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planning
i'm the planner, andy's the action man. i've been buying route maps, travel
guides, overlanding books, off-road driving manuals, land rover magazines,
watching sas 'are you tough enough?' and now reckon that between us we have a
pretty good idea of what's required. we've probably read too much but better to
know too much than too little! we found the africa-overland.net web site to be
a good source of info as well as our friends who all have had the same piece of
advice - don't forget to tie the sand ladders to the land rover (a ray mears
tip that seems to have sunk into everyone's subconscious).
books
below is a list of what i reckon to be essential reading for a trip such as
this:
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Sahara Overland. A route and planning guide - Chris Scott (2000), good advice
on vehicle preparation and what to take
ISBN 1-873756-26-7
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Vehicle-dependent Expedition Guide (1998) Tom Sheppard in association with
Land Rover; everything you ever need to know; essential reading, but i'm not
sure about that hundred quid price tag; we got a copy from the library
ISBN 0-9532324-0-9
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Africa by Road The Bradt Travel Guide Third Edition Charlie Shackell and
Illya Bracht; an easy-to-read guide to help plan and prepare for a road trip
through Africa. Includes information on vehicle preparation, visa and paperwork
requirements, route planning, fuel costs and an overview of each country. The
checklists are handy
ISBN 1-84162-017-3
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Working in the Wild Land Rovers Manual for Africa (revised 2002) reference
source for driving and maintaining a land rover in Africa. Pretty basic
ISBN
1-855-20285-9
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The Off-road 4-Wheel Drive Book Choosing, using & maintaining go-anywhere
vehicles. 4th Edition Jack Jackson 1999. A comprehensive manual, easy to read,
with good advice on planning expeditions and driving in & recovering vehicles
ISBN 1-85960-606-7
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Off-roader driving (1999) Tom Sheppard
ISBN 0-9532324-2-5
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maps
regional
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Europe 2003 AA 1cm: 8km (1: 800,000)
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National Africa, North East Arabia - Michelin 745 - 1cm: 40km (1:4,000,000)
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Africa Central & South Madagascar - Michelin 746 - 1cm: 40km (1:4,000,000)
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Southern Africa Road Atlas - Lonely Planet - 1cm: 10/20km (1: 1/2,000,000)
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country
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Turkey - freytag & berndt 1cm: 8km/20km (1:800,000/1:2,000,000)
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Syria - freytag & berndt 1cm: 8km (1:800,000)
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Jordan - freytag & berndt 1cm: 8km (1:800,000)
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Egypt - World Map Geocenter 1cm: 10km (1:1,000,000)
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Sudan International Travel Maps 1cm: 27 km (1:2,700,000)
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Ethiopia International Travel Maps 1cm: 20km (1:2,000,000)
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Kenya - World Country Map GeoCenter - 1cm: 10km (1:1,000,000)
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Tanzania - World Country Map GeoCenter - 1cm: 20km (1:2,000,000)
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paperwork
for us: passport, driving licence, international driving licence, travel
insurance, E111, marriage certificate, passport photos, yellow fever certificate, cholera exemption certificate
for the land rover: carnet de passage, registration documents, insurance papers,
international certificate of motor vehicles, green card
plus multiple copies of everything
health
recommended travel vaccinations include: polio, typhoid, combined hepatitis A
& B, yellow fever, meningitis, and diptheria/tetanus. we have decided
against the rabies vaccination
www.masta.org is a good source of advice dont be put off by the number of
potential health risks!
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