Botswana – Chobe National Park
Chobe National Park
The idea of a national park to protect the varied wildlife found here as well as promote tourism first appeared in 1931....
Visit Ouarzazate City, Morocco
Ouarzazate, also known as the door of the desert, is the city capital of Ouarzazate Province in the Souss-Massa-Drâa of southern-central Morocco. This small...
South Africa – Drakensberg Mountains
The Drakensberg Mountains
After going back to Botswana for another month my visa was about to expire to my friends Luisa and Scott told me...
Border Crossing: South Africa to Lesotho (and back)
Like many overland border crossings in Southern Africa, crossing from South Africa to Lesotho and back again was no problem at all. Minimal hassle, and...
Spitzkoppe: the Matterhorn of Namibia
After exploring the red sand dunes of Sossusvlei, we didn’t think Namibia could get more beautiful. But we hadn’t visited Spitzkoppe yet!
About 150km (1.5...
South Africa – Pretoria
It is with great pleasure that I am able to write this post, to get across the continent and achieve my intended goal of...
Botswana – Bana ba Metsi
The school teaches kids practical skills and they all participate in one form or another in either building part of the school, teaching them...
Camping with Hippos in the Caprivi strip
After leaving Etosha National Park, Maggie and the team were fed up with being dusty and seriously dry. We needed a change of scenery...
Border Crossing: South Africa to Namibia
Like many overland border crossings in Southern Africa, crossing the border from South Africa to Namibia was no problem at all. Minimal hassle, and no paperwork...
Things to do in Gaborone, Botswana
Gaborone – Botswana’s sleepy capital city of only 200,000 residents – may not be high on everyone’s travel bucket list. But ‘Gabs’, as it’s affectionately...












