europe

Next weekend (23 and 24 March) a small fishing expo in Neidenstein near Heidleberg takes place. Will be there on Saturday. Maybe a nice possibility to meet with members based in the area and are interested and have a good chat over a cup of coffee. View Rally Point

The members' meeting of the Sahara Club in Germany took place at the weekend. This is the annual meeting at which the chairman and gthe board of the association is elected etc. The big overlanding meetings of the club then take place in spring, summer and autumn. Some background information for...

Maybe this is something for the members from the Rhine Main area in Germany and the surrounding area: I was just at the outfitter Mehari Offroad and there will be another customer event. On Saturday, April 20, 2024 with BOOT SALE. Maybe some people want to meet there again like we did in...

After OTTO is before OTTO. We had a great time again and the date for next year is already set. View Rally Point

The well known German offroad and overlanding outfitter Mehari-Offroad is organizing a Saint Nicholas Event this year. Let´s meet there and have a great time. View Rally Point

Just a little trip around Europe, Hamburg, Munich and the Alps. Meeting other OB members at Adventure Northside, VW Museum, Oktoberfest and then on to the Alps. View Rally Point

In September there will be again the legendary VHF conference of radio amateurs in Weinheim, Germany (about an hour drive from Frankfurt/ Main). The actual conference will take place on Saturday. The programme is again packed with a wealth of excellent and interesting presentations. From...

Spontaneous New Year's meetup on the banks of the Rhine. View Rally Point

Interesting info for overlander in Europe: Croatia is a member of the Schengen area since January 1, 2023 and has introduced the Euro for payment. This will make it easier for overlanders who like to travel in this region, because especially during the peak travel and vacation season there...

4x4 rhein-waal expo will take place from 24 to 26 March 2023 again in Kalkar, Gemany, Europe. View Rally Point

Radio communication round table, share knowledge and information, Q&A focussing on radio comms for overlander in Europe. View Rally Point

I think that this is also interesting for one or the other here. At the beginning of September the draft of the amendment of the amateur radio regulation in Germany was presented. According to this, it is planned that there will be a new class N for beginners (which was always discussed in the...

Hi fellow overlanders, Some of you already know the beautiful terrain around Ohrduf Castle from the OTTO offroad and overlanding expo this year. Also at some times of the rest of the year it is possible to camp on the site and already for the Advent season the organizer of OTTO, will make...

Some of you already know the beautiful terrain around Ohrduf Castle from the OTTO offroad and overlanding expo this year. Also the rest of the year it is possible to camp on the site and already for the Advent season the organizer of OTTO, Jörg Gienapp, will make camping on the beautiful site...

Originally, we had planned a two-week tour around the English Channel for September. Unfortunately, the current entry rules to England regarding C19 are not really overlander-friendly and so we decided to change the already booked ferry to next year and drive a round through France. I would like...

We have already talked about it here and there. We should do, we could do, maybe we do a... a MidEurope meetup. For a long time, this was delayed by the C19 restrictions. All details below. Let's make this a great meetup together! View Rally Point

Hello guys! As the title says, I'm searching for real experiences with the Garmin overlander specifically in Europe. Navigation quality, ease of use, data accuracy and so on. I don't want to discuss the thing itself or possible other ways to navigate as this has been done before. Best...

I'm happy I stumbled upon this forum, just when I thought forums were dead since Facebook became a thing. Greetings to all reading my long post, typing from the Netherlands, where there just isn't an overlanding scene. Two years ago I bought a bone stock, cheap Impreza wagon with 200k...

I have been following this Youtube channel 'Only A Road Trip Away' and this guy is so freaking inspiring. The cars are cool, the videos are cool, the photos are cool. I'm into the whole thing, maybe also because I was born in the 80's and love old cars. Check out this video he entered into a...

Heading off tomm night for 60-70 days on the trail. Hitting Picos De Europa first then slipping into Portugal. Enter Morocco on the 20th and will be there till early/mid Apr. After that I shoot north around now risky Italy and into Slovenia to start a trek down the Baltics making my way slowly...