A self-drive safari in South Luangwa National Park
After experiencing the luscious Zambian landscapes of Victoria falls, Lake Kariba and the Zambezi, our next stop was to check out some wildlife in...
Modifying our Land Rover: Part 2 in Pretoria, South Africa
Before we left to start our overland journey, we needed to find a place to give Maggie a good mechanical tune-up and to replace...
Visiting the largest canyon in Africa: Fish River Canyon, in pictures
Over 100 miles long and 1,800 feet deep, the Fish River Canyon is the largest in Africa and the second largest in the world...
How to cook crayfish on the braai
After spending months on an overland journey, cooking food on the braai (the Afrikaans word for barbeque or cooking on the fire) can become repetitive....
Modifying our Land Rover: Part 1 Gaborone, Botswana
So, for the past three weeks, Marilu and I have been working on finding places to give Maggie a good mechanical tune-up, and also...
Senegal – Zebra Bar
Crossing the border (from Mauritania)
After getting through the border a small distance later you are driving through narrower Senegalese roads, people stop and stare...
A self-drive safari in Etosha National Park
After leaving Spitzkoppe, Maggie and the team continued on the journey north. Our next stop was one of Namibia’s most popular tourist attractions: Etosha National...
Exploring the desert ghost town of Kolmanskop, Namibia, in pictures
Heading north from Fish River Canyon is one of southern Namibia’s main tourist attractions: the desert ghost town of Kolmanskop.
Kolmanskop: a mining town swallowed...
Maggie in Africa team donates $500 to Stepping Stones International
We are so happy to announce that the first $500 raised through Maggie in Africa’s charity fundraising was donated to Stepping Stones International, a...
The southern Drakensberg mountains, in pictures
We recently spent a week in the gorgeous uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park. The park is one of KwaZulu-Natal’s two UN World Heritage Sites, along with the...

















