This post may contain affiliate links, for which we earn a small commission at no additional expense to you. Click here to read our Disclosure. 2023 was a big travel year for us and although I haven’t posted nearly as much blog content as I would have liked, there are so many travel highlights to…
Day 1 – Alton, England – Wednesday 6th July 2022 Miles 0 – Hours driving 0 – Fuel 0 – Breakdowns 0 Ventura is loaded, fuelled and ready to take on the huge task ahead. I am nervous, excited and just hoping I can make the Pyrenees before the weekend. It seems such a long…
Proceedings began softly with a stay near by at Kisongo Lodge in a stunning farm in the midst of preparations to become the home of The Arusha Giraffe Sanctuary https://www.facebook.com/arushagiraffecentre/ . It was the sanctuary that the race was raising money for and despite the dinosaur wake up is one of the most fabulous places…
I have been looking for a reason to revitalise my love for telling you both a story, I moved to Portugal, I got swallowed in work and life and as a result all of this fell away and I let my blog slow to a stop. I still wrote when I did big trips, but…
August 2023, a blazing hot summer in Portugal and Spain saw us take on a massive circumnavigation of the Iberian Peninsula. I broke the journey into three videos and here is combination of stories, instagram copy and diary entries to summarise an awesome journey. The most fun was when the boys joined me from Barcelona,…
Preparation for this ridiculous adventure will be key, and I have dedicated myself to ensuring Ventura will not be the weakest link in our quest for glory. The detailed process will unfold in its very own blog post (I know, you will have to hold back the excitement), with a target completion date of the…
Land Rover Defender Chassis revival Whilst Ventura has extremely good quality body work following the work done in the UK in 2022 by Stuart Brown, and the running gear is all in very good condition the chassis has always been a bit…original. By original what I mean is getting tired, needing attention and a proper…
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So here is the long list of vehicle preparation I have decided to do: 2” suspension lift – Arguably the most important upgrade, to increase ride height and comfort off road. This is a no brainer and has been high on the list of 2024 upgrades for a while. I have selected Old Man Emu…
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Packing list and spare parts A long time ago I wrote a very detailed packing list for camping trips to the deserts of Doha. That was August 2019 before the world was transformed by that snivelling fuckwit Covid. Now nearly 5 years later I am preparing for the most exciting adventure I have ever been…
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For those of you who have slept under a rock and haven’t been gazing endlessly at my instagram, I am setting off this weekend to do the Maroc Challenge. It’s a 2,000km rally across the Atlas Mountains and into the Sahara Desert, made only slightly harder by the start finish line being another 1,000km from…
