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trip reports Round The World New Zealand to Norway | Phase 1: to France
trip reports Round The World New Zealand to Norway | Phase 1: to France
Vehicle Specification
| Land Rover Defender | |
| Bridgestone | |
| 70L + 40L jerrycans | |
| none | |
| tool boxes on the sides | |
| Ikea mattress, in the cabin | |
| none! (maps and a compass) | |
| double stove cooker + gas bottle (outside) | |
| building of the cabin | |
| vacuum pump | |
| You can go fast. I can go anywhere! | |
| raining inside when we drive | |
| Yep :) |
Five Quick Questions
If I could only give one piece of advice...
Well, the best thing to get ahead is to get started! So just do it, go for it even with a tiny budget. We are the living proof that it's possible :)
The most essential thing I took with me
The car, of course! And a compass. Except that, our will to discover and motivation. Winter clothes were also very useful, and a spare pair of shoes. Spare parts, spare wheels and tools.
The most useless thing I took with me (non-human)
Books! Never had a lot of time to read :)
Most ingenious self repair of the trip
The rivets of the vacuum-pump were getting lose. Michael fixed them with normal screws, and it held until the end!
Would I recommend it?
Yes, definitely. Defender is a wonderful car, strong and powerful, when talking about offroad. Nothing electronic, which makes it easy to maintain. The best Overland car!
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New Zealand to Norway | Phase 1: to France
World! (April 1010 - April 2011)by envolemoi
Overland expedition
New Zealand to France
April 2010 to April 2011
55 000km24 countries
370 days
3 continents
Visited countries:
Start from Bluff, New Zealand in April 2010Australia
Singapore (ship to)
Malaysia
Thailand
Cambodia
Lao
India (ship to)
Nepal
Pakistan
Iran
Turkey
Greece
Albania
Montenegro
Croatia
Slovenia
Austria
Germany
Arrival in France, April 2011
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Andrew