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Vera Lindqvist

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Thirty years of slow overland travel — and no plans to stop.

Ranked #1 in the world Overlander Mountain explorer Island seeker Slow traveler Base · GöTEBORG, SE
7
Journeys
640
Days traveling
45,500
Km overland
25
Land borders
16
Islands
3
Continents
14 ferry crossings 6 mountain regions 17 countries by road Highest pass 4,693 m
Timeline

Every journey, newest first.

2023
MAY 15 – JUL 13, 2023 · 60 days

Karakoram by Bus

Bus + On foot 3,000 km Pakistan
2022
APR 10 – SEP 6, 2022 · 150 days

Silk Road at Sixty

Car 14,000 km Turkey · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan +4
2021
OCT 1 – DEC 19, 2021 · 80 days

Morocco Grand Tour

Campervan 6,000 km Morocco
2019
MAR 1 – SEP 16, 2019 · 200 days

Thirty Years of Europe

Campervan 15,000 km Spain · Portugal · France · Italy +8
2018
JUN 1 – JUL 15, 2018 · 45 days

North Atlantic, Slowly

Car + Ferry 2,500 km Iceland · Faroe Islands
2017
JAN 10 – FEB 23, 2017 · 45 days

Canaries in Winter

Car + Ferry 1,500 km Spain
2016
MAR 20 – MAY 18, 2016 · 60 days

Japan on Rails

Rail + Ferry 3,500 km Japan
Featured journeys

The big ones.

150 DAYS

Silk Road at Sixty

APR 10 – SEP 6, 2022 · TURKEY & GEORGIA
Istanbul → Caucasus → Samarkand → Pamir Highway
Car 14,000 km 4,655 m pass
200 DAYS

Thirty Years of Europe

MAR 1 – SEP 16, 2019 · SPAIN & PORTUGAL
Göteborg → Alps → Adriatic → Aegean
Campervan 15,000 km Alps
Collections

Places that come in sets.

Canary Islands

5 of 8
Tenerife · Lanzarote · Fuerteventura +2

North Atlantic Islands

5 of 9
Iceland · Faroe Islands · Vestmannaeyjar +2

Karakoram & Himalayas

3 of 6
Karakoram Highway · Hunza Valley · Fairy Meadows

Great Overland Roads

4 of 12
Karakoram Highway · Tizi n'Tichka · Ring Road +1

Mediterranean Islands

4 of 24
Crete · Santorini · Hvar +1

Deserts of the World

1 of 6
Sahara
Achievements

Milestones, not medals.

≈5
Ferry explorer
14 crossings
×10
Ten islands explored
16 and counting
KKH
Karakoram Highway
Earned Jul 2023
4693
High-altitude traveler
Above 4,500 m
23°N
Desert crossing
Sahara · 2021
№1
First journey published
Earned Sep 2019
30
30 days on the road
Consecutive
10K
10,000 km by motorcycle
Locked
MC
Motorcycle journey
Locked
Explorer DNA

How Vera explores

Backed by confirmed journeys — not a quiz
Overlander
17 countries crossed by road · 45,500 km overland
Mountain explorer
6 mountain regions · passes above 4,500 m
Island seeker
16 islands · 3 archipelagos · 14 ferry crossings
Slow traveler
640 days traveling · 91 days per journey on average

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