About this episode

Lilli Mixich shares her experiences and insights from nearly five decades of overland travel in Africa.

This weeks episode of the Overland Journal Podcast, host Ashley Giordano welcomes German overlander Lilli Mixich to discuss Lilli’s lifelong love affair with the African continent. Currently overlanding solo in a 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser HJ60 named Toyo, Mixich shares what she’s learned from various vehicle platforms, including the Land Rover 109, Magirus Deutz expedition truck, and a Toyota HJ47 ex-bush ambulance. Lilli dives into how, at age 55, she built the confidence to travel on her own, care for her Land Cruiser, and overland Africa on her own terms. @lillitogo

People in this episode

Host: Ashley Giordano

Guest: Lilli Mixich

Topics covered

• overland travel
• Africa
• solo travel
• vehicle platforms
• confidence building

Keywords

• overlanding
• Africa travel
• Toyota Land Cruiser
• solo travel
• adventure

Mentioned in this episode

Products: 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser HJ60, Land Rover 109, Magirus Deutz expedition truck, Toyota HJ47 ex-bush ambulance

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