Custom Land Cruiser Conversion Welcome to the fourth and final installment of our custom Land Cruiser Camper Conversion. In Part 4, Sheri and I return to Cape Town to oversee completion of our build and prepare for departure. During the final two months, it’s all hands on deck as we work with Paul and the … Read More
Custom Land Cruiser Conversion Welcome to the third installment in our four-part series Land Cruiser Troopy Camper Conversion. If you’re new to the series and want to start from the beginning, click here for Part 1. In Part 3, we take a trip to Southeast Asia, while Alu-Cab installs a custom pop-top roof and R&D … Read More
Potholes, Potholes, Everywhere Shortly after returning from Africa in 2008, Sheri and I visited my parents in N.C. One night we went out to dinner and on our way back my mom warned me to drive carefully as there was a pothole a couple of blocks ahead. “Please take care. Ahead there’s a pothole on … Read More
Custom Land Cruiser Conversion Welcome to Part 2 of our four-part series – Land Cruiser Troopy Camper Conversion. (To read Part 1, click here.) In Part 2, we pick up the story in Cape Town, South Africa, as we kick-off fitment and begin working with Paul and the teams at R&D Offroad and Alu-Cab to … Read More
A Self Drive Safari Through Southern Africa This week’s post introduces our new video series – ‘Drive the World,’ which aims to convey what it’s like to explore the world overland. To kick things off, our first video features Southern Africa. Using footage shot during Maggie’s first 100 days, we offer a fast forward overview … Read More
Custom Land Cruiser Conversion As I write this post, it’s been almost a year since we completed our camper conversion of Maggie, the Land Cruiser 78 Series Troop Carrier we’re currently using to explore the world overland. There are many reasons we enjoy overland travel, and we dreamed about the Troop Carrier for years to … Read More
Back in 2000, Sheri and I went on our first African safari in South Africa’s Timbavati Reserve. To be honest, in the days leading up to our departure, I can’t say we were particularly excited about our upcoming trip. In retrospect, I think our lack of enthusiasm, in part at least, came down to all … Read More
There’s nothing like spending a night or two (or three…) on a quiet stretch of beach, along a roaring river, or in the middle of a small clearing overlooking snow-capped mountains. Recently, we’ve had a particularly good run of wild camps. Heading north through South America we’ve camped by mirror-like fjords, placid lakes, and most … Read More
We’ve been asked a couple of times if there’s a story behind the photo that appears on our Facebook and homepage. That said, we thought we’d provide a little background. The photo shows Sheri in our camp in Khwai, Botswana where she’s preparing lunch. In the background, there’s a large bull elephant grazing – one of … Read More
We’d like to introduce Why We Wander – an ongoing photo and video series that offers a glimpse into our lives on the road, and which aims to convey what we love about travel. For our first post, we’ve chosen a photo, which we took in September 2016. It’s an image of Sheri relaxing in … Read More