Monthly Archives: May 2012
As you all know by now, we’re struggling to reach our budget and are wondering if we will be able to leave as planned in August. You could pretty much say that’s all we think about right now. Not only is it tough to face a change of plans once you’ve set your mind on […]
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Last night I met with Erik and Malin for a coffee in town, two of the four people heading out on a very similar trip as I mentioned in an earlier blog post – in just a few days! They’re car is being shipped to Alexandria now and they will be flying there early next week. […]
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 The blog posts have been few and far between during the past months which wasn’t at all my plan, I’d love to post something everyday but since I’d like those posts to be substantial and worth reading I simply haven’t had time to. But as compensation for the past weeks of silence, here’s now a […]
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Back in the day when I started dreaming of doing a trip like this it was still considered something rare, extreme and crazy. These days overlanding is a new way of travelling, people are tired of the chartered all inclusive trips, want to get closer to what they’re experiencing and be more in control of […]
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 Unpacking all the gear from our partner Kama Fritid really made us feel that the trip is coming closer! We couldn’t really hide our excitement as we went through everything, from car maintenance products to kitchen accessories to safety gear… This was simply a great collection of gear that will come very much in handy […]
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 So, we spent almost a full day at the garage yesterday and oh, was it nice to be able to take jackets and sweaters off and work in t-shirts! Finally some sunshine and comfortable temperatures. We started off by having a brunch picnic. Except we didn’t drive very far, just reversed the car out of […]
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 We’re finally enjoying some nice spring weather, better late than never! Last night was Valborgsmässoafton and we went down to the lake to watch the bonfire and the fireworks. Today is a holiday so Brian is off work. He flew out of bed before 7 am, made coffee (watered the plants!) and went out on […]
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