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A few months after the completion of Land Rover's Drive Around the World expedition (for which I served as writer-in-residence...Read this article
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The Drive Around the World expedition is almost home...
Drive Around the World, the international Land Rover expedition I was involved with last year, has almost completed its trans-global...Read this article
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Jen Leo needs a date
[The irrepressible Jennifer L. Leo, with a Valentine's Day bidder.] In honor of Valentine's Day and the week that...Read this article
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Help me fight Parkinson's Disease
Vagablogging readers might recall that I won a Lowell Thomas Award earlier this year for "Virgin Trail", my Central America...Read this article
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New news from Drive Around the World
Though my stint with Land Rover's Drive Around the World expedition has finished, the rest of the team is set...Read this article
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The animals of southern South America
[Above: Alpacas hanging out on the Bolivian-Chilean border.] One of the best things about traveling by Land Rover through...Read this article
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A look at our adventures in Chile and Argentina
[Above: Rolf struggles in the currents of the Maiten River, not far from the Argentina border in Chilean Patagonia....Read this article
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I have reached the end of the world
A couple of days ago -- after over three months and nearly 14,000 miles of driving across 12 countries...Read this article
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What I saw in Peru
[Above: A girl in traditional Incan clothing, near Cusco, Peru.] Greetings from the mountain resort town Pucon, Chile. I...Read this article
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Some glimpses of Central America
[Above: A tricked out commuter bus in Panama City] It's been almost a month since I finished my transit...Read this article
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I am alive and well and in Peru
[Above: Rolf in the coastal desert of Peru.] One again, I am posting to apologize for not posting more...Read this article
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Virgin Trail: My Slate series has started
After a week of furious key-tapping in Costa Rica, my Slate "Well Traveled" series is now finished and online. The...Read this article
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Just in: A snapshot of the team with Jay Leno
I mentioned our Drive Around the World visit to the taping of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno last...Read this article
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Word from Nicaragua
Greetings from Granada, Nicaragua. You may have noticed that I haven't updated this blog much since I left Mexico. There...Read this article
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The rundown on our Mexico transit, part two
[A DATW Land Rover loads onto the Sea of Cortez ferry at La Paz, Mexico.] La Paz to the...Read this article
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The rundown on our Mexico transit, part one
[Above: Rolf and car-mate Justin Mounts taking a break from the road near Mulelge, Mexico.] As my lack of...Read this article
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The bikini babes of the SEMA automobile show
[DATW assistant director Justin Mounts finds himself hard at work at the SEMA auto show] One of the charms...Read this article
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A major haul through Baja
[Above: A shot of Rolf driving through Baja by the light of the maplight. The first week of Drive...Read this article
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A plea for SPAM sponsorship, to the Hormel Corporation
Ever since joining the Drive Around the World team in California, I have been trying to help fund the...Read this article
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Band of geek gypsies: Who I am traveling with
As the Drive Around the World Expedition cruises its way along the Pan-American Highway in coming weeks and months, the...Read this article
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Used-car celebration: An expedition sendoff at Land Rover HQ
[DATW director Nick Baggarly receives an expedition "mascot" at the Land Rover sendoff in Irvine, California.] In all my...Read this article
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Our new mission: To drive a cocktail peanut around the world
[Above: DATW vehicles stand ready to begin their mission outside of Chez Jay's in Santa Monica, California.] Chez Jay’s...Read this article
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Signing my life away to reality television
As I mentioned in earlier posts, the Drive Around the World expedition is being filmed by a three-man video team,...Read this article
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Boot camp for off-road driving
[Above: Rolf does some nifty macho stuff in an expedition Land Rover.] Study a four-wheel-drive car commercial from any...Read this article
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The Drive Around the World has begun
The Drive Around the world “Longitude” expedition is officially underway. On Saturday, we loaded nine months’ worth of gear into...Read this article
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John Goddard’s teenage list of life goals, 60 years later
In the course of researching and promoting the Drive Around the World expedition, I recently had the opportunity to attend...Read this article
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Attention teachers
If you happen to be a K-12 teacher, here's a great opportunity to bring geography home to your students. As...Read this article
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Dispatches from the Parkinson's Institute ball
[Above: All dandied up for the Parkinson's Institute fundraiser in San Francisco, Rolf mugs for the camera with cousin...Read this article
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A doctored Land Rover team shot
After my Land Rover expedition announcement earlier this week, some folks wrote in to ask if the Golden Gate...Read this article
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Drive Around the World: My next adventure explained
[A pop-up photo of the Drive Around the World team and vehicles near the Golden Gate Bridge can be found...Read this article
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