About this episode

Paula and Jeremy Dear discuss their overlanding journey through Africa in a vintage military truck, emphasizing cultural immersion and a slow travel pace.

Host Ashley Giordano welcomes Paula and Jeremy Dear, two Brits en route from Belgium to Southern Africa in a 32-year-old ex-Belgian Iveco military police truck. In this episode, Paula and Jeremy dive into why they chose this vehicle for travel in Africa, how a slow pace has allowed them to experience places more deeply, and how prioritizing cultural immersion has brought joy along the way.

People in this episode

Host: Ashley Giordano

Guests: Paula Dear, Jeremy Dear

Topics covered

• overlanding
• travel
• cultural immersion
• Africa
• military vehicle

Keywords

• overlanding
• Belgian Military Police
• Iveco truck
• cultural immersion
• travel in Africa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Belgian Military Police

Places: Belgium, Southern Africa, Africa

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