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Finland 🇫🇮 - heading south from now on

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:58:08 -0400

For weeks the needle has pointed north, now it turns around: we have a workshop appointment in Schladming and a few thousand kilometres to cover before it. Three stopovers lie in between - with reindeer right outside the door, salad on the pizza and a Finnish invention Sven falls in love with on the spot…

The welcoming committee in Suomussalmi

Finland 🇫🇮 - a cabin in the middle of nowhere

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:58:08 -0400

We had actually wanted to visit a friend in Helsinki. He, however, was on holiday - at his cabin by a lake in the middle of Lapland. So we reprogramme the sat nav, drive a good way north once more, and Sven spends the rest of the day building a jetty…

The last kilometres to the cabin

Finland 🇫🇮 - goats, borders and bear droppings

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:58:08 -0400

Time for the next country. On the way there we briefly become involuntary animal rescuers, at the border we miss out on the cheap diesel, and in the Korouoma we do not meet a single other person for hours. What we do find instead, over and over again…

An encounter in the Korouoma

Sweden 🇸🇪 - the decision falls in Umeå

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:58:08 -0400

Straight back through Sweden or the big loop via Finland? In Umeå the decision falls. After that the east coast shows us boardwalks, skerries, a lighthouse and an evening sky you would happily end a meeting early for - Sven, at that point, is still on a call…

Evening sky near Lövånger

Sweden 🇸🇪 - to the Gulf of Bothnia

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:58:08 -0400

The mountainous west is behind us, now we head straight across Västerbotten to the sea. Two stopovers, two hikes, a surprisingly good pizza - and at the end a campsite that is really not our thing…

Evening light in Fredrika

Sweden 🇸🇪 - the Vildmarksvägen

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 02:58:08 -0400

Back in Steinkjer we faced a decision: north, west or east. By now we have worked through all three - and now we cross the border into Sweden, heading for the famous panoramic road through the wilderness…

Climbing up onto the high plateau

Heading North 🇳🇴 - Arctic Circle, Bridges and a Landslide

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:58:08 -0400

The decision is made: we are carrying on north. Along the way we hike across four suspension bridges, reach the one place in Norway I absolutely wanted a photo of - and then a landslide closes the road…

Mission accomplished

Midsund, Atlantic Road and Trondheim 🇳🇴

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 02:58:08 -0400

Quite how big the staircase actually was got carefully kept from me beforehand. Afterwards we drive one of Europe’s best known coastal roads - and finally stop in a city we had previously only ever driven past…

Over 3,000 steps

Strynfjellet and Trollstigen 🇳🇴 - Two Highlights in One Day

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:58:08 -0400

We restock straight from the farm, stand beside a lake that is just as beautiful as it was ten years ago - and then finally drive the one place we had skipped on every previous Norway trip…

The Trollstigen at last

Bergen and the Briksdalsbreen 🇳🇴 - A Circle Closes

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 02:58:08 -0400

A new noise keeps us company over the pass, so in Bergen the workshop comes before the sightseeing. And at the Briksdalsbreen we stand at the same glacier we visited ten years ago…

Back here ten years later

Southern Norway 🇳🇴 - Ferry, Fort and Rail Bike

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:58:08 -0400

After a few lovely days in Denmark we cross to Norway. What follows is the country’s southernmost town, a place that forces you to think - and a rail bike ride where giving up is not an option…

Off to Norway

Season 2 🇩🇪🇩🇰 - Heading North

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 02:58:08 -0400

The second season begins. We meet the podcast crew in their natural habitat, stay longer in Aarhus than planned - and in Vejers Strand finally take a photo we completely forgot about in Morocco…

The beach photo at last

One Year of Mammothon 🇩🇪🇬🇧 - Home Holiday and London

Sat, 30 May 2026 02:58:08 -0400

The first season of our new life is complete. On the way back we cross a suspension bridge I ducked out of last time we were here - and to round it off we treat ourselves to a few days in London…

Across the bridge together this time

Pinzgau and Tyrol 🇦🇹 - Finally on the Road Again

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:58:08 -0400

After two weeks in the workshop we are finally back on the road. In the Pinzgau we take on three big hikes straight away - and over the Gerlos Pass we reach our last pitch in Austria…

The Krimml Waterfalls

Vienna and Schladming 🇦🇹 - Fifty Kilometres and a Workshop

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:58:08 -0400

After the 30 kilometres in Madrid we move up a level and take on 50. At kilometre 25 the Nasenweg is waiting - and afterwards Mammothon spends two weeks in the workshop…

Fifty kilometres this time

Back to Austria 🇦🇹 - Snow in the Lech Valley

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:58:08 -0400

I pick a campsite in the Lech valley and once again do not look too closely at the route. The snow gets deeper and deeper, skiers are everywhere - and then we get a visit from the Allgäu…

The snow gets deeper and deeper

Switzerland 🇨🇭 - Bern and the First Snow

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 02:58:08 -0400

We had meant to stay a few more days in the Rhône valley, but it is pouring. So we cover ground instead - and on Lake Lucerne end up trying winter camping more or less by accident…

Time for a new flag

Southern France and the Rhône 🇫🇷 - Back on the Mediterranean

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:58:08 -0400

We are back in France, treat ourselves to an ice cream at a beach bar and then head up the Rhône. Saskia finishes an ordinary working day with 32.5 kilometres on the watch - and in Aubignas we find a spot you could not plan for…

The medieval village of Aubignas

Valencia and Catalonia 🇪🇸 - Fallas, Fog and Farewell

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 02:58:08 -0400

In Valencia we walk into another festival we had not planned for. Afterwards we drive towards Barcelona in the best weather - except the one mountain we end up on is completely socked in with fog…

Valencia in the middle of Las Fallas

Badlands 🇪🇸 - Marchal, Murcia and a Long Night

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 02:58:08 -0400

The landscape near Marchal is something special - and thanks to a faulty factory alarm, so unfortunately is the night. Afterwards we drive up to a viewpoint that several signs warn you about…

The badlands near Marchal

Ronda and El Torcal 🇪🇸 - Bridge, Karst and Storm Damage

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 02:58:08 -0400

We walk across Ronda twice, work our way down the path to the abandoned building, climb through a karst landscape in El Torcal - and see in the forest what the recent storms have done…

The rock formations of El Torcal

Madrid 🇪🇸 - Carnival, Mammutmarsch and a Ghost Town

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:58:08 -0400

We drive straight into a carnival along the way, then walk 30 kilometres on the Mammutmarsch - and Lou, shortly before her 16th birthday, simply does the whole distance…

Thirty kilometres around the Casa de Campo

Arribes and Sierra de Francia 🇪🇸 - Vultures, Rain and La Alberca

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 02:58:08 -0400

The weather is still not on our side, but right on cue at the end of the working day it clears for two hours. Later we have to reverse through a narrow village - and then end up in a place we had not expected at all…

Nature’s own cinema above the Arribes

Olhão and Extremadura 🇵🇹🇪🇸 - Escaping the Weather

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 02:58:08 -0400

We stay in the Faro region once more, take a boat trip through the Ria Formosa - and then bury our planned route entirely, because the weather on the Iberian peninsula simply will not settle…

Out in the Ria Formosa

Algarve 🇵🇹 - Cliffs, Sagres and a Storm

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 02:58:08 -0400

After the mud there is one thing we need above all: hot showers. We stay considerably longer than planned, hike the cliff coast up and down, reach the end of the continent - and then get thoroughly shaken by a storm…

The cliffs near Zambujeira do Mar

Alentejo 🇵🇹 - Three Days of Mud

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 02:58:08 -0400

It starts harmlessly enough: a hike, a workshop, a good restaurant. Then it rains all night, the gravel track transforms - and we spend three days stuck at a spot we had not considered at all…

The track looks worse than it did the day before

Lisbon 🇵🇹 - Holidays in the City

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 02:58:08 -0400

We reach our destination for the holidays and stand on a proper campsite for the first time in ages. From there we explore a city where it is really only ever uphill or downhill…

Hello Portugal, hello Lisbon

Back to Europe 🇲🇦 - A Run of Bad Luck

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 02:58:08 -0400

Leaving Morocco is hard enough on its own - and then a small series of mishaps begins, peaking on the ramp up to the ferry of all places…

One more run across the country

Atlantic Coast 🇲🇦 - Separate Ways, Beach and the Medina

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 02:58:08 -0400

After 17 days together the group goes separate ways. We head for the coast, have the sea almost to ourselves, finally record the room tour - and eventually find a way into the medina of Marrakesh after all…

The sea almost to ourselves

High Atlas and Marrakesh 🇲🇦 - Back into Traffic

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 02:58:08 -0400

We leave the wild country south of the Atlas, stand at the pass in cold wind for the first time in days - and in Marrakesh get moved on by the police almost the moment we have parked…

Climbing over the High Atlas

Erg Chegaga 🇲🇦 - Get Stuck, Get Out, Carry On

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 02:58:08 -0400

At the famous dunes of Erg Chegaga we get ourselves stuck on purpose in order to learn recovery. After that comes the last training point - and finally a mud-brick town you may recognise from a few films…

The dunes of Erg Chegaga

Zagora and the Crater 🇲🇦 - Briefly Back to Civilisation

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 02:58:08 -0400

We set off to refill our water and within a few kilometres find ourselves doing a spontaneous repair in the middle of nowhere. After that it is up over the crater rim and down inside - and in the evening everyone pushes their tables together…

Over the crater rim and down inside

Morocco 🇲🇦 - Sand, Training and the Milky Way

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:58:08 -0400

We calmly practise what we had already learned involuntarily, wake up among dunes looking at a mountain shaped like a tajine - and at night I finally get the Milky Way onto a photo the way it actually looks…

The day of sand

Morocco 🇲🇦 - Flat Tyres, Bazaars and Off the Road

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 02:58:08 -0400

We turn onto the first track and pick up a flat within metres, stock up at the bazaar in Erfoud because after that there is nothing for days - and practise driving to within five centimetres…

From here on it is tracks only

Tabernas and Almería 🇪🇸 - Last Day in Europe

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 02:58:08 -0400

We hike through canyons where half of film history was shot, meet eight more trucks in the port of Almería - and the next morning we stand on Moroccan soil for the first time…

The Tabernas desert

Andalusia 🇪🇸 - Olives, Caminito del Rey and a New Compressor

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 02:58:08 -0400

We drive for hours through the largest olive monoculture in the world, haul Mammothon up a climb of more than 20 percent, hike the Caminito del Rey - and end up staying at MAN considerably longer than planned…

Olives as far as you can see

Monastery de la Murta 🇪🇸 - Right at the End of the Valley

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 02:58:08 -0400

We want a bit more solitude again, so we drive up a valley that gets narrower with every kilometre. At the end Mammothon stands almost alone - and Saskia’s circular route turns out to be considerably more sporting than expected…

At the end of the valley you can only continue on foot

Spain 🇪🇸 - from the Truck Wash into the Semi-Desert

Sat, 25 Oct 2025 02:58:08 -0400

Mammothon gets a shower first, then we drive straight through a storm into the Monegros - and discover, on opening the roof hatch, that the wind up there has been busy…

The semi-desert of the Monegros

Across Southern France 🇫🇷 - from Brenne to Carcassonne

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 02:58:08 -0400

We swap the bustle of Paris for a great deal of quiet, get warned by a local about a “narrow” road, relocate our pitch by WhatsApp, cross the highest bridge in Europe - and end up in a town we previously only knew as a board game…

Lou inspects the plateau above Millau

Paris 🇫🇷 - the City of Love

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 02:58:08 -0400

We take our time, eat surprisingly well along the way, then park 17 tonnes on an island in the middle of Paris, walk all the classics - and in between I take the Eurostar to Amsterdam for work…

Lou has seen the Eiffel Tower and is moderately impressed

Allgäu 🇩🇪 - Family, Parachutes and the First Frost

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 02:58:08 -0400

We arrive in the Allgäu with plenty of extra kilometres on the clock, watch our daughter jump out of a plane, build a bigger home for a snake, finally meet friends of over 15 years in person - and then one morning everything is white…

Our daughter is somewhere up there

Maginot Line 🇫🇷 and Black Forest

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 02:58:08 -0400

We drive through France, stop at the flooding system of the Maginot Line, visit a fortress, squeeze through a narrow road in the Black Forest, visit Sigmaringen, and Sven presses the wrong button…

Quarters inside the fortress

Everything Is Full of Expedition Vehicles Here 🇱🇺

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 02:58:08 -0400

We make a detour via Aachen, then travel through Belgium to Luxembourg and meet up with many other Krug owners

Overview from above

Oosterbeek and the Long March

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 02:58:08 -0400

We stop in Oosterbeek, I catch a cold in Windsor, and we hike 25km on the Airborne Wandeltocht

Kastel Doorwerth

Amsterdam, De Biesbosch and New Tires

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 02:58:08 -0400

After all the beautiful, peaceful nature, it’s time for a contrast — off to the big city of Amsterdam.

Lou in front of the Dancing Houses

Netherlands northbound 🇳🇱

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 02:58:08 -0400

From the IKEA of campers across two “seas” and through a marina all the way into the dunes.

Campsite on Texel

Across Germany 🇩🇪

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 02:58:08 -0400

After completing all our scheduled appointments in Austria (sounds way too much like work – but in between we really enjoyed the mountains), our next destination is the Netherlands. Looking at the map, this means we get to cross all of Germany.

Lou enjoys a book in the sun

Hello Austria 🇦🇹

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 02:58:08 -0400

Our trip through Austria had several stages – from the Bergdoktor in Ellmau, along the Hochalpenstraße to the Großglockner, and finally to Krug in Schladming at the Dachstein.

Almost at the top – the summit has finally come out of the clouds.

Our Journey Has Begun!

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 02:58:08 -0400

For about two weeks now, we’ve done it – we’re now traveling full-time and living wherever we want to be.

Our expedition vehicle has arrived!

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 02:58:08 -0400

After many years of dreaming, planning, comparing, and finally a lot of paperwork, we finally brought our future mobile home home this weekend.

Another driver's license, sale, and purchase

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 02:58:08 -0400

In record time, Saskia has now also rocked her Class C (truck) driver’s license! This means that we can both drive the big rigs now.

And for those who have been following our timeline, it won’t come as a surprise that the final big steps are now slowly approaching. A few days ago, our house was put up for sale, and at the same time, we have scheduled our first live viewings of potential trucks – things are getting real!

Visiting Krug

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 01:58:08 -0400

We are currently in Austria - more specifically in Styria - on vacation. In addition to the many beautiful hikes and excursions we are doing here, we also have a short trip via the Sölkpass to Schladming - the home of Krug Expedition Vehicles.

After several meetings at various Abenteuer Allrad and the Offroad Event in Biberach, we now had the opportunity to visit the production site, see many sample vehicles, and also exchange ideas with the Krug team.

Krug Offorad Event Biberach

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 10:58:08 -0400

On the last weekend of April this year, we were finally able to participate in the Krug Allrad Event in Biberach.

The program included off-road driving training, technical sessions, and, of course, the opportunity to network with other off-road enthusiasts.

I’ve put together a video for you - it’s a bit long, but you can definitely see the fun.

This brings me to link our newly opened YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@exmo-travel

Truck driver's license

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:58:08 -0400

Part of the planning for the big trip is a full-size truck that can take us to remote areas. Of course, this also requires the appropriate driver’s license. We both already have a driver’s license that allows us to drive trucks up to 7.5t, but that is not enough for what we have in mind.

Today I took my class C driver’s license at Dekra - from now on I am allowed to drive trucks over 7.5t. That was a big step and I am glad it worked out.

Abenteuer Allrad 2023

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 01:58:08 -0400

When it comes to expedition vehicles, the Abenteuer Allrad in Bad Kissingen is undoubtedly a highlight every year.

At the expo itself, you can find almost all manufacturers of expedition vehicles, as well as countless inspirations for the “small details.” It’s hard to imagine how many like-minded enthusiasts gather here (Bad Kissingen regularly collapses under the visitor pressure).

But in my opinion, the camp area is even more exciting. Here, you’ll find all sorts of vehicles and their owners. This is where you learn about reality—what works, what doesn’t, and what creative solutions exist.