Wanderlust: Stories from the Road

S1E10: What is Overlanding?

S1E10: WHAT IS OVERLANDING?
 
Thinking about definitions, history, and the vehicles needed for Overlanding. 
 
Recorded in Baja California Sur, Mexico in 2023
 
Definitions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overlanding
The Camel Trophy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel_Trophy
Overland Expo: https://www.overlandexpo.com/compass/what-does-overlanding-mean/
The Best Vehicle? Haha… https://www.overlandexpo.com/compass/the-best-vehicle-for-overlanding/
 
 
Scott, Chris (2017) [2011]. Overlanders Handbook (2nd ed.). Surrey, UK: Trailblazer Publications. ISBN 978-1-905864-87-4.
 
 
Use what you have.
Make it reliable.
Balance time and money, which is more accessible to you? Can you save or work on the road? Do you really need all that shit hanging off the back of the 4x4? Nope. So, take what you have, and explore. Then publish. And inspire!
 
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste it, to experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
 
Music by Sofia Nehama Avery https://nehamamusic.com
 
To find out more about your host and her own writing and adventures: https://sarahleamy.com
 
To submit your own stories to be included: https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/wanderlust-travel-journals-lq3P2
 
Thank you.

S1E9: What is Overlanding?

S1E9: What’s in a name? Part One. OVERLANDING
 
Thinking about our travelers’ identity, self-label, trends and what Overlanding is.  
 
Recorded in Baja California Sur, Mexico in 2023
 
FB poll as the initial motivation to talk about this topic. The various names we call ourselves include overlander, traveler, wanderer, nomad, van lifer, adventurer, adventure biker and
through hiker, or as Katie says, camper:
 
 
Definitions of Overlanding from
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overlanding
 
Inspirational Travelers include:
 
Graham and Connie Rodham: story here https://7p.io/2015/09/25/legendofcampsix/
 
Ray and Marianne Hyland:  London to Singapore in a 1954 Land Rover With a Family of 5, story here https://expeditionportal.com/london-to-singapore/
 
Roseann and Jonathon Hanson: https://www.exploringoverland.com/about
 
Events past and upcoming
Overland Expo
NW Rallies.
Escapar a Baja: Storyteller Nomad van builds
Cheap RV/Homes on Wheels alliance events
 
Skills building/ training/ vehicle sympathy: 7p.io with the Camel Trophy team, the various rallies, many states have private companies offering such workshops and hands-on.
 
Recommended books:
Scott, Chris (2017) [2011].Overlanders Handbook (2nd ed.). Surrey, UK: Trailblazer Publications. ISBN 978-1-905864-87-4.
Sheppard, Tom (1998). Vehicle-dependent Expedition Guide. Hertfordshire, UK: Desert Winds in association with Land Rover. ISBN0-9532324-0-9
 
Last Thoughts: The purpose of life is to live it, to taste it, to experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Music by Sofia Nehama Avery https://nehamamusic.com
To find out more about your host and her own writing and adventures: https://sarahleamy.com
To read and explore more with the hundreds of international contributors mentioned on the podcast: https://wanderlust-journal.com
The Podcast hosting website: https://wanderlust-journal.podbean.com
To become a Patron: https://wanderlust-journal.com/2022/03/22/please-consider-becoming-a-patron/
 

S1E8: Let it Snow!

A little tongue in cheek as I record this from Baja California, Mexico, bitching about the night lows of 52 degrees Fahrenheit! I know, I know…poor me.
House Calls by Dogsled by Keith Billington set in the Northwest Territories of Canada from the 1960s.
PolarPreet and her incredibly inspiring solo exploration of Antarctica. Click on her map to hear her latest daily check-ins, support her if you can.
Song, a short piece from the memoir STAY to be published by Madville Publishing in 2023.
Lastly, an offering for a sunnier and warmer event: https://www.escaparalabaja.com
Thank you all. 
Music by Sofia Nehama Avery https://nehamamusic.com
To find out more about your host and her own writing and adventures: https://sarahleamy.com
To read and explore more with the hundreds of international contributors mentioned on the podcast: https://wanderlust-journal.com
The Podcast hosting website: https://wanderlust-journal.podbean.com
To Buy Me a Coffee (as they say!) : https://wanderlust-journal.com/2022/03/22/please-consider-becoming-a-patron/
Events: Escapar a Baja, Mexico in early February, 2023 near La Paz, BCS, Mexico. Check it out if you want a vanlife filled white sand beach kind of week! It’s too busy for me but hey ho…you might love it.
Thanks again, talk to you soon.
Sleam xxx
 
 

S1E7- Roadtrips!

S1E7: Roadtrips (Not All Who Wander Are Lost10
 
On location in Gonzaga Bay, Baja California
Today’s links are:
Kim Sosin and Janet Rives: https://wanderlust-journal.com/shop/
Sarah Leamy, Bring a Chainsaw: https://bookshop.org/books?keywords=Sarah+Leamy
William Least Heat Moon, Blue Highways: https://bookshop.org/p/books/blue-highways-a-journey-into-america-william-least-heat-moon/
 
As always, huge thanks for the music by Sofia Nehama Avery https://nehamamusic.com
To read and explore more with the hundreds of international contributors mentioned on the podcast: https://wanderlust-journal.com
The Podcast hosting website: https://wanderlust-journal.podbean.com
Buy Me a Coffee: https://wanderlust-journal.com/2022/03/22/please-consider-becoming-a-patron/
Any suggestions for topics or travel books? Or to find out more about your host and her own writing and adventures: https://sarahleamy.com
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf13FVNsn3m7IfwOLDHjvXw/videos
 
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