Got a call from the boys' satellite phone just now... they are 300 km from Bamako! On the home straight!

The Editor got a call from the boys last night to inform us that instead of taking the scheduled rest day today, they are going to pace it u...

Day 10. January 26. Finish: Nouakchott. Distance: 180 km. According to our intelligence, the low tide is expected at around 5.14am. The prob...

Brendan writes "Got a Saharan sandstorm on our hands here!"

Day 9. January 25. Finish: B2 Beach. Orientation 7am. Today's destination can be reached from two directions. If you have a 4WD you shou...

Brendan writes "Just about at the Mauritania border - plenty of military, plenty of landmine warnings - the weather's nice and sunn...

Day 8. January 24. Finish: Nouadhibou. Distance: 425 km. We'll be crossing the Tropic of Cancer today. It's easy to spot the Tropic ...

Question: Will you try to replace the windscreen? Brendan writes "Nay, we'll try our luck with the crack. Brought the ski goggles j...

News arrived that the Landrover windscreen has been hit hard in three places and is cracked from edge to edge. The Editor quickly got some s...

Day 7. January 23. Finish: Tropic of Cancer. Distance: 880 km About a 100-150 km from camp you will cross an imaginary border. You will ente...

The Editor just got a call from the boys... they did not make it to the Star Wars party! Came up about 200 km short. Brendan was enjoying a ...

Brendan writes "Roads aren't so flash on this side of the Atlas. We know we're in Africa now. Will be touch and go to make Star...

Brendan writes "Driving through the Atlas amazing. Had to wait for the boys in the bulldozer to clear a mudslide for us but otherwise u...

Day 6. January 22. Finish: Planet Tatooine. No matter which way you go, you'll drive through some stunning scenery today. It's worth...

Brendan writes "Driving through cork plantations en route to Casablanca for lunch. Waited in Tanger for team South Africa to arrive. Su...

Day 5. January 21. Finish: Ait Benhadhou. Distance: 660 km. Today we'll leave the hustle and bustle of the Northern coast and head towar...

Brendan writes "Crossing the straits of Gibraltar - Africa in our sights!"

Brendan writes "Just leaving motorway from Malaga heading to the coast. Drive through Sierra Nevada was spectacular!"

Day 4. January 20. Finish: Tangier. Distance: 543 km. You'll only have 543 kms to drive today. If you want to enjoy some coastal drivin,...

Brendan writes "Late lunch in Valencia - paella on it's way! Our buddies from SA (South Africa) are having a bad day - got stuck in...

Brendan writes "We got an early start and are headed for Barcelona. Hoping for a few more degrees as we're camping tonight. Pastis ...

Day 3. January 19. Finish: Sangonera La Seca (Spain) near Murcia. Daily drive: 1121km. This will be the longest stage of the B2B. You should...

Brendan writes "Crepes went down a treat in Monaco - cruzin down the Cote d'Azur!"

7.35am - "Stayed in a small town just outside of Venice. Yummy food and chianti! Almost followed the faithful GPS into a canal a couple...

10.30am - Ready Set GO! 1.50pm - Brendan writes "We're in Slovenia after the quickest visit to Croatia ever - oops, wrong turn :-)...

After a few busy days searching out sand ladders (not an easy task in Budapest let me tell you), loading maps of Africa onto the GPS, press ...

Today we ventured across to the otherside of the Duna river (the icey river that separates the two halves of the city) to get maps of Africa...

After a huge team effort (thanks MB) Phase 1 is complete and Pete & I are in Budapest. With the assistance of our coveted Garmin we loca...

Brendan writes "We're in Hungary! Very warm welcome at the border. The customs guy wants to do the rally next year so all he wanted...

Brendan writes "We're in Serbia and I'm eating pork!!"

Brendan writes "It took us 50km to revive the heater in the car which had given up, probably frozen. Climbing up towards Sofia after no...

Brendan writes "Just crossed into Bulgaria and it has warmed up to -10!"

What better way for an Aussie and a New Zealander to begin their journey across 3 continents than by paying tribute to there fallen country ...

Brendan writes "Just departed Galipoli en route to Turkey-Bulgarian border. It was great to pay respect to our fallen countrymen at ANZ...

Brendan writes "En route to Galipoli - feels really good to be on the road."

The team of 3 (Pete, Brendan and Manoj) are still eating their way through Istanbul. After an epic seafood meal last night (Balik quvec - se...

Brendan writes "Just had a big breakfast, going to light a candle for Jim at the Aya Sofya, drop MB at airport and head to Galipoli....

Brendan writes "In Turkey. Taxi driver is driving like it's still a race but the lads are already drinking beer at the hotel!"

Day 3 started off a little later at the Meridien Hotel, Lattakia with a short drive through the beautifully green Kassab area of Syria. Then...

The boys are cruising through Turkey - Adana, Capadocia, Ankara, Istanbul over two days. Brendan flies out tomorrow morning to meet them in ...

At 1.31pm today, the team got themselves to Turkey.

Pete writes "Just having what could loosely be described as swine slop complete with swine bits as breakfast at our minus 5 star hotel....

Pete writes "In Latakia on the Med (Syria close to border with Turkey)." Manoj says "Price of fuel is increasing as we travel...

Manoj is safely back in Doha, and shares some of his photographic diary... Day one of getting the Land Rover Discovery from Doha to Budapest...

Day two began at 5:30 am in Turayf, KSA. Then across the border to Jordan, past Amman to the Dead Sea for a dip, back past Aman to Syria nea...