Stories from
the Road

Falkor at the Great Wall, a dragon makeover in Chengdu, mud in Laos, Songkran in Chiang Mai, and five dogs in Rayong. 121,300 km. 46 countries.

5 years, 46 countries, 121,300 km — we answer every question you’ve sent us about Falkor, how we fund the trip, the fights, the dogs, and whether you could do this too.

Pamir at 4,655m, the World Nomad Games, 109 days in China, and Falkor parked for 11 months. Our wildest year yet.

Year 3 — Romania to the Silk Road. War zones, a burning motorcycle, Crete, Turkey, and the Pamir Highway. 16 countries, 30,000 km.

Year 2 — Morocco to Romania via the Balkans. A tarot card decided our direction, 12 bears appeared on a mountain road, and we danced at a festival in a castle.

Year 1 on the road — a wine bottle spin, 7 countries, 12,000€ for two. From the Swiss Alps to the Moroccan Sahara, one work exchange at a time.

Chechnya, Dagestan, the Caspian Sea and a Buddhist town nobody expects. The crossing most overlanders are too scared to attempt — story + practical guide.

A ferry from Chios, no plan, and 60 days discovering why Turkey might be the most underrated motorcycle country on the road to the Silk Road. Full route guide.

1,500 km across the roof of the world. From Dushanbe to Osh, 16 days, a lost licence plate that went viral, and the ride of a lifetime. Full guide + story.

7 days, 400+ km of off-road tracks, 42°C and zero infrastructure. Finally, the most beautiful desert most travellers never find. Full guide + survival tips.

Our first world tour at 20 — 24 countries, 368 days, 74,959 km. Asia to Oceania to Central America. The trip that planted the seed of slow travel.

Zero sailing experience, 6,000 km by boat. Then Brazil by couchsurfing, Machu Picchu on foot, and 1,300 km across Colombia by tandem bicycle.

After destroying a phone battery using it as GPS, we finally switched. Full review of the W702 Pro after 115,000 km — install guide, TPMS test, and 30% off code.

From the ONE R to the X5 — our complete Insta360 review after 115,000 km across 45+ countries. Which model to choose, and why.

630 free nights, €11,340 saved in accommodation over 5 years. How the exchange economy — Workaway, TrustedHouseSitters, sailing crew — makes long-term nomadic travel possible on a tiny budget.

Approved in 4 days in Vientiane with a low, irregular income — no agency needed. Our full timeline, documents, costs and practical tips for the Workation category.