On Google Earth we had found an abandoned power plant, called La Fabrica de la Luz, at the Tajo. The road there clearly was without tarmac, but it didn’t look so bad on google earth. You could see a car parked, so we decided to give it a try. After going through Valdeverdejo – nothing …
On the way to Toledo, this impressive castle dominates the landscape. We couldn’t resist and took the road up – which might require a 4×4 for campers. If you manage the first part of the gravel road, where a lot of wheel spinning had created deep holes, than you are good! The first documented reference …
We had reached the Desierto de los Monegros – a semidesert in Aragón. It is a semi arid zone prone to frequent droughts and high temperatures. Now in May it appeared quite green, and we were surprised to see fields of cereals on every even surface. To explore this area there is a route called “Ruta de …
At the foothills of the Pyrenees, near the villag e of Peramola, lies a fascinating rock formation, called Roca del Corb. We found a hike on Wikiloc, starting from the village, which we followed up into the mountains and around Roca del Corb with incredible views of an even bigger and similar rock formation. They …
We are now more than 1000 days on the road and always try our best to find spectacular spots. After traveling through 34 countries and driving 100 000 kilometres, we know, that only about 3 percent are gravel road and a tiny part of it are really challenging off road passages. As we are driving …
Given that all overland travellers are looking for the best and most capable vehicle for their adventures, I decided some years ago to invest in a TATRA VVN 815 8×8 which is for sure one of the best concepts for extreme off road terrain. Our 8×8 is currently at a workshop near Munich to get …
We met our son at the Globe Trotter Rodeo in Austria to spend some adventure days together. When we arrived, he was already off-roading with his 1963 UNIMOG 411 at the Erzberg. Yellow sticker for the car to enter the off-road area UNIMOG 1963 @ Erzberg Styria, Austria Already after one hour of driving the …
Every year in August overlanders and 4×4 enthusiasts meet at the Styrian Erzberg in Austria for the Globetrotter Rodeo to party, chat about traveling, 4×4 trucks and offroading! Is this the right terrain for a camper like ours? We attended the Globetrotter Rodeo for the first time and enjoyed the camp, the exhibition of vehicles and …
We had been to Western film sites in the area of Almeria, but when we found out, that here, near Burgos, one of the famous Western of Sergio Leone was filmed, we had to visit the site. The landscape was spectacular! The drive from Santo Domingo de Silos on a washed out gravel road was …
We spent a day testing our new winch and driving off-road to get a better feeling of what is possible with our “cochecito” and to find out where the limits are. Don’t worry about sloping tracks Read the track, don’t drive to fast! It is very important to practice using the winch Since we took …
