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    Guest in Talkshow!

    Yesterday we were guest in the talkshow ‘de stem van M’, which is a discussion programme on the local radio network ‘Radio M’. The show was broadcasted from 19:00 – 20:00 and later repeated between 22:00 and 23:00. The show…

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    Drivetheplanet on television!?

    As we get more and more attention from abroad for our trip we have decided to change the website in English. But, as they say, it ain’t much if it ain’t Dutch, we have also decided to keep the dutch…

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    Showdown on Iraq.

    As Bush and Blair are about to go to war, we get more and more questions on what to do if the region we want to drive through is not safe. Well… we saw this coming a while ago and…

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    Breaking news.

    The war has commenced. ‘It’s a sad, sad situation’ would Elton John say. And we think the same as it’s sad for the Iraqi people and for the soldiers in the dessert. The war affects the whole world and us…

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    News from Australia!

    This weekend we started our free publicity campaign. It will not be interesting for SOS-Children’s villages as nobody knows about the expedition we are about to make. So this saturday we decided to spread the word about our expedition to…

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    Drivetheplanet.com soon on Television!!

    Yesterday, March 25th we were called by the local television station, RTV Utrecht. We were invited to be the guest in the talkshow, ‘Utrecht Centraal’ hosted by Catrien Straatman. The show will be broadcasted at 18:40! So this Friday we…

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    Our first television broadcast!

    This morning we had to wake up early. Elles had to visit the dentist and i had to make a few phone calls to possible sponsors of the expedition. If you think that driving to China is difficult, try to…

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    Our feelings..

    If you would ask us right now how we feel, we could not give you a straight answer. The reason is that our emotions change by the minute as we get closer to the 17th of May, our departure date.…

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    healthy meals and rainy days

    8:00 My alarm sounds 8:01 I hit the snooze button 8:10 The alarm sounds again, i finally get up. I like rituals. Especially early in the morning when I am not awake yet. By having my daily rituals I can…

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    Household Fair 2003

    I questioned myself for a while, if I would start with excusing myself for why we where ‘there’ and ‘what’ we where hoping to find. But I have decided to be open and honest. Today, April 4th we dared to…