http://drivetheglobe.com/blog Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:41:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://drivetheglobe.com/blog/?p=999 Desert Crossing video passes the 1000 view mark! Over the past weekend Drive The Globe | Overland Adventures hit our first milestone on YouTube as our video entitled Desert Crossing passed the 1000 view mark. In addition, since the launch of our YouTube page in June we have nearly 4000 total video ... http://drivetheglobe.com/blog/?p=995 Sahara Nomads embraces the love of travel in Northern Africa. A quick simple website with some great photos and nicely equipped Land Rovers. Our overland travel website of the week. Visit saharanomads.com to see for yourself. http://drivetheglobe.com/blog/?p=990 Gorgeous day for the annual fly-in in Simsbury Connecticut. Sun, planes, cars- seems like a great excuse to hang out on a Sunday and enjoy probably one of the last summer like days of 2009.  Hundreds of planes and cars turned out for the annual event. This year we attended with ... http://drivetheglobe.com/blog/?p=981 First Overland: London-Singapore by Land Rover- by Tim Slessor. Another fantastic novel for all of you interested in the origins of overland vehicle travel. They had no money. They had no cars. They had a whole lot of tenacity. These six men convinced a publisher, film maker and enough sponsors to make this historic ... http://drivetheglobe.com/blog/?p=969 Just what in the world is an ugly stick? The ugly stick is a traditional Newfoundland musical instrument fashioned out of household and tool shed items, typically a mop handle with bottle caps, tin cans, small bells and other noise makers. The instrument is played with a drum stick and has ... http://drivetheglobe.com/blog/?p=960 More photos from our summer trip 2009.   Thanks to Dennis and Maura White for posting more photos from Labrador, Newfoundland, PEI and Nova Scotia.   Click Below To View:   Road Trip 2009 http://drivetheglobe.com/blog/?p=951 Three Cups Of Tea - Greg Mortenson Three Cups Of Tea. Does it sound like your cup of tea? I know it's a cheap pun, but I couldn't resist. The title of this one may mislead some, but don't judge this book by its cover alone. I'll leave the clichés and ... http://drivetheglobe.com/blog/?p=939 Spare tire left in Labrador returns home via Montreal and a midnight pickup. Sometimes it seems like a trip never ends. After our "breakdown" in Labrador and the subsequent decision to leave the spare tire behind because of weight considerations we had to figure out a way to get a 275 ... http://drivetheglobe.com/blog/?p=932 Our photo gallery from the 2009 Labrador & Newfoundland trip is now online. Click Here To View Please be patient- higher resolution photos will take longer to load. http://drivetheglobe.com/blog/?p=894