Backstory from 2011, when I travelled from Kashgar to Sost, China to Pakistan over the Khunjerab Pass on the Karakoram Highway.
Post edited and new photos added April 2026.
Raw Overland Travel Stories
Overland travel is the heart of true backpacking. Moving by land gives you a front-row seat to country transitions, local life, and unexpected detours – all while keeping travel costs down.
These are some of the longer overland journeys I have made:
- Cairo to Cape Town
- London to Monrovia
- London to Beirut
- Singapore to Islamabad
- Hong Kong to the Aral Sea
- Nairobi to Katima Mulilo
- Cyprus to Kurdistan
- Perth to Sydney
The posts are kinda tied in with another category: Overland Border Crossings
Pamir Highway: Hitchhiking Across Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Backstory from 2015 when I hitchhiked across the Pamir Highway, from Osh to Dushanbe. This is part one of my trip from Osh to Khorog. I have added 32 new photos to the blog post.
My Greatest Overland Adventure: Backpacking from Cairo to Cape Town
19,000 km, 10 countries, 6.5 months, and NO flights. Read the raw, unfiltered story of an epic solo overland backpacking trip from Cairo to Cape Town.