Prairie river

Prairie river

Some places appeal deeply to the imagination. Even if the spot isn’t a big deal in itself. It’s about how it relates to other locations or the terrain surrounding it, its history or simply just its mere remoteness. The latter at least from the traveler’s point of view. All these features apply to Murghab, which […]

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Off road pitch in Kazakhstan

Room on wheels with a view

At the beginning of a second coronavirus lock-down, I manage to stay optimistic about the future. Thriving on memories of beautiful camping spots and longing for future ones, I collected some stunning examples of really nice pitches that we found on past journeys. Morning in Kazakhstan Indeed, often one just stumbles upon places like these […]

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Lac Maider Morocco

Silk dreams with hindsight

Is a trip along the Silk Road in a Euro VI expedition vehicle somewhat like organizing one’s own Icarus Flight? Some mountain ranges – like the Caucasus and the Pamirs – are very high, bearing the possibility of falling deeply. The former literally, due to its steep slopes and gaping valleys. The latter metaphorically, because […]

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