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  1. Polaris Overland

    The Big Trip 2017

    So not sure how many are aware but we are currently into our 10th week travelling from Cyprus to the UK through Turkey and Europe over a 12 month period inWilson our 16 year old Land Rover and Lara our converted ex military trailer. We have completed about 6500 miles, have replaced 1 blown...
  2. Polaris Overland

    Turkey The Myths

    We are currently touring Turkey as part of our year long Turkey and Europe Trip. When we initially said part of our trip would be in Turkey we were met with comments of concern, warnings and general wariness by friends, colleagues and even overland people. So let me put some things into...
  3. Polaris Overland

    Turkey So Far

    We are now into our 4th week touring Turkey and wow what a place. It's a big big country full of poor friendly people always offering a smile or a wave and a country steeped in high snow covered mountains, rich green valleys and history abounds everywhere you go going back almost 5000 years...
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    A Little Help From Our Friends!

    We are currently overlanding through Turkey and at present in Cappadocia. 2 days ago we noticed a lack of performance especially on hills and I noticed the turbo boost was not reaching full boost. Quick check and found the intercooler was blown. We reached out to Overland Anatolia who we have...
  5. Polaris Overland

    Big Trip Highs, Lows and Stress

    So we arrived back in Cyprus for a calm 8 days final preps before we start our trip. We should have collected the Landy Wilson from the garage the day after we arrived but sadly that did not happen. We also had to contend with no mains water as the land lord had not paid his bill so the water...
  6. Polaris Overland

    Panagia Sintis And Foinikas Abandoned Village

    An off-road trip through Paphos Forrest visiting Venetian Bridges, Venetian Aqua Ducts, abandoned villages and old monasteries. Sent from my iPhone using OB Talk
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    IDP's & Vehicle Graphics

    Productive day yesterday collecting our International Driving Permits and the vehicle graphics and logo stickers. Each day we tick off another item on the long list of things to do. We are presently in Scotland waiting on all our belongings to arrive that we shipped from Cyprus. Hopefully they...
  8. Polaris Overland

    Namibia Day 11 Gallery

    Finally got round to publishing our Namibia Trip Day 11 photos from Etosha National Park. Take a look here and below is a little taster. http://www.polaris-overland.com/namibia-day-11-halali-namutoni You can also see pictures from some of our other trips including Cyprus and Jordan...
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    Reproofing the tent

    Good morning spent reproofing the tent and annexe and checking for damage to zips, stitching etc Each day we tick a couple more items off the list as the countdown passes the 40 days to go [emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using OB Talk
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    Sand Ladders

    Fitted mounting brackets to the rear of the Landy' s roof rack then mounted the Maxtrax onto them. Liking the result. Sent from my iPad using OB Talk
  11. Polaris Overland

    Preparations Ongoing

    My crappy day drilling out sheared off winch bolts then re-tapping and securing #polarisoverland #overlandbound #overlandbound3057 #thebigtrip2017 #landrover #landroverdefender #winch #crapjob #tripprep #warnwinch #defender #tombraider Sent from my iPhone using OB Talk
  12. Polaris Overland

    Finished, I Think

    So I put the trailer in as I wanted to weld some supports for an external 'dirty' box for BBQ coals, wood etc and the e ternary jerry can holder. Also as I have changed from steel wheels (thinner) to alloy wheels (fatter) I needed the spare wheel brace extended. I have some painting and touch up...
  13. Polaris Overland

    Favourites

    So after 8 years here in Cyprus this is my favorite picture of my Landy and dog Zak. It was a day searching for Venetian Bridges and was taken in Paphos Forest. No roads all off road to get there and this picture for me says everything about getting out and exploring. It for me is the essence of...
  14. Polaris Overland

    UFO

    Received a comment and some likes for my post here earlier "Almost Ready" when I notice in picture 2 what looks like a UFO. https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/almost-ready.4750/#post-73333 Never saw it when we were there and the area we were practising driving with the trailer is not...
  15. Polaris Overland

    Almost Ready

    So it looks like I'm almost there withe the Trailer Preps.Still have to fit the Defender Registration on it but that is about it. The Defender from my side is done, just needs the New steering box leak fixed which is under warranty and then it's done. So today I took the Mrs out for a drive so...
  16. Polaris Overland

    Requirements For Driving In Europe

    I have heard different and opposing views / stories from various sources on what is and what is not required in different European countries when overlanding. When you consider the EU Parliament make rules about how straight bananas have to be you would think they would look at unifying the...
  17. Polaris Overland

    When doing the right thing feels like the wrong thing!

    So as we prep for our trip trying to get every little niggle / leak sorted I had known for some time our steering box had a slight leak but as it had been getting worse and our trip will be in excess of 12 months I wanted to get it sorted. Wanting to do the right thing a brand new, not...
  18. Polaris Overland

    Equipment Maintenance

    Today I spent a few hours stripping down my 10 year old Coleman Dual Fuel stove. It's still running and cooks food as good as the day I bought it. So I enjoyed a cup of coffee on completion. But this isn't that I am just lucky. It's because periodically I strip it, clean it, check it over...
  19. Polaris Overland

    Long Trip Tools.

    Ok guys a question for some of you more experienced out there. We are about to depart (April) on a 12 month trip around Turkey and Europe with our Defender 90 and converted ex military trailer. I'm trying to finalise the tools I want to take. Clearly I do not intend to do a complete rebuild on...
  20. Polaris Overland

    Euro Trip Preps Continuing

    So the new tyres were installed this morning along with the EU number plates. Ticking off jobs everyday as we progress towards the leaving date of the 4th April. Friday our belongings get picked up for shipping from Cyprus to the UK our final destination next year. Sent from my iPad...
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