Who we are...
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Emma Smart and myself (Andy Smith) are two valiant adventurers whose dream is to circumnavigate the planet in our 22 year old Toyota Hilux Surf 'Bee-bee'.
We left the UK in May 2012 and drove up through Scandinavia to the Arctic Circle and then we drove across Russia to Lake Baikal before heading South into Mongolia. Whilst in Mongolia we received news that both my parents had been diagnosed with Cancer. We turned around and drove back to the UK in 15 days. Four months later my parent’s treatments were going well. In February 2013 we decided to head back out on the road. Given the situation we decided not to venture too far. A no commitments route down to Morocco was made, if we needed to return home quickly we could. |
We spent 3 months in Morocco and a further 2 in Europe. In August 2013 we evaluated our options and made the decision to head home once more.
In December 2013 Emma and I got married and then unfortunately just one month later my mother passed away. On 11th August 2014 we set off again to pick up our original route near the Kazakh/Mongolia/Russia border this time approaching from South-Eastern Europe. If you want to watch a short film made by the BBC in 2012 regarding our reasons and inspirations for the trip, click here. For a more detailed 'about' section click here. |
Where we are…
We are currently back in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. With 858 days of global exploits and 130,316km under our sweaty, grubby belts, we find ourselves back home. In the next phase of our ongoing expedition we will focus on re-building our beloved Bee-bee who is in dire need of some TLC, re-filling the bank of adventure, photo and film editing, writing, planning and promoting the Overlanding Podcast, and spending time with our newly-born niece. Throughout the coming year we will be attending some of the great travel and overland shows and exhibitions that will be happening as well as getting involved in the English overlanding community. Keep following… It's all part of the big adventure!
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The Overlanding Podcast is a new series dedicated to self-reliant vehicle dependent travel. The road less travelled is one full of incredible stories. In each episode we’ll be meeting the adventurous people who have chosen to travel the world by bicycle, motorcycle, car and truck.
http://www.theoverlandingpodcast.com/ |
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You are not directly donating to charity, but our trip is by no means a selfish act; we visit and work with charities on our way. You can view a list of people we'd like to thank for their help, time and donations here. Alternatively if you would like to sponsor us in anyway please get in contact via email aroundtheworldin800days@mail.com
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