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...
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...
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...
Border Crossing: Malawi to Tanzania (Songwe)
Crossing the border to Tanzania by road from Malawi was no problem at all. A visa on arrival, and some paperwork for the car…
There...
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...
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...
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...
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’...
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....
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...













