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My boyfriend and I are planning on driving through Europe to Mongolia next year, possibly in a Land Rover but we're not sure if this is the best vehicle. We have considered a campervan but feel that the former would be more reliable and less conspicuous. It also seems like a massive trip to plan and a bit daunting. Does anyone have any helpful advice to offer for planning and undertaking such a trip with regards to kit, vehicle, visas and safety?

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You should be able to get most of your information by reading the various postings in forums like these, as you will see that there will be quite a lot of conflicting advice on certain aspects esp vehicle type, so you will have to weigh up the result yourself.
Having said that I would advise against taking a motor caravan of the conventional type, as they are not designed to handle the sort of terrain you will be likely to encounter outside europe, resulting in damage to the body and fittings(furniture). Factors such as how much room or comfort and what driving licence or fuel costs you can support will decide what vehicle to take. This in turn will decide to a certain extent what kit(equipment) you can take. HTSH
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Hi there Alphabet,

We are currently paused mid trip (ha! maybe), but have just completed Eng - India via Central Asia and Iran. We undertook the trip being complete beginners ( I had only just learned to drive aged 34 when we decided to go) and also not being that adventurous people. It is all possible, and once the journey has begun all you really have to do is point the vehicle and drive, the rest sort of sorts itself out.

We went in a Landie, bought it for 7k gbp and spent a further 2k on it. These days you could do it for a lot cheaper I think. But we met people in 1950's Citroen, on motorbikes of all descriptions, on push bikes and in a flat bed hilux. All of them made it one way or another, and each different problem was unexpected but overcomable. The best decision we made was to just buy a vehicle, which committed us to the trip, and then to go!

Go to our website and drop me an email with specific questions if you want, more than willing to help out if we can. Should be a bit of preparation information on our blog, from the early days, might give you some ideas.

Good luck - and remember - all you have to do is do it!!!!

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Yep - I second what Ollie has said (Ollie, how are you doing?)

But don't underestimate the preparation time. If the rule for packing to go on a something like a 1 week package holiday in Greece consists of 'lay everything on the bed then halve it', the rule for preparation for an overland trip is more like 'make a list of everything you need to do and an estimate of how long it will take, then double it'.

My website also has some preparation tips - overlandcruiser.net
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Thanks for the replies guys. I'll definately check out your websites.

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Check out these guys as they have done RTW and Vlad to London in a camper van and a transit.. Wrinklies on the Run It was a couple years back..
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