We (Graham and Trish) have been traveling the world for most of our adult lives, in one form or another. Once you get the bug, there's no real cure. Not that we would seek one even if there was. It's a perfectly welcome addiction, and one we fully intend to pass on to our children, Shiloh, 4.5, Judah, 2.5 and Norah, 7 months. We hope to be able to travel frequently enough to be able to raise them … Find out more
Our trip would not be possible without our new best friend, the Conqueror Urban Escape Vehicle (UEV) 490 Extreme Platinum Edition. We fell in love with this rough-and-tumble off-road camper trailer the moment we laid eyes on it, and got to the point where we wanted to make it a reality and own one ourselves. We do not regret it. This sleek machine fits more features into its futuristic steel … Explore
The perfect book for those who crave the adventure of African overland travel, disasters, misfortunes and all. And for those who like to laugh at such disasters and misfortune. Available now on Amazon. Fresh off their vows of lifelong commitment and fidelity, Graham and Trish Wales threw themselves into the unknown venture of what was destined to be a classical African overland safari. Almost … Read on
Heat was on the agenda. Graham wanted to get to the heat, and Trish was terrified. But it needed to be done. Death Valley in July. Staying the night on the outskirts of the desert in Olancha was hot enough. We had to post up at an RV resort (random tidbit – every single patron there was French except for us. No one could tell me why. Just …
We left the splendor of Yosemite to head down to two adjoining national parks, Kings Canyon and Sequoia. We ween’t quite sure what to expect from either park, other than big trees and royal canyons. We headed towards a campsite in between the two parks where we felt we could leave our trailer for the day and visit both parks safely. It was an informal campsite in Sequoia National Forest,
Our route from Yellowstone National Park to California was pretty bland. It took three days to go from Pocatello to Sacramento, via northern Nevada and its tiny towns populated with an unreasonably large number of casinos. I had made arrangements to stay in Sacramento for a few days with an old YWAM friend of mine, Caleb, and his wife and young ‘un. We just chilled for two days around town
