Angola – Border Crossing into Nambia
Day 5
The road to Ondijva was again a nice drive and we made good progress throughout the day. One thing I noticed about school...
How to prepare for an overland journey through Africa in a Land Rover: top...
The most important thing, in our humble opinions, to thrive and survive on an overland journey, is to be prepared and well-informed, but to...
Botswana Self-Drive Safari (Delta to Desert)
Botswana stands out as one of Africa's premier locations for a self-drive safari, presenting a remarkable variety of landscapes, ranging from the verdant Okavango...
Nigeria – Amazing People
The Younes Family
Maggie was in need of a mechanic as we had a broken bearing which needed emergency treatment.
The night before we found a cheap place...
Nyemera Revisited
The sequence of posts around Christmas narrating the traditional lifestyle of James’s village attracted favourable comment so here is the story of our return...
How to deal with border crossings on an overland journey
1. Research the border before you get there
When overlanding, there are often a number of borders to enter another country by road.
Researching what to expect at...
Liberia – Heading to the Ivory Coast Border
The road to Ivory Coast
For the last 200km to the border with Ivory coast we experienced some roads that only Maggie would be happy...
Four amazing, community-run places to visit in Swaziland
Our followers know that responsible tourism is essential to our travelling and overlanding philosophy. And the primary way that we travel responsibly is by making...
Take a wild drive down the Wild Coast
After leaving Lesotho, Maggie and team headed for the Wild Coast of South Africa’s Eastern Cape. This region stretches along the N2 motorway, from the...
A week in the Garden Route, Western Cape
After we left the Addo Elephant Park, we had just a little over a week left on our South African visas. Since we had...















