12 Stories of Overlanders affected by Covid-19 From Guatemala to Saudi Arabia, from Usbekistan to Laos and Tasmania – overland travellers are facing restrictions, curfews, border closures and shutdowns brought on by the pandemic.Most of them are currently in self-isolation like us, but some saw no other option than flying home and ship their vehicle, …
Yesterday, while wandering around the night market on Koh Pangan (Thailand), I met Kasia. At first glance, Kasia looked like a classic Polish woman on an exotic vacation, accompanied by her husband, with two blond boys hiding behind her legs. But a moment later I heard from her that she had come with a Pakistani …
Pho Win Taung was the first and I guess my favorite tourist attraction we visited in Myanmar. A complex of almost 1000 caves full of sculptures and images of Buddha. This place was not in the original plan, we visited it quite spontaneously. We were the only tourists there, only a group of young monks …
Bagan – a place that is on all postcards and posters from Myanmar. More than 2000 Buddhist pagodas and almost 1000 temples make the landscape truly memorable. I enjoyed exploring it from all perspectives – riding my motorbike, sightseeing, photographing, or simply wandering around. I was lucky – I was the only person in our …
Für Deutsch nach unten scrollen! Not much has happened since we decided to settle down on Koh Chang 5 weeks ago. Because camping did not seem safe to me during the curfew, we moved from our camp to a resort. We made ourselves comfortable in a small hut right on the beach, the van is …
Until now Koh Chang is not closed or under curfew but there are very few people outside. Ferries are still running and we can move freely. But beaches are completely empty and most bars, beach shacks, restaurants, and resorts are closed, which is a disaster for the local economy. Most Supermarkets and a few food …
We are already one week on our beach on Koh Chang and try to isolate ourselves as much as possible. That means we stay close to the van and I only leave “home” to do shopping at the supermarket, which is within walking distance.Koh Chang and the rest of Thailand will be in “partial locked …
On this day 1 year ago, I started my journey from my hometown in Austria, planning to drive along the ancient Silkroad and the legendary Hippietrail through Austria, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Myanmar, and Thailand. Luckily I could totally stick to my plan. I even visited 3 more countries (Maldives, Cambodia, and …
Many thoughts went through my head the last week: Is this the end of the Silkroad? Have I reached it now? Will the virus stop us now? In the last year, Zofia and I went through difficult and life-changing times. Her diagnosis of cancer, the riots in Kashmir or the horrible heat on the Opium …