Antique Land Cruiser on the road since 2003

[the deputy]

Started reading your adventures (from start) and really enjoy the simplistic, raw nature of your travels. Very fascinating journey.

Thank you, for taking the time to share.

Brian.

 

[landcruising]

We've just entered Mongolia! Whoooohoooo would ever thought we would be driving in this desolate country? 2 times larger than Turkey with only 3 million inhabitants it ranks amoung the least populated areas on earth. With only a few asphalted roads crossing, it is a true 4x4 off roaders country. We are blown away in our first week.

The drone is also performing flawlessly!

find more images and the story here:
https://landcruisingadventure.com/mongolia-festival-amarbayasgalant-monastery/

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[landcruising]

Hello everyone, it has been a while. Sorry to keep you all waiting ;-)

We are currently in Kyrgyzstan, taking the interior of the Land Cruiser out again to take care of some rust issues and maybe more.

This made me think back to the full on restoration we did nine years ago.

I have re-read part of this thread, and it sure does read weird with all those images missing. But fear no more. Karin-Marijke has translated the whole emotional and energy draining rebuild in Bolivia in 2010.



Here is part One of Four.

https://landcruisingadventure.com/land-cruiser-restoration-bolivia-overhaul/

Let us know if you like it....

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[Arjan]

Love the tread - many thanks !

Veel plezier - maar dat lijkt wel te lukken..

 

[landcruising]

Meanwhile there are the other parts ready for you all to read.

It might be a bit overwhelming to dump all 3 stories in here at once, but I forgot to drip you the content here. So forgive my ignorance of good marketing.

Wishing you all a good weekend. Enjoy the stories.

But be warned.... They are long form... and stressfull



Part two of four:

The Land Cruiser Restoration in Bolivia (2) - Cultural Differences

Is it miscommunication, cultural differences, or something else? Our Land Cruiser Restoration in La Paz, Bolivia, quickly goes pear-shaped.

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Part three of four:

The Land Cruiser Restoration in Bolivia (3) – Car Part Shopping

The Land Cruiser renovation is progressing with difficulty. Bureaucratic hurdles, renegotations and car part shopping in La Paz.

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Part four of four:

The Land Cruiser Restoration in Bolivia (4) – Our Home on Wheels Back

The Land Cruiser Restoration is coming to an end. Almost 100 days since we disassembled the Land Cruiser, we have our home on wheels back.

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Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[landcruising]

Greetings all from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where we recently ran into Mark and Sue from the UK on their way to Japan for the Rugby World Cup. I know that is not your cup of tea ;-) but anyways, their story was too good not to share with all of you.

So here you go:



Full story here:

An Overland Trip to the Japan Rugby World Cup - Meet Mark & Sue

You like to do an overland trip, you want to visit the Japan Rugby World Cup, and you turn sixty. Why not combine all? Meet Mark & Sue.

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We are about to roam around the mountains of Central Asia. Got the structural changes of the Land Cruiser underway and done with.
Hope to catch you all later.

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[landcruising]

So here we are again.... this time we are in Tajikistan, exploring the great Pamir mountains. What they call the roof of the world. Have any of you ever read The Great Game?

Anyways, here is the latest blog update from the magnificent mountains.

Driving the Pamir Highway in Tajikistan - A Legendary Road Trip

Among the world's legendary overland routes is the Pamir Highway, our intro into Tajikistan's remote landscapes such as the Wakhan Corridor.

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Mark our words, this region will explode in popularity the coming years. It is a paradise for off roading and overlanding, extreme or gentle, your choice.

Have a nice weekend you all!

 

[landcruising]

The choice of vehicle was not between a Land Rover or a Land Cruiser, but rather a Land Rover or none at all. As I have told my Land Cruiser owning friends: if we simply wanted to ‘get’ to Australia, we would have taken a plane.

An excerpt from the latest interview Karin-Marijke had with fellow overlanders we met on our trip. They are in India on their way to meet Tim Slessor who wrote First Overland about the first London-Singapore journey by car, in the 1950s by young men from England in Land Rovers.

Read the interview here: https://landcruisingadventure.com/first-overland-and-the-last-overland/

 

[landcruising]

How do you deal with fears on an overland journey? What are your possible fears before starting out, such fear of wild camping? These were subjects of interesting conversation we had with fellow overlanders Mijke and Dennis, who were on a 6-month trip from the Netherlands to Mongolia/Central Asia and back.

Read more here:

New to Camping – Meet Mijke & Dennis on Their First Overland Adventure

38 Years and new to camping when setting out on a 6-month overland journey from Europe to Central Asia. How to deal with fears of camping?

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[landcruising]

My mom just sent me this image via messenger. But of course you all knew about it by now


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[ober27]

Congratulations!

 

[rockland213]

Got it, read it, loved it. Hoping some day to follow in your foot steps.

 

[landcruising]

To our surprise, this came up on the radar as well. Can it get any better? You guys in the US are well taken care of.




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[landcruising]

Heya guys,

We've had some great interesting talks going on lately:

A typical campfire discussion: Land Rover vs Land Cruiser. The pros and cons, jokes about the other and the passion for your own.

Karin-Marijke emailed some of our overlanding friends and I posted on two Facebook groups for input. 19 people responded, 1 having traveled with a Land Rover as well as a Land Cruiser. The result: 10 Land Rover & 10 Land Cruiser aficiados.

This one is in honor of the Land Rover:

Land Rover vs Land Cruiser - Part 1: The Land Rover Aficionados

What is the best vehicle for overland travel, the discussion Land Rover vs Land Cruiser is never ending - here are the Land Rovers.

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[landcruising]

So.... We've heard what the Land Rover peeps had to say...

Now let's give the stage to the Land Cruiser overlanders to share their motivation for their overland rig. To sort of gap the bridge between Land Rover and Land Cruiser, we’ll start with Belinda who with here husband Markus did two long overland journeys: one in a Land Rover and one in a Land Cruiser.
Have fun!

Land Rover vs Land Cruiser - Part 1: The Land Cruiser Aficionados

What is the best vehicle for overland travel, the discussion Land Rover vs Land Cruiser is never ending - here are the Land Cruisers.

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