Testing out this Starlink Mini with the idea of using it for remote comms when out and about. Starlink were giving the hardware away (for existing subscribers I think) if you sign up for their $5 per month “roam” plan. I just had a chance to try it, and I’ve attached Starlink and Ookla speed test screenshots. With my phone in airplane mode and attached to the dishes built in WiFi router I was able to send iPhone text messages and make voice calls. Continued in replies. #Starlink #Overland
#Overland
Day-after thought: the biggest upgrade wasn’t “better color tools” or “more features.” It was reliability. Clipchamp made me do admin work just to start creating. Resolve makes me learn, but it doesn’t waste my time on nonsense.
If you’re in the same “I just want to edit my footage” boat, the Field Note’s here: https://adventureadjacent.com/2025/12/23/switching-to-davinci-resolve-clipchamp-made-me-do-it/
Share your experience in upgrading tools. I remember my leap from Audacity to Reaper was huge, but well worth the effort!
#DaVinciResolve #BehindTheScenes #VideoEditing #CreatorLife #CreatorTools #Overland #OffRoading #4x4 #AdventureAdjacent
Whether you’re cooking breakfast during a drizzle, relaxing through mid-afternoon heat, or seeking wind relief on exposed terrain, protective #overland #awnings excel at making the outdoors more livable.⛺ https://www.everysingletopic.com/camping-protection-101-ways-to-stay-safe-and-comfortable-outdoors/
Drove Shehzadi (our Tundra) across 3 Balkan countries in one day on the Silk Road. From Zagreb, through Bosnia’s poignant history, to Belgrade’s vibrant buzz. Navigated the huge Bajakovo-Batrovci border. Ended with ćevapi in a smoky kafana. 🚙
#SilkRoad #Overland #Balkans #RoadTrip #TravelBlog #Travel #VagabondCouple
Finding high-quality durable #overland #gear for sale, like a good fridge, is not difficult. You just need to find the right, reliable supplier and invest in your comfort.⛺ https://everydayexplored0.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/essential-overland-gear-for-safe-and-comfortable-adventures/
Anyone in #Brussels #Bruxelles want to host my partner and I next Wednesday (night of 17th) as we train it to my parents for Christmas?
I've turned my XC70 into a mobile workspace and camper. I'm so stoked on it. Taking it out on Friday to work from a campground. If you want to see the videos when I build and use it, subscribe on PeerTube or YouTube.
https://makertube.net/c/joel_kalich_
https://www.youtube.com/@JoelKalich
#vanlife #van #camper #camping #diy #volvo #xc70 #wfh #MobileOffice #VolvoXC70 #DeskSetup #TinyOffice #NomadWorkspace #DigitalNomadLife #AdventureRig #StealthCamping #WorkAnywhere #Overland #Overlanding
https://makertube.net/c/joel_kalich_
https://www.youtube.com/@JoelKalich
#vanlife #van #camper #camping #diy #volvo #xc70 #wfh #MobileOffice #VolvoXC70 #DeskSetup #TinyOffice #NomadWorkspace #DigitalNomadLife #AdventureRig #StealthCamping #WorkAnywhere #Overland #Overlanding
#PhotoOfTheDay is of distant town lights which are backlighting one of the ridges in the Mojave Desert, on my Mojave Road off-road trip about a decade ago.
#photo #photography #desert #california #offroad #overland #4x4 #camping
Here is a 2-minute recap of our 1,500-mile Scottish Highlands & Islands series from 2018 - our first YouTube videos! We spent 15 episodes touring in a Land Rover Defender 110 with a rooftop tent.
Stops include Loch Lomond, Mull, Iona, Skye, Harris & Lewis, Ullapool, and the Applecross coastal route via Bealach Na Ba. We wrap up on the wild North Atlantic coast before heading to Edinburgh.
Full playlist linked in the first reply to this post.
#PhotoOfTheDay Moon over one of our campsites, Death Valley National Park.
#photo #photography #DVNP #NationalPark #campiing #overland #RoadTrip
#PhotoOfTheDay is of "that hill" as seen from Zubriskie Point in Death Valley National Park. This was taken back in 2011 I think, but I was reminded of it by yesterday's fantastic photo of the same hill by @elaterite.
#photo #photography #DVNP #NationalPark #california #RoadTrip #overland #camping #adventure
A very dear friend of mine, Fern, who taught me pretty much all I know about overland bike travel, is in need of a new wheelchair. One that will get her out and about again on new adventures on five wheels rather than the two she is more used to.
Please do give what you can - it all helps.
#PhotoOfTheDay is a funny tilted view of one of the rocks on The Racetrack, Death Valley National Park, California.
#photo #photography #DeathValley #DVNP #NationalPark #california #RoadTrip #overland #camping
#PhotoOfTheDay is this one, since I mentioned it the other day: a photo of my old Jeep on the bridge over the Little Sur river, on the California coast. This is along the Old Coast Road, a dirt road that runs inland slightly from Highway 1 along the coast.
I have a large print of this photo on aluminum hanging next to my computer desk in our living room as it's a favorite of mine.
#photo #photography #trees #jeep #offroad #overland #4x4 #DayTrip
From the Turkish border town of Hopa, I caught a bus to Erzurum, away from the Black Sea and up onto the Anatolian Plateau. The route followed the Çoruh River, which was Turkey’s last wild river, until they built a series of enormous reservoirs (photo 1). Erzurum is known for horizontal kebabs (cağ) and historical madrasas and mosques (2 and 3).
I then rode the sleeper train to Ankara, the Doğu Express, which briefly follows the Euphrates River, and crosses much of Anatolia. It is more popular in the magical snowy winter, but it was still pretty in late summer (4). I shared my compartment with a friendly computer programmer, who told me I’d missed the best part of the route, his home city of Kars. He said programming was ruining his health, and he was going back to the family business of cheesemaking.
The main sight in Ankara is Anıtkabir, Atatürk’s mausoleum (5 and 6). It’s a beautiful building of crisp travertine blocks, but also a sombre place to think about nations. From the capital, high speed trains glide off the plateau, past Sapanca Lake, and into Istanbul.
I used a ferry to cross the Bosphorus (7). I’d crossed all of Asia, and now only had to cross little Europe in order to get home.
#Overland #TravelByTrain
I then rode the sleeper train to Ankara, the Doğu Express, which briefly follows the Euphrates River, and crosses much of Anatolia. It is more popular in the magical snowy winter, but it was still pretty in late summer (4). I shared my compartment with a friendly computer programmer, who told me I’d missed the best part of the route, his home city of Kars. He said programming was ruining his health, and he was going back to the family business of cheesemaking.
The main sight in Ankara is Anıtkabir, Atatürk’s mausoleum (5 and 6). It’s a beautiful building of crisp travertine blocks, but also a sombre place to think about nations. From the capital, high speed trains glide off the plateau, past Sapanca Lake, and into Istanbul.
I used a ferry to cross the Bosphorus (7). I’d crossed all of Asia, and now only had to cross little Europe in order to get home.
#Overland #TravelByTrain
I crossed from Vladikavkaz into Georgia in a shared taxi, through the stupendous Darial Gorge. For the first time in three months, I was on familiar ground: I hitchhiked the same road down to Tbilisi at the end of my 2023 Transcaucasian Trail hike. I’ve stayed involved with the TCT since then, and become part of a wonderful community of hikers. I caught up with three pillars of this community, Meagan, Matt, and Mela the redoubtable trail dog.
My westward journey resumed with a double-decker train to Batumi, on the lush coast of the Black Sea. Just like when I finished the TCT, I watched the sunset and ate a lot of Adjarian khachapuri. Batumi is sometimes compared to Las Vegas, but it is more than that: a unique culture with a Turkish influence, tree-shaded 19th-century boulevards, and delightful inexpensive food. I bought a cup of kvass from one of the yellow street tankers, and it fits the description I once heard: like liquid bread.
Next morning, I caught a minivan to the zany Georgian border post (final photo) and waited in line to cross into Turkey.
#Overland #TravelByTrain #Hiking
My westward journey resumed with a double-decker train to Batumi, on the lush coast of the Black Sea. Just like when I finished the TCT, I watched the sunset and ate a lot of Adjarian khachapuri. Batumi is sometimes compared to Las Vegas, but it is more than that: a unique culture with a Turkish influence, tree-shaded 19th-century boulevards, and delightful inexpensive food. I bought a cup of kvass from one of the yellow street tankers, and it fits the description I once heard: like liquid bread.
Next morning, I caught a minivan to the zany Georgian border post (final photo) and waited in line to cross into Turkey.
#Overland #TravelByTrain #Hiking
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Pizza in Italy. Ceviche in Peru. Jellied eels in the East End. It’s always exciting to taste a food in its type locality. And that includes plov in Samarkand (Uzbekistan), the city where I ended up after finishing the Pamir Trail (with only a 60-day visa, I couldn’t hang around in Tajikistan). Once I’d eaten my body weight in oily rice, I turned to appreciate the city’s extraordinary Timurid architecture—a feast for the eyes.
Then, sitting in one of the many parks, I started to plan my journey back to England. You might remember that I began my journey in Beijing, and I was determined to get home without flying. The first step was a train to the capital, Tashkent, which I shared with some friendly Uzbek lads, who were very lewd, but also able to recite Timurid poetry. I admired the spooky artworks in the Tashkent underground, quite typical of Soviet-Era metro stations.
10 points to Gryffindor if you can guess the next three countries on the route.
#Overland #TravelByTrain #Backpacking
Then, sitting in one of the many parks, I started to plan my journey back to England. You might remember that I began my journey in Beijing, and I was determined to get home without flying. The first step was a train to the capital, Tashkent, which I shared with some friendly Uzbek lads, who were very lewd, but also able to recite Timurid poetry. I admired the spooky artworks in the Tashkent underground, quite typical of Soviet-Era metro stations.
10 points to Gryffindor if you can guess the next three countries on the route.
#Overland #TravelByTrain #Backpacking
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