Kazakhstan is the world’s largest landlocked country. Oil and gas are the 2 major income earners. More than 35% of Kazakhstan is flat lowland. However, in the far east you find the mountainous area with Mount Khan Tengri at just under 7000 meters. Officially Kazakhstan is a democratic society. Large parts of Kazakhstan are empty…
View MoreKyrgyzstan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordering Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, The Kyrgyzstan people were settled into collectivized agriculture by the Soviet regime. When you are willing to get off the beaten track It will allow you to taste the real nomadic lifestyle as a large part of the population still practice…
View MoreIndia is the second most populated country in the world (China is number 1) and the most populated democracy in the world. India faces challenges of Poverty, Corruption, Malnutrition and Inadequate public Healthcare. India is projected to be the world’s most populous country in the world, by 2022 over taking China. Its population is set…
View MoreTajikistan is part of Central Asia and completely landlocked. Unfortunately, Tajikistan does not appear high on the list of destinations visited by overlanders. For us Tajikistan was an incredible scenic country with some of the most beautiful, wild and remote terrain and mountains in the world. Since 1991 independent from the Soviet Union. Civil war…
View MoreThe Russian Federation is the largest country in the world. Russia extends across eleven time zones and has borders with sixteen countries. Moscow is the largest city in Europe and St Petersburg is the second largest city in Europe. Russia’s extensive mineral and energy resources are the world’s largest, and it is one of the…
View MoreSiberia. It is a cold place, and we felt the cold as we travelled in the northern part. This part of the world consists of bears, taiga, and shuttered gulags and wilderness. Siberia is known for its long, harsh winters, with a average of −25 °C. During our visit we tried to drive across a…
View MoreMongolia is a must do overland travel destination. Approximately 35% of the population is nomadic or semi-nomadic. Permanent dwellings are few and far between, fences even fewer and the land is owned by the people, like one large National Park. This is a tremendous destination to experience the outdoors, Mongolia also boasts unique history dating…
View MoreTibet, the remote and mainly-Buddhist territory known as the “roof of the world”, Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 5,000 meters (or nearly 17000 feet). Many Tibetans believe in the exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, seen by his followers as a living god, but by China as a…
View MoreChina is divided into 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 special administrative regions. We explored China twice in our own vehicle, 8 weeks in total. And once as fly in tourist. Unfortunately, China and Tibet still have many restrictions for self-drive overlanders. The only way to explore China in your own vehicle is…
View MorePakistan has historically and culturally been associated with its neighbours Iran, Afghanistan and India. The surprise package in Asia, Pakistan has diverse cultures, people, and landscapes. Tourism has declined due to political unrest. Today the country only attracts few Overlanders. All guests to Pakistan are held in high esteem and considered a blessing from God….
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