Motorised

Big 5, diesel and dust at Beekse Bergen

What kind of sado-masochists would want to go camping in -11 deg C ... in a tent? And want their nearest and dearest to join them? Nutters, I tell you. The lot of us! Continue reading

Christmas Drive in Drenthe

A million seasons in one day. And a special day to boot - the annual Christmas drive of the Land Rover Club Holland. Continue reading

Camping on Texel island

Camping in the rain. And mud. With a whole bunch of landies and their families ... gotta be the Land Rover Club Holland's family camping weekend in Texel. Continue reading

Good-bye Rookie, Hello Aquaman

Some say we'd be mad to drive thousands of kilometres for two days in the mud. With nearly forty hours in a Land Rover 110, we'd say, "Absolutely! Without a doubt." Continue reading

Furstenau, fools and four-by-four

Fursten Forest. Free entrance. April 1st. And, no, it is not a joke! Or at least we hope so ... Continue reading

Cognac, BBQs and Chattering Tents

Fed up with being cooped up indoors for months on end, we determinedly pack our tent and head for the warmest spot in France. But our tent offers little against 'em cold Spring nights ... Continue reading

Croatia Trophy 2011

't was late on Christmas eve when 4x4 rookies, Marcel and Simon, signed up for Europe's toughest offroading competition. Have they gone totally mad? Too much eggnog perhaps? Continue reading

White-laning for Christmas (Kerstrit LRCH 2010)

Mother Nature added Christmas sparkle to the annual "Kerstrit" of the Land Rover Club Holland. Some 300 landies met in Wageningen, got road books and permits and headed off into the Veluwe. Continue reading

Fürsten Forest: We’re digging it!

Fürsten Forest is an ex-military based turned 4x4 terrain with loads of offroading challenges. We got our boots muddy. Continue reading

Land Rovers, Ladies and Witch Pots

2010 Ladies Day - we navigate our Laro's with the Land Rover Club Holland road book through fancy suburbs, along the Zandvoort esplanade, Ruins of Brederode and end off with a yummy lunch. Continue reading

4×4 expeditions into Portugese mountains

Portugal welcomes offroaders. Our first time at Quinta 'd Alijo, we enjoy remote access to the magnificent Portugese mountains. Continue reading

Muddy Boots and Curse of the LaRo gods

Since being owned by "Muddy Boots", our 1985 Land Rover 90, we've had no end of trials and tribulations. And fabulous times too! Continue reading

Land Rover Club Holland weekend in Axel

Bitten by the Land Rover bug, we're guests at the annual LRCH weekend in Axel. Victoria gets beaten by power steering and too much whiskey. Continue reading

Orawa 4×4 in Lipnica Wielka, Poland

Bitten in Croatia, our 4x4 bug extends to Lipnica Wielka. Pink Panther's triumph in Poland is limited ... Continue reading

Drifting at the RDW Track Lelystad NL

A wet track, smoking tyres, screeching BMW's ... could only mean drift-driving. Drivers pit their skills against this hair-raising adventure. Continue reading

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