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 and Baja.
- 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.
The Best Hotel in Bernal, Mexico: El Cantar del Viento
We’d spent three days off-roading through dust and rivers, up and down mountains. We’d put in two nights of rooftop tent camping. At the end of our journey, we pulled
Overlanding the Mountains of Sierra Gorda With Overland Bound Friends
We were breaking every overlanding rule we set for ourselves. It was pitch black as we tentatively pointed our Jeep’s nose down 45-degree mountain switchbacks. There was no shoulder. There
What It’s Like to Live in the Center of San Luis Potosí
It was the end of May 2018 and I’d just told Eric about my dream to overland around the world. We were wild camping outside Grand Teton National Park in
Our Afternoon in Cerro de San Pedro, Village Built Into the Mountains in 1592
We celebrated the end of our work week with an adventure outside San Luis Potosí. Our guide was Lilia, board member of the local Nauhales Off Road 4×4 Club and
Touched by the People of La Joya
Live like a local. Many travelers set this goal, but what is the best way of actually achieving it? Our experience in San Luis Potosí has been transformed by meeting
450 Miles South of the U.S. Border in San Luis Potosí
There goes my resolution to write daily. But no time for self-abasement–there’s too much adventure to share! Here’s a quick rundown of the first two days of our overlanding trip
Mexico Border Crossing Tomorrow as We Begin Our 2019 Overlanding Adventure
Mexico tomorrow. We’ve spent months preparing for this and I can’t believe it’s hours away. Have we met? I’m Brittany Highland, and I live in a Jeep with my husband
Independent Review of the Genesis Basecamp Stove by JetBoil
Genesis Basecamp–sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, right? When it’s folded up, this camping stove actually reminds me of a droid from a Star Wars film. This is
