Exciting at both ends, boring in the middle
To get to Salalah in the south, you must cross the middle part, which has nothing except oil wells. We wanted to take the route along the Saudi border on the sandy roads, but [...]
Through the desert of UAE
Actually, we just wanted to do a few things in the Emirates and then continue straight to Oman, but then a few interesting routes came up. If the download does not work, [...]
From Kuwait to UAE
Our stay in Saudi Arabia was actually just a transfer from Kuwait to UAE. We drove 804 km over 5 days. Maximum height 309 m. If the download does not work, try it the [...]
Through the city-state of Kuwait
We actually drove through Kuwait from north to south. We drove 536 km over 7 days. Maximum height 133 m. If the download does not work, try it the German version. [...]
The second part of our trip to Iran
After the Lut desert we drove pretty much straight to Bandar Abbas and then forced ourselves along the coast to the Iraqi border. The ferry from Bandar Abbas to Dubai is only available for [...]
Our first month in Iran
In the northern part of Iran, we kept up the pace we did in Turkey because it was still cold and mountainous. Further down south we were able to slow down and get to [...]
Across Mesopotamia
The drive through Turkey was a race against time as we were worried that the passes in eastern Turkey might already be covered in snow. The majority of the Mediterranean coast in Turkey is [...]
Off to the ferry
From Switzerland we took the fastest route to the ferry in Trieste. We drove 758km over 3 days. Maximum altitude 1,639 m.
Back to the starting point
From the Bolivian border at Bermejo to Belén we enjoyed the Andes one more time. From Belén to Montevideo we drove the shortest and fastest route. During 15 days we drove 2'666 km. Maximum [...]
Routes to fall in love with
We were lucky to be able to drive through a lot of beautiful landscapes. The roads in Bolivia are mostly well maintained. During 21 days we drove 2'445km. Maximum altitude 4,690 m. On our [...]