Truck the World Project

The project is following famous 1907 Rallye Beijing Paris and German females like Clärenore Stinnes or Heid Hetzer and others around the world by truck. Starting from our home base Bonn the idea is to travel in five week legs twice a year, to store the truck where we are and to fly back home since we are working class people. And to fly back.

Our route will take about five years and more than 100.000 km in total. It requires elaborate logistics for truck storage and maintenance as well as for visa, airports, ferries and cargo ships plus vehicle import export all over this world. We are optimistic and communicative people knowing a lot of folks world wide.

Our Plan to Truck the World
Our Plan to Truck the World

Bonn Durness | Scotland 2014

Scotland by DFDS Seaways via Ijmuiden – Newcastle touring the coast counter clockwise.

The Highlands | Scotland
The Highlands | Scotland
Edinburgh Castle | Scotland
Edinburgh Castle | Scotland
Edinburgh Fringe | Great Britain
Edinburgh Fringe | Scotland
Edinburgh Festival in the Library | Scotland
Edinburgh Festival in the Library | Scotland
Fine Sole in St. Andrews | Scotland
Fine Sole in St. Andrews | Scotland
Expecting Royal Family at Crathie Chruch | Scotland
Expecting Royal Family at Crathie Chruch | Scotland
Blair Castle close to Blair Atholl | Scotland
Blair Castle close to Blair Atholl | Scotland
Glenfiddich Distillery | Scotland
Glenfiddich Distillery | Scotland
Glenmorangie Distillery | Scotland
Glenmorangie Distillery | Scotland
Dunbar Castle West Coast | Scotland
Dunrobin Castle close to Golspie | Scotland
Cosy Talmine North Coast | Scotland
Cosy Talmine North Coast | Scotland
Ditch Problems with Narrow Roads in the North | Scotland
Ditch Problems with Narrow Roads in the North | Scotland
British Gardening in the North | Scotland
Exotic British Gardening in Inverewe North Coast | Scotland
Hiking at the Isle of Skye | Scotland
Highland Hiking at the Isle of Skye | Scotland
Eileen Donan Castle made for James Bond 007 | Scotland
Eileen Donan Castle Featuring James Bond 007 | Scotland
Fort William and Loch Ness | Scotland
Fort William Channel into Loch Ness | Scotland
Way up to Ben Nevis | Great Britain
Way up to Ben Nevis | Scotland

View over Oban West Coast | Scotland

Fine Eat in Sterling | Scotland
Fine Eat in Sterling | Scotland
Art Nouveau all over Glasgow | Scotland
Art Nouveau all over Glasgow | Scotland
Art Nouveau all over Glasgow | Scotland
Art Nouveau all over Glasgow | Scotland
Glasgow University est. 1451 | Glasgow
Glasgow University est. 1451 | Scotland
House of Charles Rennie Macintosh in Glasgow | Scotland
House of Charles Rennie Macintosh in Glasgow | Scotland
A Bank became the Best Pub in Glasgow | Great Britain
Former Bank Makes Sense as Finest Pub in Glasgow | Scotland
Getting Married in Gretna Green | Scotland
Getting Married in Gretna Green | Scotland
Roman Hadrian Wall | Northern England
Roman Hadrian Wall | Northern England

After returning home, problems were again found with the truck’s frame. For more information about configuration of our MAN UNICAT truck plus repairs please see:

www.rahmenbruch.com

German for frame breakage…

Bonn Monemvassiá | Greece 2014

We visited Greece for a number of times, recently going to Peloponnes.

Still Lots of Snow in Central Peloponnes | Greece
Still Lots of Snow in Central Peloponnes | Greece
Orange Harvest in Peloponnes | Greece
Orange Harvest in Peloponnes | Greece
Fresh Octopus, too | Greece
Fresh Octopus, too | Greece
Fortified Medieval City Monemvassiá | Greece
Medieval City Monemvassiá | Greece
Agios Nikolaos in Monemvassiá | Greece
Agios Nikolaos in Monemvassiá | Greece
Camping in Nafplion Port | Greece
Camping in Nafplion Port | Greece
Do they Go together in Greece?
Do they Go together in Greece?
Bridge to Nowhere close to Patras | Greece
Bridge to Nowhere close to Patras | Greece

During the trip, the combined waste water/fecal tank was almost lost. For more information about configuration of our MAN UNICAT truck plus repairs please see:

www.rahmenbruch.com

German for frame breakage…

Bonn Lac Er Reched | Sahara 2013

A group of 10 befriended globe trotters in 5 vehicles visited Lac Er Reched, said Lost Lake, in the middle of Tunesian Sahara south of Douz and Ksar Ghilane.

Embarking in Genova: Same Ship 11 Years Later | Italy
Embarking in Genova: Same Ship 11 Years Later | Italy
The group of travellers
The Group of Travellers in the Sahara | Tunesia

Starting down to Douz into that Sahara triangle between Algeria and Libya, actually restricted area. It covers parts of the eastern tail of famous Grand Erg Oriental in Algeria vanishing in Barchan type of dunes.

Camping in the Dunes close to Douz | Tunesia
Dune Camping close to Douz | Tunesia
Barchan Type of Dunes are not Nice to Trucks
Barchan Type of Dunes are not Nice to Trucks | Tunesia
On the Way to Lost Lake | Tunesia
On the Way to Lac Er Reched | Tunesia
Caution and Low Speed Required | Tunesia
Caution and Low Speed Required | Tunesia
Inflating Tires Leaving the Dunes | Tunesia
Inflating Tires Leaving the Dunes | Tunesia
Taking a Bath in Ksar Ghilane | Tunesia
Taking a Bath in Ksar Ghilane | Tunesia
On the Way back to Hammamet | Tunesia
Tracks on the Way to Djerba | Tunesia
Djerba Bazar | Tunesia
Djerba Bazar | Tunesia
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Lots of Fish in Sousse | Tunesia
And Wonderful Sole for Travellers in Hammamet | Tunesia
And Wonderful Sole for Travellers in Hammamet | Tunesia
Phoenician Bath Tub in Kerkouene | Tunesia
Phoenician Bath Tub in Kerkouene | Tunesia
Remainders of Carthago | Tunesia
Remainders of Punic Carthage Port | Tunesia
Remainders of Cartagho | Tunesia
Parliament in Tunis | Tunesia
Life is not easy in Tunis these Days | Tunesia
Not on Ease in Tunis these Days | Tunesia
Cafe of Painters Klee, Macke, Moillet in Sidi Bou Said 1914 | Tunesia
Café des Nattes Hosting Klee, Macke, Moillet 1914 in Sidi Bou Said | Tunesia

One year later, another faulty design and fatigue frame breakage was detected. For more information about configuration of our MAN UNICAT truck plus repairs please see:

www.rahmenbruch.com

German for frame breakage…

Bonn Yalta | Central Europe 2007

We visited Ukraine on tracks of my father fighting here during WWII for what reason so ever. Front line has been Dnipro River between Kherson and Kiev. The tour through Austria, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Transnistria, Ukraine and Poland met Esterhazy, Sibiu, Cisnau, Odessa, Nikolaev, Sevastopol, Yalta, Dnipropetrovsk, Kiev, Wroclav and took five weeks and more than 7000 km.

Austria

Famous Melk Monastery at Danube River | Austria
Famous Melk Monastery at Danube River | Austria
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Rust Weinviertel | Austria
Sissi's Esterhazy Castle | Hungary
Sissi’s Esterhazy Castle | Austria
Another Sissi Castle | Hungary
Another Sissi Castle | Austria

Hungary

Sopron City | Hungary
Sopron City | Hungary
Sopron Theater under Construction | Hungary
Sopron Theater under Construction | Hungary
Györ Town Hall | Hungary
Györ Town Hall | Hungary
Györ with Great MAN and Danube Bridge | Hungary
Sissi Castle | Hungary
Sissi Castle | Hungary
The Royal Library | Hungary
The Royal Library | Hungary
Sissi's Gödöllö Castle | Hungary
Sissi’s Gödöllö Castle | Hungary
The Royals and Backview of their Castle| Hungary
The Royals and Backview of their Castle | Hungary
Esztergom | Hungary
Esztergom | Hungary
Truck in Esztergom | Hungary
Truck in Esztergom | Hungary
Lots of Tourists in Szentendre Budapest | Hungary
Lots of Tourists in Szentendre Budapest | Hungary
Expected: Flat Puszta and Well | Hungary
Expected: Flat Puszta and Well | Hungary
Easy Life in Puszta | Hungary
Easy Life in Puszta | Hungary

Romania

Timisoara Centre | Romania
Timisoara Centre | Romania
Timisoara Market | Romania
Timisoara Market | Romania
Old Days Shopping in Timisoara | Romania
Old Days Shopping in Timisoara | Romania
Beauty in Ruins in Timisoara | Romania
Beauty in Ruins in Timisoara | Romania
King Mathias Memorial in Cluj | Romania
King Mathias Memorial in Cluj | Romania
Romans had been in Cluj | Romania
Romans had been in Cluj | Romania
View over Cluj | Romania
View over Cluj | Romania
Camping between Cluj and Sibiu | Romania
Camping between Cluj and Sibiu | Romania
Cluj is Safe | Romania
Cluj is Safe | Romania
Cluj is Beautiful, too | Romania
Cluj is Beautiful, too | Romania
Males are stylish in Cluj | Romania
Males are stylish in Cluj | Romania
But Females, too | Romania
But Females, too | Romania
Cluj Old Town | Romania
Cluj Old Town | Romania
Brasov Cathedral | Romania
Brasov Cathedral | Romania
Orthodox Inside Brasov Cathedral | Romania
Orthodox Inside Brasov Cathedral | Romania
Brasov Market | Romania
Brasov Market after Rain | Romania
Cluj is Beautiful, too | Romania
Cluj is Beautiful, too | Romania
Shopping Mall in Brasov | Romania
Shopping Mall in Brasov | Romania
Camping on the Way to Moldova | Romania
Camping on the Way to Moldova | Romania
Typical Bridge in Northern Romania
Typical Bridge in Northern Romania
Strange: Slime Volcano close to Berka | Romania
Strange: Slime Volcano close to Berka | Romania
Impressive Town Hall Galati at Danube River| Romania
Impressive Town Hall Galati at Danube River | Romania
Galata Marina | Romania
Galata Marina | Romania
Danube Riverside for Everyone | Romania
Danube Riverside for Everyone | Romania
In Line for the Ferry Boat into Danube Delta | Romania
In Line for the Ferry Boat into Danube Delta | Romania
Ferry Boat Crossing Danube | Romania
Ferry Boat Crossing Danube | Romania
Friends in Tulcea | Romania
Friends in Tulcea | Romania
Obligatory Boat Trip through Danube Delta | Romania
Obligatory Boat Trip through Danube Delta | Romania
Black Sea Beach at Danube Delta Uncrowded | Romania
Black Sea Beach at Danube Delta Uncrowded | Romania
Trucks are rare in Eastern Romania
Trucks are rare in Eastern Romania
But there is Race Driving in Eastern Romania
But there is Race Driving in Eastern Romania
Camping is quiet in Eastern Romania
Camping is quiet in Eastern Romania

Moldova | Transnistria

Sold at the Street in Moldova
Sold at the Street in Moldova
Well close to Chisinau | Moldova
Well close to Chisinau | Moldova
Monateries Reconstructed after Soviet Breakdown | Moldova
Monateries Reconstructed after Soviet Breakdown all over Moldova
Five pairs get married in Cisinau Cathedral | Moldova
Five pairs get married in Cisinau Cathedral | Moldova
Doubtful Happiness after Marriage in Cisinau | Moldova
Doubtful Happiness after Marriage in Cisinau | Moldova
Just Married in Cisinau |Moldova
Just Married and Happy in Cisinau |Moldova
Marriage not for them yet in Cisinau |Moldova
Marriage not for them yet in Cisinau | Moldova
Soviet Town Hall in Cisinau | Moldova
Soviet Town Hall in Cisinau | Moldova

Ukraine

Central Railway Station in Odessa| Ukraine
Central Railway Station in Odessa| Ukraine
Pushkin Avenue in Odessa | Ukraine
Pushkin Avenue in Odessa | Ukraine
Opera and Palace in Odessa | Ukraine
Opera and Palace in Odessa | Ukraine
Odessa Museum under Construction | Ukraine
Odessa Museum under Construction | Ukraine
Potemkin Stairs and Port in Odessa | Ukraine
Potemkin Stairs and Port in Odessa | Ukraine
Pre-Maidan Demonstration in Odessa | Ukraine
Pre-Maidan Demonstration in Odessa | Ukraine
Still Work to do in Odessa
Still Work to do in Odessa
Time for the Black Sea at Yuzhne Beach | Ukraine
Time for the Black Sea at Yuzhne Beach | Ukraine
Yuzhne Beach Camp | Ukraine
Yuzhne Beach Camp | Ukraine
Yuzhne City | Ukraine
Yuzhne City | Ukraine
Young Females Dress Sexy in Ukraine
Young Females Dress up in Ukraine
Weight Watching in Khersson | Ukraine
Weight Watching Helps Getting Older in Kherson | Ukraine
And TheyLlove Flowers in Ukraine
They Love Flowers in Ukraine
Big German Black Cars are for Russians in Ukraine
Big Black Cars are Russian in Ukraine
Khersson Town Hall with Lenin Watching | Ukraine
Kherson Town Hall with Lenin Watching | Ukraine
Dnipro River Mouth from the West, Former German View close to Nikolaev | Ukraine
Dnipro River Mouth from the West, Former German View close to Nikolaev | Ukraine
Osman Palace in... | Crimea Ukraine
Bakhchysaray Osman Palace | Crimea Ukraine
Former Harem in... | Crimea Ukraine
Former Harem in Bakhchysaray | Crimea Ukraine
One of many Remainders of WW II in Ukraine
One of many Remainders of WW II in Ukraine
Monastery | Crimea Ukraine
Bakhchysaray Monastery | Crimea Ukraine
WW II Memorial in Sevastopol | Crimea Ukraine
WW II Memorial in Sevastopol | Crimea Ukraine
View from Sevastopol over to Russian Marine Base | Crimea Ukraine
View from Sevastopol over to Russian Marine Base | Crimea Ukraine
Black Sea Public Bath in Sevastopol | Crimea Ukraine
Black Sea Public Bath in Sevastopol | Crimea Ukraine
WW II Memorial on Sevastopol Base | Crimea Ukraine
WW II Memorial on Sevastopol Base | Crimea Ukraine
Boardwalk of Sevastopol | Crimea Ukraine
Boardwalk of Sevastopol | Crimea Ukraine
Sevastopol Theater | Crimea Ukraine
Sevastopol Theater | Crimea Ukraine
Still existing: Kwas in Ukraine
Still existing: Kwas in Ukraine
Famous Yalta White House | Crimea Ukraine
Famous Yalta White House | Crimea Ukraine
White House Round Table | Crimea Ukraine
White House Round Table | Crimea Ukraine
Where These Rulers Divided Europe at the End of WW II in Yalta | Crimea Ukraine
Where These Guys Divided Europe at the End of WW II in Yalta | Crimea Ukraine
Yalta Beach is not Amusing | Crimea Ukraine
Yalta Beach is not Amusing though | Crimea Ukraine
Salt Pans and Driver Error at Asov Sea | Crimea Ukraine
Salt Pan Driver Error at Asov Sea | Crimea Ukraine
Battle Zone in WW II | Crimea Ukraine
Battle Zone at Asov Sea in WW II | Crimea Ukraine
Dried Fish a Standard in Ukraine
Dried Fish a Standard in Ukraine
Another Memorial on Dnipro Fightline in WW II | Crimea Ukraine
Another Memorial on Dnipro Fightline in WW II | Ukraine
Russians Crossed Dnipro close to Dnipropetrovsk in 1943 already | Ukraine
Russians Crossed Dnipro close to Dnipropetrovsk in 1943 already | Ukraine
Soviet Style: Dnipropetrovsk | Ukraine
Soviet Style Housing: Dnipropetrovsk | Ukraine
Welcome to Kiev | Ukraine
Welcome to Kiev | Ukraine
Dnipro River in Kiev | Ukraine
Dnipro River in Kiev | Ukraine
Kiev Cathedral at Maidan | Ukraine
Kiev Cathedral at Maidan | Ukraine
Kiev Cathedral |Ukraine
Kiev Cathedral |Ukraine
Way Down to Old Town Kiev | Ukraine
Way Down to Old Town Kiev | Ukraine
Visiting Bulgakovs House in Kiev | Ukraine
Visiting Bulgakovs House in Kiev | Ukraine
Kiev is Said to Europes oldest City and has been quite Rich | Ukraine
Kiev is Said to Europes oldest City and has been quite Rich | Ukraine
Kiev Town Hall | Ukraine
Kiev Town Hall | Ukraine
Kiev Market Hall | Ukraine
Kiev Market Hall | Ukraine
Kiev Cinema | Ukraine
Kiev Cinema | Ukraine
Kiev "Skyline" | Ukraine
Kiev „Skyline“ | Ukraine
Back to Lviv Promenade | Ukraine
Back to Lviv Promenade | Ukraine
And to Lviv Cafes | Ukraine
And to Lviv Cafes | Ukraine
And to Lviv Market/Rinok | Ukraine
And to Lviv Market/Rinok | Ukraine

Poland & Germany

Görlitz at Neisse River | Germany
Görlitz at Neisse River | Germany
They get Marriedin Görlitz, too, and they Lokk: Happy | Germany
They get Married in Görlitz, too, and Look: Happy | Germany
Classic Power in Görlitz | Germany
Classic Power in Görlitz | Germany
And Work left in Görlitz | Germany
And Work left in Görlitz | Germany
This means Peace: Outpost as Cafe at Polish Border | Germany
This means Peace: Outpost as Cafe at Polish Border | Germany
Always a Good Ending in Görlitz on Neisse Bridge | Germany
Always a Good Ending in Görlitz on Friendship Bridge in Neisse | Germany

Bonn Lviv | Central Europe 2006

Visiting Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungaria, Ukraine and Poland we thought to travel to Eastern Europe. As we learned the geographical center of Europe is found in Ukraine and European music, poetry, science and Art Nouveau were at home all over here.

Czech Republic

At the Border in
Close to the German Border in Domazlice | Czechia
Art Nouveau in... |Czechia
Art Nouveau in Prague | Czechia
Hradschin in Prague | Czechia
Market in Prague | Czechia
Hradschin in Prague | Czechia
Hradschin in Prague | Czechia
Rott Crystal in Prague | Czechia
Rott Crystal in Prague | Czechia
Grand Hotel in Prague | Czechia
Grand Hotel in Prague | Czechia
Opera in Prague | Czechia
Opera in Prague | Czechia
Franz Kafka was Born here in Prague | Czechia
Franz Kafka was Born here in Prague | Czechia
And Antonin Dvorac | Czechia
And Antonin Dvorac | Czechia
Johannes Kepler working for Tycho Brahe in Benatek Castle 1600 | Czechia
Johannes Kepler working for Tycho Brahe in Benatek Castle 1600 | Czechia
Museum of Pardubice at the Elbe | Czechia
Museum of Pardubice at the Elbe | Czechia
Olomouc Castle | Czechia
Olomouc Castle | Czechia
Bedrich Smetana was Born here: Litomysl Castle | Czechia
Bedrich Smetana was Born here: Litomysl Castle | Czechia
Olomouc City | Czechia
Upper Ring in Olomouc with Town Hall | Czechia
| Czechia
Astronomical Clock in Olomouc | Czechia
Archbishop's Residence in Olomouc | Czechia
Archbishop’s Residence in Olomouc | Czechia
Sigmund Freud in Pribor | Czechia
Sigmund Freud in Pribor | Czechia
Patient in Front of his Birthplace in Prbor | Czechia
Patient in Front of his Birthplace in Prbor | Czechia

Slovakia

Bratislava Castle | Slovakia
Bratislava Castle | Slovakia
Not that Amusing on the other Side of Danube River | Slovakia
Not that Amusing on the other Side of Danube River | Slovakia
House at Market in Bratislava | Slovakia
House at Market in Bratislava | Slovakia
Franz Liszt was Living in Bratislava | Slovakia
Franz Liszt was Living in Bratislava | Slovakia
As well as Johannes Nepomuk Hummel
As well as Johannes Nepomuk Hummel
Lots of Pubs at the Market in Bratislava | Slovakia
Lots of Pubs at the Market in Bratislava | Slovakia
Men at Work in Bratislava | Slovakia
Men at Work in Bratislava | Slovakia
Philharmony in Bratislava | Slovakia
Philharmony in Bratislava | Slovakia
Former Synagogue in Kosice | Slovakia
Former Synagogue in Kosice | Slovakia
Central Park in Kosice | Slovakia
Central Park in Kosice | Slovakia
... and Music, too
… and Music, too
Slavia Hotel in Kosice | Slovakia
Slavia Hotel in Kosice | Slovakia

Austria and Hungary

Michael Haydn was Born here - Closed | Austria
Joseph Haydn was Born in 1732 here in Rohrau – Closed | Austria
Queen Elisabeth Catsle Esztergom | Hungary
Queen Elisabeth Castle Esztergom | Hungary
Vac | Hungary
Vac | Hungary
Carpathian Mountains | Hungary
Carpathian Mountains | Hungary
Renovated Synagogue in Kosice | Slovakia
Renovated Synagogue in Kosice | Slovakia
Camping in Eastern Slovakia
Camping in Eastern Slovakia

Ukraine

Typical House close to Uzhorod | Ukraine
Typical House close to Uzhorod | Ukraine
Road to Dohorobitch | Ukraine
Road to Dohorobitch | Ukraine
Old but New Orthodox Monastery after Soviet Breakdown close to Lviv | Ukraine
Old but New Orthodox Monastery after Soviet Breakdown close to Lviv | Ukraine
Sales at the Road to Lviv | Ukraine
Sales at the Road to Lviv | Ukraine
Book Store in Dohorobitch | Ukraine
Book Store in Dohorobitch | Ukraine
And Pot Holes as well | Ukraine
And Pot Holes as well | Ukraine
Renovation Due in Dohorobitch | Ukraine
Renovation Due in Dohorobitch | Ukraine
Church in Renovation in Dohorobitch | Ukraine
Church in Renovation in Dohorobitch | Ukraine
How to Buy Bread in Lviv | Ukraine
How to Buy Bread in Lviv | Ukraine
Lviv Opera | Ukraine
Lviv Opera | Ukraine
Lviv Philharmony Cosed | Ukraine
Lviv Philharmony Cosed | Ukraine
Open Pharmacy in Lviv | Ukraine
Open Pharmacy in Lviv | Ukraine
Inside Pharmacy in Lviv | Ukraine
Inside Pharmacy in Lviv | Ukraine
Hot Dogs in the Streets of Lviv | Ukraine
Hot Dogs in the Streets of Lviv | Ukraine
Still Work in Lviv | Ukraine
Still Work in Lviv | Ukraine
And Volga Cabriolet | Ukraine
And Volga Cabriolet | Ukraine
Number 1 in Lviv | Ukraine
Lviv Cathedral| Ukraine
Lviv Cathedral| Ukraine
And Mothers Mourning in Front of Criminal Stalin | Ukraine
And Mothers Mourning for Criminal Stalin | Ukraine
Cossack Market Chat in Lviv | Ukraine
Cossack Market Chat in Lviv | Ukraine
Art Nouveauagain in Lviv | Ukraine
Art Nouveau again in Lviv | Ukraine
Books are Sold here in Summer in Lviv | Ukraine
Books are Sold here in Summer in Lviv | Ukraine
Lviv Rinok - Market under Construction | Ukraine
Lviv Rinok – Wonderful Market under Construction | Ukraine
Black House at Lviv Rinok | Ukraine
Black House at Lviv Rinok | Ukraine
Rinok West Side in Lviv | Ukraine
Lviv Rinok West Side | Ukraine
Lviv Town House at Rinok | Ukraine
Lviv Town House at Rinok | Ukraine
Armenian Cathedral in Lviv | Ukraine
Armenian Cathedral in Lviv | Ukraine
Armenian Cathedral in Lviv | Ukraine
Armenian Cathedral in Lviv | Ukraine
Modeling at Lutsk Castle| Ukraine
Modeling at Lutsk Castle| Ukraine
Cossack Market in Lutsk | Ukraine
Cossack Market in Lutsk | Ukraine
Central Store Lutsk | Ukraine
Central Store Lutsk | Ukraine

Poland

Former German Estate close to Wolfsschanze | Poland
Former German Estate close to Wolfsschanze | Poland
Wolfsschanze in Ruins | Poland
Wolfsschanze in Ruins | Poland
Olsztyn City| Poland
Olsztyn City | Poland
Significant Maribor | Poland
Significant Maribor | Poland
Reconstructed Gdansk| Poland
Reconstructed Gdansk | Poland
St Mary's Cathedral in Gdansk | Poland
St Mary’s Cathedral in Gdansk | Poland
Free Hanseatic City of Szecin | Poland
Free Hanseatic City of Szczecin | Poland

Bonn Damascus | Syria 2004

We trucked 10.000 km on parts of Silk Road from Bonn to Damaskus and back through Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and Italy. In those days before civil war Syria was friendly but aroused.

Our Route Bonn Damaskus | Syria
Our Route Bonn Damaskus | Syria
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Camping below Ucisar | Turkey
Cappadocia | Turkey
Strange Tuff Formations in Cappadocia | Turkey

Ancient Church in Ruins in Göreme | Turkey
Church in Ruins in Göreme | Turkey
Iskenderun Beach | Turkey
Iskenderun Beach | Turkey
Road for everybody | Turkey
Road to Syria for everybody | Turkey
Native Tourists at Assad Lake| Syria
Native Tourists at Assad Barrier Lake, Euphrat | Syria
European Tourists at Assad Lake as well | Syria
European Tourists at Assad Lake as well | Syria
Roman Temple at Euphrat River | Syria
Roman City Remainders at Euphrat River | Syria
Roman Ruins at Euphrat | Syria
Roman Ruins at Euphrat | Syria
View over Fertile Mesopotamia between Euphrat and Tigris | Syria
View over Euphrat and Bagdad Railway | Syria
... And all kinds of Tourists in Deir-Es-Sor | Syria
… And all Kinds of Tourists in Deir-Es-Sor | Syria
Fertile Mesopotamia between Euphrat and Tigris at Iraq Border | Syrai
Mesopotomia between Euphrat and Tigris according to the Bible: “ The land where milk and honey lave“, Iraq Border | Syria
Wonderful Semi Desert Castle at Iraq Border | Syria
Wonderful Semi Desert Castle at Iraq Border | Syria
Ideal Semi Desert Camp Site | Syria
Ideal Semi Desert Camp on the Way to Palmyra | Syria
Recently Destroyed: Baal Temple in Palmyra| Syria
Recently Destroyed: Baal Temple in Palmyra | Syria
Same with Gate to Palmyra Main Road and Forum |Syria
Same with Gate to Palmyra Holy Road and Forum… | Syria
... Palmyra Theatre... | Syria
… Palmyra Theatre… | Syria
Actual the End of Palmyra Holy Road but Archaeologists will Return| Syria
End of Palmyra Holy Road but Archaeologists will Return | Syria
Traffic in Palmyra | Syria
Traffic in Palmyra | Syria
View over Palmyra before Destruction | Syria
Nice Palmyra Cafe | Syria
Cosy Palmyra Cafe | Syria
Famous Damascus Souk | Syria
Famous Damascus Souk | Syria
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Damas People do like Sweets | Syria
Minaret of Great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus| Syria
Minaret of Great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus | Syria
.. No Entry for Western Female Style | Syria
.. No Entry for Western Female Style | Syria
Umayyad Patio | Syraia
Umayyad Design is Wonderful | Syria
Large Umayyad Patio | Syria
Large Umayyad Patio | Syria
Rest is ideal inside Umayyad | Syria
Ideal Rest inside Umayyad | Syria
Great Arabic Gate Art at Umayyad | Syria
Great Arabic Gate Art at Umayyad | Syria
The Bible says: "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God", Han | Syria
The Bible Says: „It is easier for a camel to go through this eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God“, Damascus Han | Syria
Classic Osman Movies Made in Damascus | Syria
Classic Osman Movies Made in Damascus | Syria
Assad Father everywhere in Damascus | Syria
Assad Father everywhere in Damascus | Syria
... but the Wooden Roof is Art | Syria
… but the Wooden Roof is Art | Syria
... as are the Doors | Syria
… and so are the Doors | Syria
Famous Cafe in Damascus | Syria
Famous Cafe in Damascus | Syria
And this is for Damascus Youngsters | Syria
And this is for Damascus Youngsters | Syria
Attractive Offer in Damascus Bakhlava Bakery | Syria
Attractive Offer in Damascus Bakhlava Bakery | Syria
Famous Crusader Castle Craque de Chevalier close to Libanon Border | Syria
Famous Crusader Castle Craque de Chevalier close to Libanon Border | Syria
... and this is the Reason for Building it right here | Syria
… and this is the Reason for Building it right here | Syria
Good Bye Syria at the Border | Turkey
Good Bye Syria at the Border | Turkey
Ok, Too Close to the Border Says friendly Police | Turkey
Ok, Too Close to the Border Says Friendly Police | Turkey
... but not for the Camels, right?
… But Camels Dont Care
View over Turkish Riviera
View over Turkish Riviera
Roman Amphitheater ??? | Turkey
Roman Amphitheater ??? | Turkey
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| Turkey
.... | Turkey
…. | Turkey
Fine Camping at Turtle Beach | Turkey
Camping above Turtle Beach | Turkey
Driver Rest at Turtle Beach | Turkey
Driver Rest at Turtle Beach | Turkey
... Canyon | Trukey
… Canyon Walk | Turkey
View over Bodrum Harbour Seawalk | Turkey
View over Bodrum Harbour and Seawalk | Turkey
Camping at Marmara Beach with Big Vessels going South | Turkey
Camping at Marmara Beach with Big Vessels passing South | Turkey
... and Roman Ruins Closeby | Turkey
… and Roman Ruins Close by | Turkey
Turtles and Snakes all over | Turkey
Turtles and Snakes all over | Turkey
Famous Theater in Epidavros | Turkey
Famous Epidavros Theater | Turkey
Epidavros | Turkey
Epidavros | Turkey

Cesme Chios Ferry Boat quite Small for a Big Truck on the Way Home | Turkey
Cesme Chios Ferry Boat just right for one Big Truck on its Way Home | Turkey

Bonn Cotonou | Sahara West Africa 2001-2002

An Expedition from Bonn via Southern Europe led to Morocco, West-Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal, Gamibia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, Algeria, Tunesia back to Germany via Genova. It took almost 4 months and about 20.000 km crossing Sahara twice and travelling solo most of the time.

Route through Westafrica Sahara
Route through Westafrica and Sahara
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Sahara Camp Fort Bou Jerif | Morocco
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St. Exupery Memorial in Villa Cisneros | West-Sahara
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National Road N1 Aligning Atlantic Ocean at Low Tide | Mauritania
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Crossing Gambia River | Gambia
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BaoBab | Senegal
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Niger River | Guinea
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Niger River Village | Guinea
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National Road | Mali
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Famous Mosque of Djenne | Mali
Remaining West African Elephants | Burkina Faso
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Former Slave Trading Post Cape Coast | Ghana
Other Traffic to Accra | Ghana
Former Prussian Slave Trading Post Princess Town | Ghana
Rain Forest Skywalk | Ghana
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Rain Forest Meets Atlantic Ocean | Ghana
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Camp Brenu Beach | Ghana
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…and „Chez Alice“ in Lomé | Togo
Wonderful Beach Camp at Grand Popo | Benin
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Cotonou | Benin
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UNESCO World Heritage Palace Abomey | Benin
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Bush Fires all over West Afrika
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Cotton Harvest in West Afrika
Farm in Benin | West Africa
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Lots of Rhinos in National Park WW | West Africa
Savannah Look
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Remaining Giraffes in West Africa | Niger
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Desert View across Niger from Grand Hotel du Niger in Niamey | Niger
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Camp and Laundry at Niger River | Niger
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Fresh and Washwater Retrieval form Niger | Niger
Famous Hotel de l’Äir in Agadez | Niger
Camping Mostache in Arlit | Niger
Camp Mostache in Arlit | Niger
Begging for Water and Food in the Middle of Sahara | Niger
Adjusting Tire Pressure due to Sahara Dunes
Adjusting Tire Pressure on N1 for Dune Passes | Niger
Some Globetrotters may end here due to Technical Problems
Globetrotters May End Travelling due to Several Types of Problems
...but others continue
…Others Continue
...find good directions...
Trans-Sahara-Highway N1 Agadez-Tamanrasset | Niger
...Landing in beneath Imhagren at Tamanrasset | Algeria
Camping beneath Imhagren Volcano Tamanrasset | Algeria
And watch Sun rising above Hoggar | Algeria
Watching Sun Rise across Hoggar | Algeria
Enjoying Hoggar during Sinlight | Algeria
Overviewing Hoggar during Daylight | Algeria
Sanddunes close to Amguid | Algeria
Sanddunes close to Amguid | Algeria
Unscheduled Maintenance in the Desert
Unexpected 2-Day-Maintenance in the Sand Desert without any Asistance or Traffic but with enough water and food in the truck | Algeria
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And again for one Week in the Gravel Desert without meeting anybody | Algeria
Finally Reaching some Road... Uff
Reaching N3 to Hassi Messaoud after 1000 km 10 Days later | Algeria
Relaxing
Relaxing at Hassi Belguebour | Algeria
...and Celebrating
Well Done: Cheers!
...close to Oil City Hassi Messaoud| Algeria
Camping close to Oil City Hassi Messaoud | Algeria
Returning to Genova from Tunis | Tunisia
Returning HOME via Genova from Tunis | Tunisia

During the trip a beginning, severe frame and total cabin bearings breakage plus shearing spring hanger occurred and were provisionally repaired on-site. Professional repair was done after returning home. For more information please see:

www.rahmenbruch.com

German for frame breakage…

Bonn Tamanrasset | Sahara 2001

A group of Sahara travellers got on their way from Bonn to Libya and Algeria meeting in Genova for the ferry boat to Tunis, Tunesia, altogether 10 people in 5 cars.

The Cars in Tunesia
The Cars in Tunesia
River Valley View towards the Coast | Libya
Water Well Close to Ghardaia | Libya
Males Disussing a Water Well Close to Ghadames | Libya
Way across Erg Ubari | Libya
Some Need aLittle Help from their Friends... Backing in Erg Ubari | Libya
Some Need aLittle Help from their Friends… Backing in Erg Ubari | Libya
But others Don’t | Libya
Camels and Chlk Pans close to Ghat | Libya
Camels and Chlk Pans close to Ghat | Libya
At the Border to Algeria Assistance on the Main Road | Libya
Famous Stone Age Paintings in Tassili | Algeria
The Group leaving Tassili Caves Going down towards Djanet | Algeria
The Group leaving Tassili Caves Going down towards Djanet | Algeria
Comfortable Camping Site in Djanet Including Offers… | Algeria
Not easy to Drive Way up Erg Admer | Algeria
Not easy to Drive Way up Erg Admer | Algeria
Stone Grave close to Niger Border | Algeria
Stone Grave close to Niger Border | Algeria
This is what Dunes do to Rocks in Southern Sahara | Algeria
This is what Dunes do to Rocks in Southern Sahara | Algeria
Famous Pictogram in Central Sahara | Algeria
Famous Pictogram in Central Sahara | Algeria
Alamat Leading to In Guezzam | Algerian Border to Niger
Alamat Leading to In Guezzam | Algerian Border to Niger
...Landing in beneath Imhagren at Tamanrasset | Algeria
Imhagren Volcano close to Tamanrasset | Algeria
Camping in Oasis El Golea | Algeria
Camping in Oasis El Golea | Algeria
Always Good to HAve Friends among The Military in Sahara |Algeria
Good to Have Friends with Kalash among the Military in Sahara | Algeria
Oasis is full of People Growing Fruit and Veggies | Algeriais good for
Oasis is full of People Growing Fruit and Veggies | Algeria
Plus Sheep
And this is it: Pakrika | Algeria
And Pakrika | Algeria
Sold in Kairouan | Tunesia
Sold in Kairouan | Tunesia
Arrival at Genova Port on the Way Home to Germany
Arrival at Genova Port on the Way Home to Germany

For more information about technology, configuration and design of our MAN UNICAT truck plus repairs please see:

www.rahmenbruch.com

German for frame breakage…

Bonn Great Sand Sea | GEO Sahara Expedition 2000

Together with Cologne University an expedition was organized and carried out for GEO Magazine during Winter/Spring 2000. Its purpose was to trace, document and collect Desert Glass in the Great Sand Sea between Gilf Khebir and Siwa oasis, an area 1000 km by 1000 km adjoining Libya in the West and Sudan in the South.

This is the Area of Research | Egypt
The Area of Research | Egypt

This glass is almost as hard as diamond and was assumed to be the scarab material on Tut-Anch-Amuns pectoral shown in Cairo National Museum. Glass production needs more than 1000 K heat, impossible in those days but ancient literature reported about something alike found in the Great Sand Sea.

Tut-Anch-Amuns Death Mask and Scarabee in Cairo | Egypt
Tut-Anch-Amun’s Pectoral in Cairo’s National Museum Features a Scarab Scraved from Desert Glass | Egypt

For decades Cologne University was in charge of climate research all over Africa. During the Acacia SFB 389 project in the 1999-2000 field season Rudolph Kuper and Stephan Kröpelin, Heinrich-Barth-Institut, were tracing and documenting Lord Almáshys research in and around Gilf Khebir. He is one of the most important Sahara researchers and originators of climate change theory assuming that Sahara was not just arid but fertile every 10.000 years. His proofs were findings of wall paintings and engravings showing giraffes, rhinos, lions and even swimming people, meaning: fertility and water.

Some of the Engravings found in Gilf Khebir | Egypt
Some of the Engravings found in Gilf Khebir | Egypt

His publications led to dismission from the German Archaeological Society due to silliness. He became Director of Cairo National Museum. Also, during WWII, Almáshy had been spying for or the German and British Miltary in that area. Today, he is an aknowleged scientist and his life was the basis of the great movie „The English Patient„.

Kröpelin made contracts with Uwe George, a founder of GEO journal, as a journalist, Carlo Bergmann, a scout of ancient tracks and traces with his camels and Raoul Schrott, a travel and history book writer.

Carlo Bergmann and his Camels | Egypt

We were in charge of organisation and technology and brought 2 Mercedes G270, gift of the company, from Stuttgart to Cairo via Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Haifa to Egypt. About 20 people forming the campaign met in Cairo’s German Archaeology Institute at Zamalek and arranged for permits and papers together with merchandizing lots of food for 2 months.

This caravan drove to the University’s excavation base in Dakhla, Western Desert organizing baking, watering and car maintenance before starting the campaign in 3 groups: The scout, 5 investigators exploring sites and directions and the excavators documenting, excavating and deploying antique goods.

Cologne University Post in Dakhla | Egypt
Dakhla Camp and the White Desert | Egypt
University Post in Dakhla and View of White Desert | Egypt
There are Animals, too, in Dakhla | Egypt
New Front Axle for Mercedes G | Egypt
And Spare Tires | Egypt
Andrew Scott does a Good Job on Water Supply in Dakhla | Egypt
South African Andrew Scott does a Good Job on Water Supply in Dakhla | Egypt
Good to Bake enough Bread and to Dry it in Dakhla | Egypt
Good to Bake enough Bread and to Dry it in Dakhla | Egypt
Supplies for 12People over 3 Weeks in the Desert| Egypt
Supplies for 12 People over 3 Weeks in the Desert| Egypt
Furthermore Deflating Tires before Entering Sand South of Dakhla | Egypt
Deflating Tires before Entering Sand Seems Useful South of Dakhla | Egypt
Even this Is not a Guarantee in the Western Desert | Egypt
Even this Is not a Guarantee in the Western Desert | Egypt
One of our Camps in the Desert | Egypt
Visitor at Night in the Desert | Egypt

Carlo searched for ancient caravan routes through the desert, originating from Paharao times, most of them starting in the Nile Valley leading South East into Sudan and Chad. In those days B.C. camels were not available in Egypt. Instead, donkeys needing lots of water and food on their way were means of transportation. Ancient caravans put directions and alamats and water supplies along thier routes, some of them still found and traced by Carlo today in this vast area. Donkeys were replaced by camels only after Cambyses II and his Persian troops had conquered Egypt about 500 B.C. making desert travelling much easier.

Alamat as Ancient Way Sign through the Western Desert | Egypt
Pharaonic Directions in the Western Desert, found by Carlo Bergmann | Egypt
Pyramid Made by Wind Corrasion, not Pharaos, close to Gilf Khebir | Egypt
Pyramid Made by Wind Corrasion, not Pharaos, close to Gilf Khebir | Egypt
Just Missing Rally Paris Dakar Cairo 2000: 400 Vehicles Passing Gilf Khebir without any Left-Overs but Lots of Tracks near Muth | Egypt
Finally: Traces of our Scout Carlo without Phone Contact for Days because of Battery Problems, Gilf Khebir | Egypt
Carlo is with his Caravan Approaching Great Sand Sea | Egypt
His Camels are Thirsty but we Supply Water and Food | Egypt
Camels and Carlo Thirsty and Hungry but there is Water and Food Supply now | Egypt
Survival is Worth Being Celebrated in Gilf Khebir| Egypt
Survival is Worth Being Celebrated in Gilf Khebir| Egypt
Water Jugs Left Overs after 3000 Years of Wind Corrasion in the Desert | Egypt
More of them at famous Abu Ballas‘ Feet, „Father of Jugs“ West of Gilf Khebir | Egypt
Message in the Bottle by Theodore Monod for Stephan Kroepelin at Abu Ballas| Egypt
Message in the Bottle by Theodore Monod for Stephan Kroepelin at Abu Ballas | Egypt
Aquaba Pass leading up to Gilf Khebir | Egypt
Raoul Schrott, Stephan Kroepelin and Uwe George on Top of Gilf Khebir just above the Cave of Swimmers Viewing Aquaba Pass and into Sudan | Egypt
Sone Age House with wonderful Viwe over Seal Playa, Chalk Remainders of a former Ocean ai Gilf Khebir | Egypt
Sone Age House with wonderful View over Seal Playa, Chalk Remainders of former Ocean at Gilf Khebir | Egypt
Needles and Ostrich Egg Pot, Household Reamaiders about 15.000 Years old at Gilf Khebir | Egypt
Needles and Ostrich Egg, Domestic Appliance left 10.000 Years B.C. at Gilf Khebir | Egypt
Benzine Can left by Lord Almashy in 1932 at Aquaba | Egypt
Wind Art at Gilf Khebir | Egypt
Wind Art at Gilf Khebir | Egypt
Emergency due to Extreme Diesel Consumption: Good to Receive the Coordinates of Water and Diesel by Satellite Phone, hidden 25 Years ago at Gilf Khebir | Egypt
Great Sand Sea Dune Bands Viewed from a Gassi, about 1000 km long and 200 m high each, North of Gilf Khebir | Egypt
Way upto Gilf Khebir through Kalkur Talh thought to be Almashys Zarzura... | Egypt
Way upto Gilf Khebir through Kalkur Talh thought to be Almashys Zarzura… | Egypt
We seem to make it up to the Platform of Gilf Khebir | Egypt
We seem to make it up to the Platform of Gilf Khebir | Egypt
Almost the Most Wonderful Campsite on Top of Gilf Khebir with View over the Great Sand Sea | Egypt
Again Stone Age Drill and Scraper left behind in Gilf Khebir | Egypt

The expedition finally succeded: Desert Glass was found consiting of thousands of pieces including raw material, glass tools and arrowheads, most of them broken and left behind. That material was covering an area of 60 km by 20 km.

The origin of Desert Galss is controversial. Most scientists linked the glass to impact features, such as zircon-breakdown, vaporized quartz and meteoritic metals, and to an impact crater and ejecta saying that desert glass was outcome of a near collision between the earth and some meteorit about 26 million years ago due to the heat melting sand.After cooling glass was the result.

And Finally Desert Glass all over Covering an Area 60 km by 20 km North of Gilf Khebir | Egypt
Greenish Colour of Great Sand Sea Desert Glass | Egypt
Happy Uwe George Shooting for his GEO-Article | Egypt
Happy Uwe George Shooting for his GEO-Article | Egypt
Scout, Explorers and Workers Meet and Celebrate Success of the Expedition close to Dakhla | Egypt
Scout, Explorers and Workers Meet and Celebrate Success of the Expedition close to Dakhla | Egypt
The Group was Lucky Finding a 3000 Year Old Jug Transportation Basket, World’s Oldest now in Cairo’s National Museum | Egypt
This is the Hard Part of the Campaign - Measuring and Documenting the Findings | Egypt
Hard Part of the Campaign – Measuring and Documenting the Findings | Egypt
Plus Securing, Wrapping, Packing and Transportation to Dakhla Base | Egypt
Redesign is Due for Stephan Kroepelin, too, after Return from Expedition
Reshaping in Dakhla is Due for Stephan Kroepelin, too, after Return from Expedition | Egypt
Crossing Western Desert on the Road to Siwa | Egypt
Crossing Western Desert on the Way Home via Siwa | Egypt
White Desert on the Way back to Cairo | Egypt
Camping close to Siwa Oasis | Egypt
Camping in the Great Sand Sea close to Siwa Oasis | Egypt
View over Modern Siwa from the Top of Old Town | Egypt
View over Modern Siwa from the Old Town | Egypt
Persian Amun Temple Ruins said to be the Place of Coronation of Alexander the Great close to Siwa | Egypt
Persian Amun Temple Ruins Said to be the Place of Coronation of Alexander the Great close to Siwa | Egypt
Old Siwa City | Egypt
Old Siwa City | Egypt
Another Temple Wall and Al Akhsa Mosque in Jerusalem on the Way back Home | Israel
Temple Wall and Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem on the Way back Home | Israel
Al Aqsa Mosque on Temple Mountain in Jerusalem | Israel
Back to Piraeus by Ship from Haifa | Israel
Back to Piraeus by Ship from Haifa | Israel