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A nomadic globetrotting family living in an ex-military expedition truck. We are Dave, Jess, Isla (aged 4) and Otis the Hungarian Vizsla. 📍Tajikistan and the Pamir Highway Dave is a professional photographer, Jess is a full time mum to Isla. Otis makes lots of noise 🤣
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GlobalTraces 1 year ago
Outdoor cooking is one if life’s joys. Sure we have an induction hob inside and a lot of battery power (10kW of Victron Lithium Ion) and 2kW of solar panels on the roof, but in the winter, when the sun is low in the sky, solar yield is reduced so often if we’re having something simple, we’ll crack out a gas camping stove and cook on that. The number of times that’s lead to people coming over to chat to us, which is one of the best things about overlanding, is countless. And, getting the gas stove out makes it feel, just for a little, like getting back to camping roots too! Tonight… mushroom risotto! #outdoorliving image
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GlobalTraces 1 year ago
One of the most unexpectedly spectacular places we’ve been - the Gorafe Desert, Spain. #overlandexploration #decentralisedliving #overlandfamily image
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GlobalTraces 1 year ago
GM Nostr 🌅 This morning’s view is definitely better than yesterday’s Lidl car park… but no fresh croissants today! Yin\Yang 🤣 Life on the road is ever changing and it’s that change and the new experiences you have to embrace. #overlandlife #morningviews
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GlobalTraces 1 year ago
It’s not all insta-perfect park-ups and blissful solitude. Sometimes you’ve got to take the rough with the smooth. #overlandrealities #pictureperfectparkup
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GlobalTraces 1 year ago
GM Nostr 🌅 Meet one of the gang! This is Otis the furry noise maker. He’s our 5 year old Hungarian Vizsla. Otis loves adventure! Every day is new set of smells, new rocks to pee on and new people and dogs to meet. Compared to when we lived in London and he went to the same park each day for walks, he is now living his best life. #dogstr #overlandfamily #expeditiontruck image
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GlobalTraces 1 year ago
It doesn’t always go to plan! Driving around the world in an expedition truck has its share of challenges too. In this case an unexpectedly boggy section of track, not far from Meteora in Greece, that required 6hrs of digging to free ourselves. Top tip - in whatever vehicle you’re driving, if you ever get stuck in sand or mud, reducing your tyre pressures is the very best tool in your arsenal to getting yourself out. It increases the contact patch of the tyre so there is more traction and lower ground pressure as the weight is spread over a larger area. #overlandlife #alternativelifestyle #stucktruck
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GlobalTraces 1 year ago
If you’re interested in following our journey, living our decentralised family life driving around the world in our truck, what would you like to see more of: 1. Truck pictures 2. Places we go 3. Doing family things #truckstr #overlandlife #alternativelifestyle image
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GlobalTraces 1 year ago
The Gorafe Desert, Spain. A seemingly unknown spot to many that’s far less famous than its illustrious northern cousin Bardenas Real, but is arguably even more spectacular. Reminiscent of the scenery in classic spaghetti westerns, there’s a good reason why - many of them were filmed in and around that part of Spain as opposed to in Texas or its surrounding areas. If you’re in Spain, this area is rich in megalithic history too, in fact it’s home to some of the oldest human settlements in the Iberian peninsula. #globalexploration #offgridlife #decentralisedliving #photography image
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GlobalTraces 1 year ago
GM Nostr 🌅 Why do we live in a truck? There are many reasons. In no particular order: Family time - we spend all our time together watching Isla (4) grow and explore the world. Teaching her about the world and seeing her experience different cultures and ways of life. Financial stability - sure we could live in a house, but then we’d have a mortgage or rent, council tax, water rates, gas bills, electric bills and so on and so on. So we’d both have to work, Isla would be in nursery and point 1 above would be impossible. Enjoyment of life - the world is not setup to allow people to enjoy life. There’s always a new car, new holiday, new this that or the other to buy, keeping people at work and controlled. This is not anarchy, it’s personal freedom. Do we think everyone should do this? No. This lifestyle wouldn’t suit everyone. But would we love to see more people doing it? Hell yes! See you on, or off the road somewhere? (And if you want advice, feel free to ask!) #Nostruck #overland #expeditionfamily #photography image
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GlobalTraces 1 year ago
GM Nostr 🌅 welcome to our everywhere home. It might be a tiny home, but the garden is massive. #offroadlife #trucklife #familymemories image
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GlobalTraces 1 year ago
This is Bebe. Our MAN HX60 expedition truck home, currently enjoying the sunsets of the a Peloponnese. image