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Well, this post brings to a close our nomadic lifestyle of the last fifteen months. Being travelers for that amount of time leaves us in awe of those who have been traveling the world's roads for far longer than us. Those who opt to do it on a pushbike and the few who walk deserve a bloody medal as they really experience the world around them.
There is a lot that we still haven’t seen on this and other trips. Those countries will always remain a mystery to us unless the urge to travel overwhelms us again.
The special moments, well there were too many to list here. When we look through the many photos that Gael has taken over the duration of our recent overland travels we are amazed at where we have been and what we have been able to see and experience.
Of the various types of places we visited there were some obvious highlights.
Of the few cities we found ourselves in, Paris has to be our favorite. But personally, you can shove your cities. I agree with travel writer Paul Theroux when he wrote, 'cities are just snake pits’.
We found North America to be the most visually stunning continent. The beauties of its National Parks are a wonder, even if in the main they are over crowded by Australian standards.
Wildlife viewing means Africa, and more specifically South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. There are perhaps better known parks in Africa, but we think South Luangwa has the best overall package. Of course some of the American Parks also have a lot to offer in regard to wildlife viewing opportunities, in particular Yellowstone.
Living culture, well the Himba and Herero women of Namibia win here. They proudly hang on to their traditions and I hope they will never be lost to Africa and the world.
Of course old stuff is found in Europe, even if most of it is only a facsimile of what was there before the destruction of the Second World War.
With regard our vehicle and its attached accommodation. Well it proved to be up to the task. The Landrover isn’t fast and flash but it has proved itself to be a practical, and over the period of the trip and over the years at home, a reliable workhorse if well maintained. The composite fiberglass material that I constructed the camper body out of proved to be an excellent choice. It is versatile, light in weight, and an almost bullet proof building material.
We saw other overland outfits that were bigger, and in the main more expensive, but they could well have been hampered by their size and weight on some of the tracks we found ourselves on. There size also meant that they could not be containerised for international shipping. But we each get our rocks of on different things.
Speaking of shipping! The Landrover is due back in Melbourne about mid August. From there for us it's south to Tasmania where we have another house to build.
Hope you have enjoyed being part of our adventure and see you on the road somewhere.
One life - Live it.
Gael and Rob
2aussiesglobal
There is a lot that we still haven’t seen on this and other trips. Those countries will always remain a mystery to us unless the urge to travel overwhelms us again.
The special moments, well there were too many to list here. When we look through the many photos that Gael has taken over the duration of our recent overland travels we are amazed at where we have been and what we have been able to see and experience.
Of the various types of places we visited there were some obvious highlights.
Of the few cities we found ourselves in, Paris has to be our favorite. But personally, you can shove your cities. I agree with travel writer Paul Theroux when he wrote, 'cities are just snake pits’.
We found North America to be the most visually stunning continent. The beauties of its National Parks are a wonder, even if in the main they are over crowded by Australian standards.
Wildlife viewing means Africa, and more specifically South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. There are perhaps better known parks in Africa, but we think South Luangwa has the best overall package. Of course some of the American Parks also have a lot to offer in regard to wildlife viewing opportunities, in particular Yellowstone.
Living culture, well the Himba and Herero women of Namibia win here. They proudly hang on to their traditions and I hope they will never be lost to Africa and the world.
Of course old stuff is found in Europe, even if most of it is only a facsimile of what was there before the destruction of the Second World War.
With regard our vehicle and its attached accommodation. Well it proved to be up to the task. The Landrover isn’t fast and flash but it has proved itself to be a practical, and over the period of the trip and over the years at home, a reliable workhorse if well maintained. The composite fiberglass material that I constructed the camper body out of proved to be an excellent choice. It is versatile, light in weight, and an almost bullet proof building material.
We saw other overland outfits that were bigger, and in the main more expensive, but they could well have been hampered by their size and weight on some of the tracks we found ourselves on. There size also meant that they could not be containerised for international shipping. But we each get our rocks of on different things.
Speaking of shipping! The Landrover is due back in Melbourne about mid August. From there for us it's south to Tasmania where we have another house to build.
Hope you have enjoyed being part of our adventure and see you on the road somewhere.
One life - Live it.
Gael and Rob
2aussiesglobal
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