Guinea – Heading to Conakry (Accident!)
50 km after entering the border, we had setoff really early to see if we could make it to Conakry by the end of...
A visit to Addo Elephant Park, in pictures
After leaving the amazing Wild Coast, and stopping in Port Elizabeth to partake in some 4×4 training, Noel and I headed to the Addo...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Overlanding Lake Malawi: a week in the warm heart of Africa
Moving on from South Luangwa National Park in Zambia, Maggie and the team headed for Malawi. Malawi is nicknamed the ‘warm heart of Africa’...
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...
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...
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...















