WhirledAway
Overland adventuring
Hi, I'm Sarah.
I’m a long-time traveler and part-time wanderer, with a love of remote places and empty spaces. I’ve got a borderline obsession with borders and will go to great lengths and a lot of personal discomfort to travel overland as much as possible.
For me the journey itself is not just a means to an end. It’s the actual traveling part of travel, that really counts. And that’s what this blog is all about: real, overland travel in unusual places.
Head over to the About page to find out more, or get in touch with me!
Hi, I'm Sarah.
I’m a long-time traveler and part-time wanderer, with a love of remote places and empty spaces. I’ve got a borderline obsession with borders and will go to great lengths and a lot of personal discomfort to travel overland as much as possible.
For me the journey itself is not just a means to an end. It’s the actual traveling part of travel, that really counts.
And that’s what this blog is all about: real, overland travel in unusual places.
Head over to the About page to find out more, or get in touch with me!
Stories from the road
...less traveled
Bhutan: in the Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon
Bhutan: a tiny Himalayan kingdom with a pricey entrance fee, and a border crossing in the middle of a city that straddles two countries. Standing on our hotel balcony in India, we looked across the street and into the next country. Surrounded by mountains, Bhutan really is a world of its own.
Angola to Namibia: around the fence with a child-fixer
Determined to salvage the day, it seemed Milton had hired a fixer. ‘This is Maputo. He knows another way’ he said, and pointed at the ten year old boy now standing next to him. We didn’t know what to say. What we did know was that we definitely had to see what this was all about. So we piled back into Milton’s sedan, this time with a child-fixer up front muttering in Portuguese.
Border to border: an unexpected journey in Afghanistan
So this was it. We drove slowly through the greyness over the Friendship bridge between Tajikistan and Afghanistan. There was no time to question the wisdom of our decision. I couldn’t think about it anyway, what with ‘I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus’ still stuck in my head.
Guides and itineraries
Since I’m a nerd and I take a lot of notes which I then enjoy organizing, I’ve also put together travel guides and itineraries.
And I’m a border-fetishist (is that a thing?). So along with stories under each destination, you’ll find plenty of posts where I attempt to explain the intricacies of some of the more complicated borders I’ve come across.
Because sometimes it’s nice to actually know a few things in advance.
Going the extra mile...
I like traveling by road from one country to the next – overland travel, which you’ll probably notice is the main focus of this blog. This obsession has led to me spending an abnormal amount of time on buses, bush taxis, motorbikes, rickshaws, night trains, cargo ships…you name it.
As the saying goes, ‘Suffering is half the fun’…no wait, that’s not it.
Roadtripping
Much as I’m all for public transport….there’s definitely something to be said for having your own wheels.
Some favourites: wild camping in Mongolia, a spin in Southern Africa, adventures in the sand in Oman, and the Pamir highway from end-to-end. Under the Destinations in question you can find stories and our detailed guides with all the planning that went into these trips.
Destinations
Head on over to Destinations to find all the countries I’ve written about (so far). Or just pick a region here.
Who knows? Maybe you’ll find some inspiration for that next big trip.