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Rally Legend Franco Picco Finishes Dakar 2021 – Aged 65
Franco Picco scored a podium finish at the Dakar Rally in 1985. This year, he returned to the world’s most prestigious rally race with the simple aim of crossing the finish line. He succeeded – despite the fact that this…
Nepal: uniquely stunning and filled with cultural treasures
Even for the seasoned traveler, it’s difficult to step beyond the front doors of Tribhuvan International Airport and not be a little overwhelmed. The air is a hazy melange of humidity, exhaust fumes, and dust so thick you can almost…
Lesotho: a place of rushing rivers and gigantic drivable passes
Lesotho’s smooth rolling hills and intermittent rocky crags, and the way each mountain’s many shades of green reflect a sheen onto the unfettered landscape will leave you breathless. Meeting Lesotho’s people, who are warm and quietly affectionate individuals with a…
Iceland: vastly different from all other places on the planet
Sulfur. It is the acrid aroma of Iceland, and like the raven-hued soil covering the entirety of the island, it is an omnipresent reminder of its volcanic origins. Eons in the making, yet a mere blip in the arc of…
Cuba: more than just cigars, rum and classic cars
When I think of Cuba, I have visions of posing next to marlin like Ernest Hemingway, puffing on a Romeo y Julieta cigar at the Churchill Bar of the Hotel Nacional, or cruising el Malecón in a 1953 Chevrolet Bel…
Death Road and a Temporary End to the Expedition
This is the last instalment for the time being because I have had to postpone the last two-thirds of the expedition until the COVID-19 pandemic is under control.
Overlanding with a mission: Mission to Heal and Dr. Glenn Geelhoed
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. In a single day one might debride an open fracture, skin graft a burn contracture release…
Lost Cultures, Forgotten Heroes
“A people without knowledge of their history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”