The Ultimate Guide to Visiting Nairobi City
Nairobi, popularly known as the Green City in the Sun and the safari capital of Africa, is the capital and the largest city of...
Border crossing: Namibia to Botswana
Like many overland border crossings in Southern Africa, crossing the border from Namibia to Botswana was no problem at all. Minimal hassle, and minimal paperwork or corruption.
Which border...
Namibia – Skeleton Coast
Skeleton Coast
Around a 100km north of the cape cross the road passes through into the Skeleton Coast park. It’s a magical stretch of coastal...
Guinea – Crossing the border from Bissau
Border Crossing
After spending a few hours at the Guinea Conakry border and being thoroughly searched by the army and police at the post we...
Border crossing: Zambia to Malawi (Mwani/Mchinji)
Crossing the border to Malawi by road from Zambia was was no problem at all. A rather expensive visa, but only some paperwork for...
24HRS in Africa’s Adventure City, Durban
To get a satisfactory in depth experience of Durban, one needs at least three days. Sadly, this is a luxury we couldn’t afford as...
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...
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...
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...
Luxury bandas and wildlife viewing in Ruaha National Park
After spending a week on Lake Malawi, Maggie and the team headed north to Tanzania for some wildlife adventure. Our first stop was Ruaha National Park...