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The life, interests and other curious pre-occupations of Colin Clews. Rarr; The Hippie Trail. Re-visiting the Hippie Trail. August 1977 I began my overland trip to India with ‘Budget Bus’ a slightly less scruffy version of the more famous ‘Magic Bus’. Both of these enterprises carried those in search of a cheap holiday, even cheaper drugs and possibly a dash of spiritual enlightenment along the same route. In retrospect, I’m glad I did keep one (although you may come to disagree! The ‘socio-political lan...
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E-Book Review: Travels in Ghana. By Derek, on April 16th, 2011. Marie McCarthy has such a fluid prose voice, she makes you feel right at home traveling with her on vacation in Ghana, which is not a place many tourists think to visit. Her e-book Travels in Ghana takes you on a short trip through this friendly west African country, meeting a few people and seeing . . . → Read More: e-Book Review: Travels in Ghana. Cruising the Kerala Backwaters. By Derek, on March 17th, 2011. Cochin the gateway to Kerala.
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First group back to Egypt. By Derek, on March 14th, 2011. Oasis Overland March 10, 2011 Our Egypt tour leader, Dave is leading our first trip to Egypt since the Revolution and reports back from Aswan: Ride a camel at the Pyramids on Oasis Overland’s Egypt tours All good here, everyone in the group really enjoyed the Pyramids Day and to everyone’s surprise we saw a lot . . . → Read More: First group back to Egypt. By Derek, on February 16th, 2011. Border Crossings into Iran. By Derek, on December 6th, 2010.
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Tintin and the figure of mysterious inspiration. By Derek, on January 3rd, 2011. Hergé’s comic-book hero is about to enthral a new generation in a Spielberg film. But who was he modelled on? Palle Huld, left, travelled the world in 44 days by ship, train and car after winning a competition in a newspaper. His book about his journey was said to have inspired Hergé . . . → Read More: Tintin and the figure of mysterious inspiration. By Derek, on December 8th, 2010. By Derek, on December 4th, 2010. The book ...
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First group back to Egypt. By Derek, on March 14th, 2011. Oasis Overland March 10, 2011 Our Egypt tour leader, Dave is leading our first trip to Egypt since the Revolution and reports back from Aswan: Ride a camel at the Pyramids on Oasis Overland’s Egypt tours All good here, everyone in the group really enjoyed the Pyramids Day and to everyone’s surprise we saw a lot . . . → Read More: First group back to Egypt. Why you should consider visiting Tibet. By Derek, on February 10th, 2011. December 22, 2010.
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Welcome to the Overland Travel Blog. This blog was set up as part of a larger site ( India Overland. In the hay days of the Overland during 1960 – 1980 the number of operators that made these journeys is endless, this is just a short list…. Has lots of good reading on the subject and although it is historic, much of it still holds true today. I’m sure it will give you some idea of what overlanding will be like. – Derek Amey. Mosque - Place Square Esphan. Fataphur Sikri - India. First group back to Egypt.
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Confessions of a Travel Snob. By Derek, on April 27th, 2011. Speaker’s Corner: Amy Williams Bernstein considered herself an intrepid, independent traveler. Then she found herself at an all-inclusive Cancun resort. Photo by adpowers, via Flickr (Creative Commons). I confess: I’m a travel snob. I turn my nose up at the words package, tour, and all-inclusive. And I believe that going to a new place just . . . → Read More: Confessions of a Travel Snob. Reality bites back at White Whiners. Says it all…. This ...
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Visit to Jew Town Cochin Kerala. By Derek, on February 16th, 2011. CANDIDA. Today we were on our own. Tom, Missy, Rolf and Leah traveled north and east to visit Leah’s first orphanage. There was a lot of debate about whether to go or not. It meant a second long day of lots of driving, four hours each way. But in the end it was worth . . . → Read More: Visit to Jew Town Cochin Kerala. Trans Africa trucks reach Mali. By Derek, on December 30th, 2010. December 22, 2010. By Derek, on December 12th, 2010.
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E-Book Review: Travels in Ghana. By Derek, on April 16th, 2011. Marie McCarthy has such a fluid prose voice, she makes you feel right at home traveling with her on vacation in Ghana, which is not a place many tourists think to visit. Her e-book Travels in Ghana takes you on a short trip through this friendly west African country, meeting a few people and seeing . . . → Read More: e-Book Review: Travels in Ghana. Highway through the Serengeti. By Derek, on March 17th, 2011. February 17, 2011. CANDIDA....
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