Fantastic pretty much complete castle for €3 entry. Mamure Castle Google Maps Link Satellite Definitely not health and safety children friendly as railings and barriers are scarce but it’s a great place to explore for a few hours. Adventurous children…

Some of you might not know I’ve been logging our path for over a decade now. It’s all online in minute detail In the where are we page. As this leg of our journey comes to an end it’s time…

Nice and cheap meal at Al Kabab Al Afghani in Deira, Dubai; Chapli Kabab, Daal Chana and large water. Approx £11.89 for both of us. Coords: 25.282242,55.315653 Photos taken by overlandbirds.com Photos taken December 2023

Back on the subject of strange product names. How about strange smells.

First breakfast in over a year with the last one being in Botswana at the legendary restaurant called “The Duck” in Maun. This place is the Greasy Spoon with a rather confused pricing scheme but it was all said a…

So it’s been a long time coming. Last pair of Crocs in use, happy birthday Nelly. Old pairs repaired with the long carried supply of brown Sikaflex EBT+. Even Jellies Birkenstocks getting a new soul. Or is it Sole. I…

There’s something amiss when you call water this. I’ve posted a few products of the years where marketing seems to have messed up. Why would you buy this expensive water? Maybe thinking it’s an energy drink. Who knows.

Grill Baik, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates First port of call was the Fish Market and we bought a shark. You then take your fish to the area where they (with a cat wistfully looking on) fillet them (for a small…

So it was a gloomy day and we were feeling cold. Yesterday, as today is much better. Those sleuths of you might want to tell me how the picture is relevant to the days on the road. We’ve been travelling…

A very confusing border and very long, although it only took us 2.5 hours for some people it has taken 11 hours. One of the top tips we were given is to follow the sign for the bus and this…

Unlike the last borders we’ve done this one is not easy. It’s quite reminiscent of the Confusion of Africa, the Iraq side is a mess. Prepare yourself with Iraq money as no card machines or ATMs are there at the…

Pretty good cover near the roads, elsewhere it’s not covered. AsiaCell is best cover but not the best speed based on official reviews. Packages from AsiaCsll are below. There’s an unlimited package for 40,000. Don’t forget the SIM card is…