Hello, we are Ruth and John and this is our web site dedicated to our year long trip in our Landrover. Its a work in progress!
Prior to this trip we had both been inventing and developing products with a small group of engineers in Cambridge, UK, which was fun - see http://www.cambridge-design.co.uk. However, now that our ages have reached a combined average of 30 we decided to take a break and an adventure before real life caught up with us irreparably.
So we have bought a Landrover Defender 110, installed a bed, some curtains and a fully stocked bookshelf and have set off on a journey that will take us from Cambridge to Birmingham. Via Europe, the Western Balkans, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Xinxiang and Tibet in China, Nepal, India and Bangladesh, SE Asia and finally Australia on a grand tour of extended family before heading home via Hong Kong and anywhere else we missed on the way out!
Although the organisation has been a headache at times, we expect that this will be the trip of our lifetimes and we hope that you will enjoy sharing it with us. Please leave comments and better still come out and join us at some point. It is a big car and we can move some of the guidebooks to make room.
Last Updated (Monday, 12 April 2010 10:13)
We have just celebrated Duncan's ..th birthday!! and managed to have Rob and family and Kirsty and family together for the first time since babies were born. A great occasion. We await news of your return, it can't be to long now I think..
Take care, much love, f & d xx
Got an email from Helen and she told me you were travelling and gave me the link. sounds like an awesome trip. would love to hear more when you get back and of course to meet Ruth.
Keep safe and continue having fun
all the best
Us
See you soon (ish)
John found the art shop in Kl, thanks for the advise, enjoy the rest of your trip.
Enjoying Vietnam,
John,Nicki,Michael&Emmaline(Em)Tregembo :) x
Wow, we have just caught up with your news, what fantastic photos and what a tale to tell so far. You are having a trip of a lifetime and it probably FEELS like a lifetime!!! John, you are certainly looking more like a caveman these days, only just recognisable!! Duncan and I are just back from a week's holiday in south Spain and enjoyed some hot weather and sunshine... I was relaxing after the busy but wonderful week of Aran's birth, and the very full year of 'happenings'!!!!
John, Granny Ord is in good form and I gather from Ali, that your parents are too.
Have a great trip through China, we certainly did, although not in a landyvan!
Much love to you both,
Auntie Frankie xx
Regards
David Shaw m 00447956 834350
I am following your travels with great interest.I was glad to hear all your documentation arrived and sorry to hear you are unable to visit Iran due to visa problems.We were hoping to go there this autumn but have put the trip on hold for the present. I took your parents to the airport on Saturday to catch their flight to Portugal I hope they are enjoying the break. Next week your mother and I are off to Cornwall for a break and will visit the Eden project. Safe onward journey. Jacky(auntie)