Jun 17, 2011 Posted by Tiffany

The Great SUV Debate

Not too long ago, I celebrated my fifth anniversary with my beloved Defender — a truck which I absolutely adore because it’s slow, fun to look at, and could probably hold a medium-sized elephant in the back! But after Stefan’s BMW was stolen at the end February, he replaced it with a Porsche Cayenne. Again, a really nice SUV. But the BMW was faster, had more space inside (750iL) and was... read more

Oct 11, 2010 Posted by Tiffany

Happy 5 year anniversary, Prince Edward

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010, marked my 5 year anniversary with my Land Rover Defender. My Defender (unlike most cars) is a dude…and his name is Prince Edward. Why, you ask? I have no idea…but I just called it that one day and it seemed right. So it stuck. You may have never heard of these beastly vehicles but if you’ve seen Tomb Raider with Angelina Jolie, you have at least seen the baby... read more

Apr 17, 2007 Posted by Tiffany

We finally got in some climbing

As you might have guessed, we’re already home and have been for over a week now. But we didn’t get around to writing anything on Sunday or Monday because we were busy doing some climbing and then driving home. Sunday morning we got up and went to have breakfast and then try once again to find somewhere we could climb. When we approached the parking lot where the Defender was, we came across... read more

Apr 5, 2007 Posted by Tiffany

Getting ready to go

We’ve packed up our climbing gear and most of the stuff for the dog. I’ve also started packing my travel and overnight bags but hubby is waiting until we go to bed….which will be very shortly. We’re planning to get up at about 5 am and hope to be on the road by 6. We’ve got about 7 hours of driving ahead of us tomorrow so we’re thankful that the Defender has very... read more

Feb 15, 2007 Posted by Tiffany

Is spring here yet?

Today the weather here is absolutely wonderful. It could be a bit warmer I guess but the sun is shining, there aren’t too many clouds in the sky and it makes you really feel that spring is just around the corner. I know it’s much too soon to begin thinking that the winter could indeed be over already here in Germany…but a girl can dream, right? I took advantage of the weather and decided... read more

Oct 23, 2006 Posted by Tiffany

Fall has arrived and my Newf looks like my Defender?

We spent a majority of the weekend working at the new farmhouse, cleaning out all the trash we made when we more or less destroyed our bathroom last weekend and starting to throw away some of the scrap wood which was piled up in the barn. Ayla always seems to sleep for hours straight when we come back from there. I don’t know if she simply can’t sleep while we’re working or if it’s... read more

Sep 20, 2006 Posted by Tiffany

Our last day

As has more or less been the usual routine, Ayla woke us up at about 6:45 this morning. We fed her and then took her for a walk at around 8 and our friends were awake by then also since the auto repair guy was supposed to come at 9 am. Since they have a small market at the campground also, we picked up some fresh paninis for breakfast with prosciutto and pecorino (sheep’s cheese) on them. Still warm... read more

Jun 25, 2006 Posted by Tiffany

Our new camping haven

We went camping again this weekend to prepare, train and just ready ourselves for our 3 week trip through Spain and Portugal. Since we intend to camp pretty much every night we’re traveling, we know that we need to get everything down to an exact science so set-up, take down and everything in between goes as smoothly as possible. This time around we intended to be much better prepared. We packed the... read more

May 17, 2006 Posted by Tiffany

But how will it all fit?

So now that we have a third body in the car with us – Ayla, who will be almost fully grown by the time we leave – it was time to start thinking about what we would bring on our trip and how it will all fit in and on the Defender. While we have no doubt the truck will be able to hold everything we need we are also trying to think practical. We will be on the road for 21 days, pitching out tent... read more

Apr 29, 2006 Posted by Tiffany

“Mission” Update – Pimp my Defender

In terms of the car most things we wanted to accomplish are complete. The roof rack and snorkel where already attached when we picked the truck up and we have added a safety features such as the undercarriage protection and then bumperettes ourselves. Meanwhile we have tested the truck on long haul drives on the highway, state roads, back roads and the occasional rural route and even off-road. The truck... read more