These are all the countries we visited overland during our world travels. At the bottom of this blog you will find a world map of our travels. (2007) Netherlands (2014) Belgium France Luxemburg (2015) Spain Morocco Andorra (2016) Namibia Botswana Zambia Tanzania Rwanda Uganda Kenya Malawi Zimbabwe (2017) South Africa eSwatini (Swaziland) Lesotho (2018) Germany … Read more
Here we provide an overview of our journey through Laos on Google Maps. We will travel in this South-East Asian country from December 2025 to January and February 2026. Laos Overview This is our journey through Laos on the map: More details More details of our trip through Laos, a day-by-day account, at Sonja’s Polarsteps.
Lately, I’ve had to stimulate Milady with a hammer a few times while out and about… Sometimes, very occasionally, she wouldn’t start, and with a few well-aimed thumps on the starter motor, she’d fire back up. Not a big deal, but if you’re at a gas station and you block the pump, or in the … Read more
We need to do some maintenance to Milady. For some time now, Milady had been experiencing the so-called “death wobble,” an uncontrollable vibration in the steering wheel at speeds over 70 km/h. I had replaced the Panhard rod bushings several times, and that helped for a while, but not permanently. Now it was time to … Read more
Here’s an overview of our trip through China on Google Maps. We travel in this vast country from October to December 2025. Overview China This is our journey through China on the map: More details More details about our trip through China, a day-by-day account, on Sonja’s Polarsteps.
Here’s an overview of our trip through Nepal on Google Maps. We travel in this country on the edge of the Himalayas from April to October 2025 Nepal Overview This is our journey through Nepal on the map: More details More details about our Nepal trip, a day-by-day account, on Sonja’s Polarsteps.
In the spring and autumn of 2025, we traveled through the southern Himalayas, which is how I define northern India and Nepal. After the hustle and bustle of India, the peace and tranquility of the Kashmir/Ladakh region was a breath of fresh air.Nepal, the gateway to the Himalayas for many, also feels different from India. … Read more
Traveling through India, we could hardly imagine the country beforehand. Now, after 3 months of criss-crossing the country, we know this is an intensive adventure. Many The multitude of landscapes, the enormously rich culture with countless expressions of religion and spirituality, the exceptional architecture and construction, the exceptional economic growth that the country is experiencing, … Read more
Sometimes traveling is not fun. 80 kilometers after a regular oil change, Milady starts acting up. Oil Change Yesterday we did a quick oil change, good service at the garage in Udaipur that seemed very professional. They changed the oil, the oil filter and the fuel filter and checked the other liquids. When back on … Read more
After arriving in Cochin, India and receiving our car from the port, we set off on our Indian adventure. One of the most exceptional impressions of our first week is our 2-day hike in the Periyar Tiger Reserve. Thomas will be our ranger and guide for the next two days. We immediately set off into … Read more
