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I don't think I ever posted this but it was the site I did for my trip last year. Home (Rhubarb Rising). A couple of warnings - I'm rant prone at times, It needs the last two days adding. I have bits on maps, equipment, spares, favourite places etc but the map might be the most useful...

$1.50/KM for me. Actually nearer $1.65 - :doh:

They did it last year, fairly quickly. I don't if the TV shows the two support vehicles they had with them?

Which route did you take from Aqaba to England? I'm in Bologna having done Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Kos, Greece, Italy. France in a couple of days or so.

If I had to I'd get grills. But I've often paid someone to watch my car for the night. Give 'em left over cooked food (I always cook local style wherever I am) and give them cash in the morning for looking out for the car. I've been hot in 'barb but never cold. That's about to change I think...

I like the extra vis. of windows, I can't see of a benefit other than security - which I've never worried about in Africa. Might change my tune back in England.

I've got to be back in London weekend of the 10th Oct for some stuff there so boat to Venice and then three day slog back to England so Europe will have to wait for next year. Having my last relaxation and holiday here in Kas, Turkey for a week. Then a week or two in England before somewhere...

Exiting Syria - 505SP - about $10 Entering Turkey Visa = $20 on border Compulsory Insurance (Green Card might let you skip this) 70TL - about £25 Unless I get asked to pay exit tax in Turkey, which I doubt, I will be in Greece and the EU on Wednesday next week so that's it. If I can be...

Syria Visa on border (Not especially keen on doing it but they do!) $52 Diesel Tax $100 Compulsory Insurance $55 Customs $8 All only payable in $ Syria is awesome but off to Turkey today.

Jordan - Visa free on border for two weeks. However, this is for the Aqaba area, I believe if you enter from Syria it is $10 Car - 20JD - Approx $30 Compulsory Insurance (One Week) - 19JD - Approx $28

Exiting Egypt - Approx £60EP in various charges - don't know what they are as a Tourist Policeman handles everything for you. This is around $12

When the road is built no more ferry. It is the AA in SA - Meliza Chegwidden handles all carnet queries - [email protected]

So how much is a Hannibal in the U.K? I got quoted R8500 for mine in Cape Town, where the 'factory' is. It's actually rather basic. Then it turned out that the LR place I bought Rhubarb from used to own Hannibal so I paid R6500 - about $800 - £400. They are awesome although there are some...

Before we could leave we had to pat 40EP for a police inspection ($8) This lasted less than a minute. - Vette, the road from Abu SImbel to the Sudanese border is finished and the border crossing buildings are built. Everyone is waiting on the Sudanese end to be finished which is variously...

It's very hot but I didn't think it might melt the rim... :confused:

Egypt Car charges, These are above and beyond Carnet which is non-negotiable - you can leave you car at Aswan and go to Cairo to get an Egyptian one for approx. $2000 - half allegedly returned on leaving Egypt but you ain't going no where without one - the ten or so overseas cars falling to...

This is mine with 265/75/16 on. Also with the woodland bracket mount. Being serious though if you're keeping it on there for any amount of time, particularly in the sun, you must have a cover on the wheel or the rubber degrades very quickly. I cut the middle out of mine to prevent ballooning.

Further to previous Sudan: You must also register your visa in Khartoum when you pass through, this is a further £105 Sudanese Pounds or $50. Our hotel arranged this for us for free. There are some exit taxes too but our fixer organised them for us. No further charges for us on entering Egypt...

Just south of Cape Maclear/Monkey Bay in Malawi. I had a custom made one made of Rhubarb. They're actually wood and all made by hand - just pangas, knives and chisels from logs they cut off trees. I have the number of the guys who make them - if I could get an order of 30 or so together then...

I nearly went to the Korean place but instead went 100m up the road to a new place the Royal Cafe. Was all right but ate there, spent 3 hours at the Afra mall shouting at banks in SA then drove 17 hours straight through the night to Wadi Halfa. BTW it was another $50 each for registration.