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2019 | Lipstick going “Down under”
Having driven through 5 of the bigger continents on earth it was just a matter of time for Team Lipstick to complete their world tour and explore the smallest of the 6 continents -AUSTRALIA. Read More..
- Lipstick going “Down under”
- Day 1 – 26 September – Arrival in Auckland
- Day 2 – 27 September 2019 – From Christchurch to Picton
- Day 3 – 28 September 2019 -Picton to Wellington
- Day 4 – 29 September 2019 – Wellington to Rotorua
- Day 5 & 6 – 30 September & 1st October 2019 – Rotorua to Auckland to Perth
- Day 7 – 2nd October 2019 – From Perth to Billabong
- Day 8 – 3rd October 2019 – Billabong to Port Hedland
- Day 9 – 4th October 2019 – Port Hedland to Derby
- Day 10 – 5th October 2019 – Derby to Kununurra(The Gibb Road )
- Day 11 – 6th October 2019 – Kununurrato to Darwin
- Day 12 – 7th October 2019 – Darwin to Tennant Creek
- Day 13 – 8th October 2019 – Tennant Creek to Curtin Springs
- Day 14 – 9th October 2019 – Ayres Rock to Marla
- Day 15 – 10th October 2019 – Marla to Adelaide
- Day 16 – 11th October 2019 – Adelaide Rest Day
- Day 17 – 12th October 2019 – Adelaide to Horsham
- Day 18 – 13th October 2019 – Horsham to Melbourne
- Day 19 – 14th October 2019 – Melbourne to Eden
- Day 20 – 15th October 2019 – Eden to Bankstown (Sydney)
- Day 21– 16th October 2019 – Bankstown, Sydney to Newcastle
- Day 22 – 17th October 2019 – Newcastle to Grafton
- Day 23 – 18th October 2019 – Grafton to Gold Coast
- Day 24 – 19th October 2019 – Gold Coast to Brisbane
- Day 25 – 20th October 2019 – Brisbane to Bundaberg
- Day 26 – 21st October 2019 – Bundaberg to Mackay
- Day 27 – 22st October 2019 – Mackay to Cairns
- Day 28 – 23rd October 2019 – Cairns & Port Douglas & Green island.
- Day 29 – 24th October 2019 – Cairnsto Normanton
- Day 30 – 25th October 2019 – Normanton to Karumbato Mount Isa
- Day 31 – 26th October 2019 – Mount Isa to Birdsville
- Day 32 – 27thOctober 2019 – Birdsville to Marree
- Day 33 – 28th October 2019 – Marree to Barossa Valley
- Day 34 – 29th October 2019 – Barossa Valley to Port Lincoln
- Day 35 – 30th October 2019 – Port Lincoln to Ceduna
- Day 36 – 31stOctober 2019 – Ceduna to Cocklebiddy
- Day 37 – 1st November 2019 – Cocklebiddy to Esperance
- Day 38 – 2nd November 2019 – Esperance to Hyden
- Day 39 – 3rd November 2019 – Hyden toAlbany
- Day 40 – 4th November 2019 – Albany to Augusta
- Day 41 – 5th November 2019 – Augusta to Margaret River
- Day 43&44 – 7th & 8th November 2019 – Bunbury to Mandurah to Perth
- Day 45 & 46 – 9th & 10th November 2019 – Perth
- Pictures From Andre
- Video’s from team Lipstick
2017 | Lipstick doing Americas 2017/18
–PART 1–
From New York to Alaska to Los Angeles
Having completed the Silkroad from China to Europe , going North and South on the African continent it seem only logical that the Americas should become the next adventure for team Lipstick.
Lipstick was shipped out to New York in July 2017 from where Andre and Willy will join the well traveled Landcruiser and go on tour through Canada and up to Alaska before turning South again until they reach the bottom end of South America and then finally ship the car back to South Africa from Argentine or Brazil.
- Expedition Intro – Lipstick doing Americas 2017
- 9th – 14th August – New York here we are!
- 15th -16th August – Waiting for Lipstick
- Pictures From Andre – New York
- Video’s From Team Lipstick – New York
- Day 1 – 17th – 18th August – New York City
- Day 2 – 19th August – Niagara to Saute St Marie
- Day 3 – 20th August – Saute St Marie to Thunderbay
- Day 4 – 21st August – Thunder bay to Winnipeg
- Day 5 – 22st August – Winnipeg to Saskatoon
- Day 6 – 23rd August – Saskatoon to Grand Prairies
- Day 7 – 24th August – Grand Prairies to Watson Lake
- Pictures from Andre – Day 1 – 7
- Videos from Team Lipstick – Day 1 – 7
- Pictures from Andre – Day 8 – 10
- Day 8 – 25th August – Watson Lake to White Horse
- Day 9 – 26th August – White Horse to Tok and on to Anchorage
- Day 10 – 27th August – Anchorage
- Day 11 – 28th August – Anchorage to Whitehorse
- Day 12 – 30th August – Whitehorse to Stewart
- Day 13 – 31st August – Stewart(Canada)
- Pictures From Andre – Day 10 – 13
- Videos from Team Lipstick – Day 10 – 13
- Day 14 & 15 – 31st August – 1st September – Quensel – Barkerville & Vancouver
- Day 16 – 2nd September – Vancouver
- Day 17 – 3rd September – Vancouver to Seattle
- Day 18 – 4th September – Seattle and Pacific City
- Day 19 – 4th September – Pacific City
- Day 20 -6th September – Pacific City to Arcata
- Day 21 – 7th September – Arcata to San Francisco
- Day 22 – 8th September – San Francisco
- Pictures From Andre – Day 14 – 22
- Videos From Team Lipstick – Day 14 – 22
- Day 23 – 9th September – San Francisco to Lone Pine
- Day 24 – 10th September – Lone Pine to Las Vegas
- Pictures From Andre – Day 22 – 24
- Day 25 – 11h September – Las Vegas
- Day 26 – 12th September – Las Vegas to Grand Canyon and Needles
- Day 27 – 13th September – Needles to Los Angeles
- Day 28- 14th September – Los Angeles
- Day 29 – 15th September – Los Angeles
- Day 30- 16th September – Los Angeles and flight back home
- Pictures from Andre – Day 25 to 30
- Videos from team Lisptick
–PART 2–
South to Chile & North to Brazil
The second leg will then take team Lipstick South via Mexico , Columbia ,Venezuela ,Peru ,Bolivia and Chile before turning North again to Argentine and Brazil .
- Day 1 & 2 – 15th – 16th January – New York to San Diego
- Day 3 -17th January – San Diego to EL Paso
- Day 4 – 18th January – El Paso (USA) to Camargo (Mexico)
- Day 5 – 19th January – Camago to San Luis Potosi
- Day 6 – 20th January – San Luis Potosi to Mexico City
- Day 7 – 21st January – Mexico to Villahermosa
- Day 8 – 22nd January – Villahermosa to Puerto Barrios (Guatemala)
- Day 9 – 23rd January – Puerto Barrios (Guatemala) to Puerto Cortes (Honduras)
- Day 10 & 11 – 25/26th January – Puerto Cortes (Honduras)
- Day 12 – 27th January – Puerto Cortes (Honduras) to Panama (by air)
- DAY 13 & 14 – 28/29th January – Panama
- Day 15 – 30th January – Panama to Costa Rica (by air)
- Day 16 – 31st January – San Jose to Nuevo Areal
- Day 17 – 1st February – Nuevo Areal to Tamarindo
- Day 18 & 19 – 2nd/3rd February – Tamarindo back to San Jose and on to Panama
- Day 20 – 4th February – Panama to Cartagena (Columbia)
- Day 21-23 – 5th/ 7th February – Cartagena
- Day 24 – 8th February – Cartagena (getting Lipstick through customs)
- Day 25 – 9th February – Cartagena to Medellin
- Day 26 – 10th February – Medellin to Popayan
- Day 27 – 11th February -Popayan to Quito
- Day 28 – 12th February – Quito to Machala
- Day 29 – 13th February – Machala (Equator) to Trujillo (Peru)
- Day 30 – 14th February – Trujillo to Lima
- Pictures From Andre – Day 1 – Day 30
- Video’s From Team Lipstick – Day 1 – 30
- Day 31 & 32 & 33 – 15th/16th/17th February – Lima
- Day 34 – 18th February – Nasca to Cusco
- Day 35 – 19th February – MachuPicchu
- Day 36 -20th February – MachuPicchu to Copacabana (Bolivia)
- Day 37 – 21st February – Copacabana to Uyuni
- Day 38 – 22nd February – Uyuni(Bolivia) to Antofagasta (Chile)
- Day 39 – 23nd February – Antofagasta to La Serena
- Day 40 – 24nd February – La Serena to Conception
- Day 41 – 25nd February – Concepcion to Frutillar
- Day 42 – 26nd February – Frutillar to Esquel (Argentina)
- Day 43 – 27nd February – Esquel to Puerto Madryn
- Day 44 – 28th February – Puerto Madryn to Mar del Plata
- Day 45 – 1st March – Mar del Plate to San Bernardo
- Day 46 – 2nd March – San Bernardo to Buenos Aires.
- Pictures From Andre – Day 30 – Day 40
- Day 47 & 48 – 3rd/4th March – Buenos Aires to Punta del Este (Uruguay)
- Day 49 – 5th March – Punta del Este to Torres (Brazil)
- Day 50 – 6th March – Torres to Sao Paolo
- Day 51 & 52 – 7th/8th March – Sao Paolo to Rio de Janeiro.
- Day 53 – 9th March – Rio De janeiro to Registro
- Day 54 – 10th March – Registro to Itajaí
- Pictures From Andre – Day 40 – Day 54
- Day 55 & 56 – 11/12th March – Itajaí
2016 | WHEN WE WENT WEST
From China to Germany – A journey along the Silk Road
Expedition Intro – The travel bug has bitten Team Lipstick again and after having completed a route going North in 2011 and a route going South in 2014 they decided this time to go West.
Inspired by Marco Polo the great adventurer who traveled from Europe to Asia -dating 1271 to 1295-it was decided to follow his footsteps on this journey which is known as the Silk Road.
Past news from Team Lipstick:
- Day 1-4
- Day 5 – 8 days of patience – waiting in Shekou 13th June 2016
- A word from the reporter…
- Day 9 – 11 – 17th June –19th June
- Day 14 – 22nd June 2016
- Day 13 – 21st June 2016
- Day 15 – 23rd June 2016
- Day 16 – 24th June 2016
- Day 17 – 25th June 2016 – Beijing to Datong
- Day 18 – 26th June 2016Datong to Pingyao
- Checking into Chinese Hotel in Pingyao
- Day 19 – 27thJune 2016 Pingyao to Xian
- Day 20 – 28th June 2016 Xian to Tianshui
- Day 21– 29th June 2016 – Tianshui to Xiahe
- Day 22– 30th June 2016 – Xiahe to Xining
- Day 23 – 1st July 2016 -Xining to Zhangye
- Day 25– 2nd July2016 – Zhangye to Jiayuguan
- Day 26– 3rd July 2016 – Jiayuguan to Dunhuang
- Day 27 – 4th July 2016 – Dunhuang to Hami
- Day 28 – 5th July 2016 – Hami to Turpan
- Day 29 – 6th July 2016 – Turpan to Kuche
- In the Gobi Desert with Willy and Andre
- Day 32 & 33 – 9th & 10th July 2016 – Rest Days in Kashgar
- Day 30 – 7h July 2016 – Kuche to Hotan
- Videos from Andre
- Day 34 – 11th July 2016 – From Kashgar (China) to Osh (Kyrkistan)
- Day 35 –12th July 2016 – A day in Osh
- Day 36 –13th July 2016 – From Osh (kykistan to Toshkent (Uzbekistan)
- Day 37 – 14th July 2016 – From Tashkent (Uzbekistan) to Samarkand
- Day 38 – 16th July 2016 – Bukhara to Nurus
- Day 39 – 16th July 2016 – Bukhara to Nukus
- Day 40 – 17th July 2016 – Nukus to Aktau
- Day 41 & 42 – 18th & 19th July 2016 – Aktau (Kazakhstan) to Baku (Azerbeidschan)
- Day 43 & 44 – 20th & 21st July 2016 – Baku (Azerbeidschan)
- Day 45 – 22nd July 2016 – Baku (Azerbeidschan) to Astara (Iran)
- Day 46 & 47 – 23nd July 2016 – Astara to Tehran (rest day)
- Day 48 – 25th July 2016 – Teheran (Iran) to Dogubayazit Turkey
- Day 49 – 26th July 2016 Dogubayazitto Kesap (Black Sea)
- Day 50 – 27th July 2016 – Kesap to Ankara
- Day 51 & 52 (Restday) 28th & 29th July 2016 – Ankara to Bodrum
- Day 53 & 54 (Restday) 30th & 31st July 2016 – Bodrum to Istanbul
- Day 54 – 56 (forced rest) – 31st July – 3rd August 2016 – Istanbul (Turkey) to Burgas (Bulgaria)
- Day 57 & 58 – 4th & 5th August 2016 – Bucharest & Drive to Budapest (Hungary)
- Day 59 – 6th August – Budapest
- Day 60 – 7th August “the Triple” Budapest, Vienna & Prague
- Picture gallery updates from Andre
- Video complilation by Andre
- Day 61 – 8th August – Prague ( Czech Republic)
- Day 62 – 9th – August – Prague to Munich – “The Beer route”
- Day 63 – 10th August – Munich(Germany) to Zurich(Switzerland)
2014 | WHEN WE WENT SOUTH
From Germany to East London(West of Africa)
Expedition Intro – 3 years have passed since team Lipstick went up north along the East Coast of Africa through Europe to Germany. During our return to East London the idea to complete the return trip from Europe down south along the west coast of Africa was born.
Past news from Team Lipstick:
- Lipstick going South – West Coast of Africa 2014
- Day 1, 2 & 3 – Through Europe Towards Africa
- Day 4 – Lipstick changing continents and drives to Casablanca
- Day 5 – A Day in Casablanca
- Day 6 – Lipstick inclusive of David drives from Casablanca to Marrakesh
- Day 7 – Marrakech to Tarfaya
- Day 8 – Tarafaya (WesternSahara) to Nouadhibou (Mauretania)
- Day 9 – Nouadhibou (|Mauretania) To Nouakchott (Mauretania)
- Day 10 – From Nouakchot Mauretania to St louis Senegal
- Day 11 – From St Louis to Dakar (Senegal)
- Day 12 – Rest Day in Dakar 22nd June 2014 (Sunday)
- Day 13 – From Dakar to Tambacounda (Senegal)
- Day 14 – From Tambacounda (Senegal) to Bamako (Mali)
- Day 15 – A rest day in Bamako (Mali) 25th June 2014
- Day 16 – From Bamako (Mali) to Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)
- Day 17 – From Bobo Dioulasso (BurkinaFaso) to Techiman (Ghana)
- Day 18 – From Techiman (Ghana) to Cape Coast (Ghana )
- Day 19 & 20 – From Cape Coast (Ghana) to Accra (Ghana)
- Day 21 – Accra (Ghana) to Lome (Togo)
- Day 22 – From Lome (Togo) to Cotonou (Benin)
- Day 23 – A rest day in Cotonou (Benin)
- Day 24 – From Cotonou (Benin) to Abeokuta (Nigeria)
- Day 25 – From Abeokuta to Abuja (Nigeria)
- Day 26 – A rest day in Abuja
- Day 27 – From Abuja to Makurdi (Nigeria)
- Day 28 – From Makurdi to Calabar (Nigeria)
- Day 29 & 30 – From Calabar to Obutu Cattle Ranch (Nigeria)
- Day 31 – From Cattle Ranch (Nigeria) to Bamenda (Cameroun)
- Day 32 – From Bamenda to Douala (Cameroun)
- Day 33 – From Douala to Kribi (Cameroun)
- Day 34 Rest Say & Day 35 (Rest day) From Kribi (Cameroun) to Oyem (Gabon)
- Day 36 – From Oyem to Libreville (Gabon)
- Day 37 – From Libreville to Lambarene(Gabon)
- Day 38 From Lambarene (Gabon) to Doussala (Congo)
- Day 39 and Day 40 (Rest day) – From Doussala to Point de Noir (Congo)
- Day 41 – From Point de Noir towards Brazzaville
- Day 42 – From Mindouli to Brazzaville
- Day 43 – From Brazzaville (Congo) to Matadie (Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Day 44 – From Matadie( DRC ) to Nzeto (Angola)
- Day 45 & Day 46 (Rest day) – From Nzeto to Luanda
- Day 47 – From Luanda to Waku Kungo (Angola)
- Day 48 – From Waku-Kungu to Huambo (Angola)
- Day 49 – From Lubango to Namibe (Angola)
- Day 50 – From Namibe (Angola) to Ondwangwa (Namibia)
- Day 51 – From Ondwangwa to Ojwanrongo (Namibia)
- Day 52 & 53 (Rest day) – From Ojwarango to Swakopmund
- Day 54 – From Swakopmund to Windhoek
- Day 55 – From Windhoek to Luederitz
- Day 56 – From Luederitz to Ai-Ais
- Day 57 – from Ai Ais to the SA Border and Day 58 to Kimberley
2011 | WHEN WE WENT NORTH
From East London to Germany(East of Africa)
Expedition Intro – A trip through Africa…. Ever since Willy Gauss arrived by plane in 1974 in South Africa it was his dream to one day drive back through Africa by car.
Past news from Team Lipstick:
- Day 1 – East London to Bethlehem – 710 km
- Day 2 – Bethlehem to Baadplas – 583 km
- Day 3 – Baadplas to Xai-Xai – 583 km
- Day 4 – Xai-Xai to Morongulo – 341 km
- Day 5 – Morongulo to Beira – 690 km
- Day 6 -Beira to Gorongosa – 508 km
- Day 7 – Gorongosa to Quilamane – 518 km
- Day 8 – Quilamane to Nampula
- Day 9 – Nampula to Pemba – 414 km
- Day 10 – Situ Island Day 10
- Day 11 – Situ Island
- Day 12 – Pemba to Mueda 354 km
- day 13 – Mueda to Dar es Salaam 895km
- Day 14 – Repair day in Dar es Salaam
- Day 15 -Dar es Salaam to Mombassa – 500 km
- Day 16 – Mombassa to Watamu
- Day 17 – Watamu
- Day 18 – Watamu to Kilimanjaro – 403 km
- Day 19 – Kilimanjaro to Nairobi – 278 km
- Day 20 – Nairobi – Rest day
- Day 21 – A word from Lipstick’s editor
- Day 22 – Nairobi – Isiolo
- Day 23 – Isiolo to Loyangalani – 390km
- Day 24 – Loyangalani to Moyale – 432 km
- Day 25 – Moyale – Hara Makim – 291 km
- Day 26 – Hara Makim – Adis Ababa 486 km
- Day 27 – Addis Ababa – Rest day – Team Lipstick
- Day 28 – Addis Ababa to Bahir Dar
- Day 29 – Bahir Dar Surroundings
- Day 30 – Bahir Dar to Lalileba – 311km
- Day 31 – Lalibela to Axum – 570 km
- Day 32 – Aksum to Siemen Mountain – 300km
- Day 33 – Siemen Mountain to Gonder 180km
- Day 34 – Gonder to Gedaref 180km
- Day 35 – Camping site (Gedaref) to Khartoum
- Day 36 & Day 37 – Rest days in Khartoum
- Day 38 Khartoum to Kerma
- Day 39 – Wadi Halfa
- Day 40 & 41 – Waiting in Wadi Halfa
- Day 42 – Waiting in Wadi Halfa
- Day 43 – Crossing the Aswan Dam
- Day 44 – Aswan via Valley of Kings to the Red Sea
- Day 45 – Shores of the Red Sea
- Day 47 – Alexandria via Suez Canal
- Day 48 – Alexandria – Shipping Agent
- Day 49 – Alexandria to El Alamein
- Day 50 – Alexandria – getting the cars to the harbour
- Day 51 – Cairo to Giza
- Day 52 – 53 – Cairo to Giza – Team Lipstick
- Day 53 – 54 – Rome
Past news from Team Bulldog:
- Day 1 to 10 – Team BullDog
- The BULLDOG Report – Situ Island
- Pemba to Lindi – Team Bulldog
- Bulldog Report – Lindi to Nairobi
- BULLDOG REPORT – NAIROBI TO ISIOLO
- BULLDOG REPORT 29 JUNE TO 4 JULY
- BULLDOG REPORT GEDEREF TO WADI HALFA
Past news from Team Icevan:
- Day 1 to 9 – Team IceVan
- Day 10 – 11 – Team Icevan
- Team Icevan – Day 17 to Day 19
- Day 20 to 27 – Team Icevan
- Day 27 to 34 – Team Icevan
- Day 35 to 41 – Team Icevan
- Icevan Day 41 – Day 49