Sydney Overland Meetup 2015 Dates

The Sydney Overland Meetup will be taking place in 2015.

Venue: Expedition Centre, Sydney

Book the following dates in your diary and see the page above to read more about the events:

The following dates have been scheduled:

7th February 2015:  
Guest Speaker to be announced soon
Venue: Expedition Centre
Time: 1pm to 4pm (with option for BBQ afterwards)

13th - 15th March 2015
Overland Workshop and camping weekend
Venue: TBC
Price:  Camping Fees only
Agenda:
Friday:  Informal Meet & Greet and BBQ
Saturday:  Guest speakers, and workshops
Sunday:  Guest Speakers

The Comradery of Overland Travel

Overland travel in Africa has a number of 'merge' points along the myriad of roads.

Richard, Sophie, Wynand & Talia

At these meeting points, the grapevine is abuzz with travel news, route planning, reports of other overlanders and the usual hearty fireside conversations. The excitement of sharing stories with other overlanders and the serendipitous meeting along a rural road, campsite or website has a unique effect of keeping the travel passion alive.

I was reminded of this after reading four current blogs written in October 2013, all with a common theme of Tanzania. Each blog referenced meeting up with the other overlanders...
It started with Arno & Elize mentioning time spent at 'The Farmhouse' in Iringa, Tanzania.

Sydney Overland Meetup - 1st June 2013 + Google Hangout

A quick shoutout... Expedition Center and Overland Live will be hosting an evening with David Priddis (Walkabout 2408) on Saturday, 1st June 2013.

David Priddis - Walkabout2408

David is a veteren overlander, having completed Africa, Asia and recently The Americas.

Come along and here his stories...

David Priddis - Africa

 We eventually got free by using the winch, and it was not long before we used the winch again to free an old jeep stuck in the mud and blocking our way. This set the theme for the rest of the night. Driving, winching and digging our way along the piste, with various peoples help. We decided to carry on through the night as we were covered in mud, and would only get more gear dirty if we stopped to sleep. 18 hours after crossing the border.

David Priddis - Mongolia

Venue:
Expedition Centre
69 Anderson Road, Mortdale NSW 2223

Please bring a chair as we will be hosting the event in the Expedition Centre garage.

Time:
4pm till 7pm
David will be giving a talk from 5pm

Google Hangouts
Join us via Google Hangouts from 5pm (GMT+10).  Link to event: Sydney Overland Hangout

Contact:
Martin - 0417 759 357 - martin.solms@gmail.com
Daniel - 0438 183 507 - daniel@expeditioncentre.com.au

Please contact us if you will be attending so that we can ensure that we have enough catering.