Tales from the Road
Tales From the Road Volume 5
We are delighted today to announce the full exciting plans for Oxford’s return to British soil. And where better to say hello than at the picturesque Folkestone Harbour Arm, with the white cliffs of Dover in the background?
Tales From The Road VOLUME 4
October 1st also marked a special day for our talisman, Tim Slessor, who turned 88! Tim’s back in the UK and recovering well, even if he is, in his own words, a wee bit jealous… We’ll be updating soon on where Tim will be re-joining the journey.
TALES FROM THE ROAD VOLUME 3
We’ve covered almost 2,500km since we last sat down to write in southern Thailand, crossing the length of beguiling Burma (Myanmar) and on to the breath-taking views and spine-rattling roads of north-east India.
TALES FROM THE ROAD VOLUME 2
Thank you Singapore! We couldn't have asked for a more extraordinary send-off for The Last Overland Team on Sunday. The convoy that formed behind the 64-year-old Oxford car set a new Singaporean record for the most Land Rovers ever gathered in one place (95!) Roads were closed and police riders set the pace as Oxford thundered towards the first border crossing - now that's how to start a journey...
TALES FROM THE ROAD VOLUME 1
Never has so much disorganisation been caught on camera.”
So wrote Tim Slessor in his diary on September 1st September 1955, describing the scene at the Grenadier Pub in Belgravia. He and five friends were packing two Series One Land Rovers, as a throng of journalists looked on.
They were making final preparations before embarking on an historic journey – “The Oxford & Cambridge Far Eastern Expedition”. Six months and 18,000 miles later, Tim and his friends made history by parking up at the Rover Garage in Singapore. The ‘First Overland’ was born.
