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…

So there you have it. Unofficially back in Europe although still technically Asia for a bit. I’ll post a comprehensive article about the what, where, why and WTF about Iraq in a bit. I might do it in bits as…

Entry Gate below GPS 29.24375, 47.97391 GOOGLE Map Link opens new window Permit Building GPS 29.24364, 47.97303 To get out of Kuwait into Iraq you need to go to a  Kuwait government office to get what they call a green…

Another drive-through border with a few strange things which are becoming even more common nowadays like retina scans and stuff on top of your fingerprints and photos. When you arrive at the border there are a few no stops you…

This is one empty mall. Doesn’t help that it’s Ramadan so all the food places are closed. Shops open but no people. Sad. It was a very nice Mall and had really good WiFi and it even had a small…

After a random but generous offer of “overlander overnight facilitie”s on Facebook we made contact with Nara and Amin. They offered overlanders showering, sleeping and laundry facilities out of the blue in a Facebook post. Turns out we were the…

Just out of town (luckily only just past the checkpoint) and I think something is wrong. I can hear a slight grinding when slowing for the checkpoint. The car had been feeling a bit bouncy since yesterday. I attributed this…

Never got to see much of the mirrored building initially as the minute we arrived through the gate there was something wrong with Henrietta and specifically her clutch. More on that later in another post. There is a gate across…