We’ve been traveling full-time in North America since February 2014. This is where we gained confidence and skills to attempt international overlanding farther afield.
To quickly drill down to the geographic area that’s most interesting to you, you can visit our pages about overlanding through interior Mexico or Baja. Our most popular travel article is about the hot springs outside San Miguel de Allende in Mexico.
Our most-read article related to overlanding in the United States is all about spectacular Drummond Island, off the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Note: since 2014, we’ve spent at least one night in all Lower 48 United States (our son Caspian marked this milestone when he was four years old). Though we lived in an RV at first, our travel logs from that time are full of destinations that would likely be of interest to you as an overlander. You can browse those articles from our RV Travel category.
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
Overlanding to Mexico: Journey From Off-road to Overland
Overlanding to Mexico, specifically the interior of Mexico, is not as simple as one might think. In fact, it’s a bit more complicated than we imagined. We were so naïve
