Archive for September, 2009

Sep 28 2009

A Big Thank You to our YouTube Viewers

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 views and almost 800 unique [...]

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Sep 21 2009

Overland Travel Site Of The Week- Sahara Nomads

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.

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Sep 20 2009

4B9 (Simsbury Airport) Fly In and Car Show

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 the Mog, the 1965 series [...]

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Sep 16 2009

Suggested Read - First Overland: London-Singapore by Land Rover

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 trip a reality. In late [...]

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Sep 15 2009

The Ugly Stick - A Newfoundland Musical Instrument

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 a distinctive sound.
The instrument’s main [...]

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Sep 12 2009

Labrador & Newfoundland 2009- More Photos

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

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Sep 08 2009

Suggested Read - Three Cups Of Tea

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 puns there. I highly recommend [...]

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