Well, I am talking about Russia and the former Soviet republics. You would […]
Where Has All of the Water Gone?
November 21, 2007 – 6:12 am
One of the areas that I wanted to visit since the beginning of this expedition was the Aral Sea. The Area Sea straddles Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and these days is not really much of a sea anymore. In fact, experts believe that the desertification of the entire body of water could be complete in the […]
It is truly a different world.
November 12, 2007 – 12:08 am
In each country there are things that happen or things you read that remind you just how upside down the world is that surrounds you. On my recent trip back to the states, I purchased some 2-way radios for the trucks. When I was meandering about town trying to find the best setup I found […]
Keeping The Faith
November 9, 2007 – 6:03 am
I have to admit, our time spent in Kazakhstan was less than to be desired. A series of events, albeit isolated, left a pretty bad taste in our collective TWBR mouths and we were extremely ready to leave. I do not want to take our experiences in Almaty, Kazakhstan and use them to generalize the […]
TWBR Can Change You
November 8, 2007 – 6:04 am
TWBR has the ability to change a lot of things about you. TWBR has the ability to change the way you interact with people. TWBR has the ability to change the way you view the rest of the world. TWBR has the ability to change the way you look at yourself. Recently, I was looking […]
Apparently, We Are Not Alone
November 7, 2007 – 6:01 am
We have been through a descent number of countries on our way around the world, have seen our fair share of cars and have a pretty good grasp on the type of cars that seem to be most prevalent. Without a doubt, Toyota comes in as the heavyweight to date in terms of the sheer […]
Thanks for the generosity
October 25, 2007 – 3:15 am
I would like to take a moment to thank the people who have recently supported TWBR. Every little bit helps to fill the tanks with gas, pay for visas and afford to get by. Thanks to: Derek Yap Hannah Megacz Katie Shoppman Tom and Judy Magara All of these folks of recently helped us out […]
Thank god for sisters.
October 24, 2007 – 2:53 am
When I first came up with this scheme to drive around the world, it was a secret from my family for a while. I knew that my mom and sister would be worried, so it seemed better to get things in motion before getting their input. Months went by and then I decided to tell […]
