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Overland Travel

Overland travel stories

How does it feel to travel the world with an expedition truck? What kind of challenges and adventures do we experience? Join us on road!

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  1. “Overland travel: A dark night in Scotland”
  2. “Cost distribution of Terratrotter’s expedition truck” (halfway the build)
  3. “How much does it cost to build your own expedition truck?”
  4. “Travel the world: Budgets revealed”

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Interview in the Weekend Knack

Interview with Weekend Knack

In december 2015 Belgian journalist, Lien Lammar, asked us for an interview. Together with a picture taken by photographer Debbie Termonia it was published in the Weekend Knack – a popular Belgian magazine – in February 2016. Click here to the discover the original Dutch interview. English translation of the interview Nicole (31) and Elmer […]

March 11, 2016March 11, 2018 Terratrotter | Nicole Overland Travel

Surprise! A two day road trip.

surprise road trip to Switzerland

Elmer surprised me with a two day road trip to ….    Elmer:  “I have a surprise for you this weekend.” Me (Nicole) : “I know!” – giggling Elmer: “What ?!” Well, for a few days I had the feeling Elmer was up to something. He insisted I didn’t make any appointments those few days. And […]

February 26, 2016February 25, 2016 Terratrotter | Nicole Overland Travel2 Comments

Nominated for the Liebster Award

Liebster award

Two weeks ago Linda, from lindaopreis.nl, awarded us the Liebster Award. Thank you Linda! What is the Liebster Award? It’s an online award given by bloggers to other bloggers (less than 1000 followers). It’s a way of recognizing them and helping them to be discovered. When accepting the award you are expected to answer the […]

February 19, 2016March 31, 2016 Terratrotter | Nicole Overland Travel5 Comments

Who shot the bear?

mafia man sitting around dinner table

We find ourselves somewhere en route in Slovenia. Rain is drizzling on the windshield and a somber mood creeps towards us. Summer is clearly over and our vacation soon as well.   By 7:30PM we are hungry and tired. None of us feel like cooking and it’s too dark to find a good place to wild camp. Time […]

February 11, 2016March 10, 2016 Terratrotter | Nicole Overland Travel

4×4 Road Trip to Georgia: Video

The video of our road trip to Georgia (2014) is finally here. Five weeks of traveling with a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, which we absolutely loved. This journey was the prologue of our big adventure – building our larger expedition truck – the STEYR 12M18  –  our new home on wheels. Georgia, you will see us again! Other posts about […]

January 29, 2016December 12, 2016 Terratrotter | Nicole Overland Travel

Overland Travel: Daniële & Mischa in Africa

Two overland travelers and their expedition truck

The start of a new series on overland travelers. Who are they, where do they travel, how do they prepare…? Let them inspire you to start your own adventure on the road.    Daniële & Mischa, have always been travelers. First it was quite innocent, vacationing a few weeks each year. But after finding out […]

January 8, 2016January 11, 2016 Terratrotter | Nicole Overland Travel3 Comments

Overland travel & Family

Overland travel and family - Happy holidays and have fun exploring

Sharing your overland travel dreams with family. Bonus: Traveling with kids

December 25, 2015March 31, 2016 Terratrotter | Nicole Overland Travel, Travel Preparation

Video: Terratrotter in Croatia

Video of two expedition trucks, a STEYR 12M18 & DAF Leyland, on a road trip to Croatia; incl. some video footage of us snorkeling. Other posts about this overland journey:  Road trip to Croatia: Overview Choose Your Own Overland Travel Adventure: Slovenian Alps By Night  

November 14, 2015April 16, 2018 Terratrotter | Nicole Expedition trucks, Overland Travel3 Comments

Choose Your Own Overland Travel Adventure: Slovenian Alps By Night

Dark mountain road in Slovenia, lidded by headlights

…”Left hairpin turn … right 90º … ” – it is rather exhilarating driving down these roads. Exhausted but with an overall feeling of contentment you arrive in Bled. Totally unaware what took place in the other truck…An overland travel adventure that could easily inspire a “Choose Your Own Adventure” story.

November 6, 2015March 3, 2017 Terratrotter | Nicole Overland Travel2 Comments

Road Trip to Croatia: Overview

Girl, wrapped in beach towel, standing on top of one of two trucks in the distance

This is the first post about our road trip to Croatia. It covers the interesting facts and fun details of this journey. Tr

October 16, 2015October 16, 2016 Terratrotter | Nicole Overland Travel1 Comment

Video: Willys Treffen 2015

Willys Treffen 2015, in Bad Kreuznach – Germany, was a huge success! It was our first time visiting this event and we personally loved it. We met so many great people and admired a huge amount of unique overland vehicles. (Don’t forget to watch the video in HD!)

September 12, 2015October 28, 2015 Terratrotter | Nicole Overland Travel, Travel Preparation2 Comments

Our first bush camp with our expedition truck

First bush camp with expedition truck

Our first bush camp with our new expedition truck took place last weekend (2015). Even though we were short on time we were excited to spend at least one night away from the hustle and bustle. We had just installed our floating platform, one of the water tanks, and the fridge (incl. freezer). Time to test it out!   Just […]

September 4, 2015March 17, 2017 Terratrotter | Nicole Overland Travel11 Comments

Regret (not) traveling the world?

Regrets about not traveling the world

Would you regret traveling the world? Many of answer this question with a rapid “No, of course not!” But why don’t you follow up with this dream? What holds you back? Family, money, your career, …? Maybe I’m asking the wrong question. If you travel the world AND run out of cash, miss important family events have difficulties finding […]

June 19, 2015July 7, 2018 Terratrotter | Nicole Overland Travel, Travel Preparation

4×4 expo, Abenteuer & Allrad, 2015

Dutch ovens on Campfire

(One of) the biggest 4×4 and off-road expo’s in the world, Abenteuer & Allrad, takes place in Bad Kissingen, Germany. An event every overland traveler should go to at least once. It takes place for 5 days  (end of May or beginning of June) and has 2 major highlights, the expo itself and the camp area. EXPO The expo is located on […]

June 8, 2015March 25, 2017 Terratrotter | Nicole Overland Travel

Road trip to Turkey & Georgia (Part 1)

We had planned to go around the Black Sea clockwise, but with what was happening in the Ukraine in 2014  a circumnavigation of the Black Sea was not safe at all. As such, talks about alternative routes took place.After all the preparations are completed, we will start in Frankfurt Germany and then drive via eastern Europe […]

August 28, 2014December 8, 2015 Terratrotter | Nicole Overland Travel2 Comments

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