Overlanding is vehicle-based, self-reliant, long-distance travel where the journey is more important than the destination. We discovered overlanding in 2018, after we had already been traveling full-time for four years.
We weren’t sure if we were cut out for the level of intentional self-deprivation that overlanding requires–especially because we were traveling with a one-year-old at the time! But our shakedown trips into Mexico had us hooked, and we ended up doing 4,000 miles through the interior and the full Baja Peninsula.
In 2018, we started preparing to overland around the world. As of October 2021, we launched our 10- to 15-year journey across all six habitable continents.
We have three subcategories you may be interested in:
- North America documents our overlanding adventures on the North American continent, including our travels through interior Mexico, the Baja Peninsula, and all seven countries in Central America.
- Gear and Build is full of articles about our personal overlanding builds, as well as our recommendations for you, from experience. By sharing our mistakes, we hope to save you time, money, and sweat equity. No need to reinvent the wheel!
- Resources is pretty self-explanatory, full of overlanding suggestions and strategies to help you on your way.
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Getting to Know Us: Joyful Reunion in California (Video)
Our two-month visit to the United States is coming to a close. Before we leave, we drive to central California to spend a couple of weeks. We see our four
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Family, Friends, and UFOs (Caught on Video)
With Overland Expo West behind us, we launched into family and friend time for the next couple of weeks. It’s a joy to share this intimate part of our lives
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Instructing at Overland Expo West and Exploring Moab, Utah (Video)
After touching down in Denver, we’re out of the gate and on the road in the United States once again. First stop: Moab, Utah, for Mother’s Day at my request.
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Culture Shock? Flying Argentina to the U.S. (Video)
After decompressing in Mendoza, Argentina, for three weeks, it’s time for our big trip. For the third time in a year (the fourth time for Eric), we are returning to
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Challenges of Full-time Overlanding (Video)
We drove across the border into Argentina! To get there, we had to submit an Andes mountain pass above 10,000 feet in elevation. In our latest video, we show the
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Floating Islands to the Driest Place on Earth (Chile Border Crossing)
Anyone who has been following our drive around the world knows we are slow travelers. It took us two-and-a-half years to drive from the United States to Peru. There have
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Visiting Machu Picchu, Wonder of the World (Video Tour)
Never in my life would I have considered driving from the United States to Machu Picchu. When I first heard the word “overlanding” in 2018, I was shocked to discover
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What to Do in Cusco, Peru (Video)
We just completed three weeks in Cusco, the center of Incan civilization! We explored a ton, putting together this video tour of what to do in Cusco, Peru. For those