In contrast to our last border crossing, getting into Zambia took us 5 hours, 51 minutes and 39 seconds….. to be exact. To sum it up in one word: BONKERS! Coming into Tunduma, you are met with at least 5km of heavy lorry traffic, the first indication that you are not alone in your […]
Tunduma Border: Stickers, Stamps & Scams Read More »
Samburu, Kenya is the furthest North on the African continent this trip will take us. This past week our road trip South has started.The last couple of days we travelled from: Nanyuki – Bissil – Namanga border – Arusha – Tarangire National Park The next couple of days we will travel to: Dodoma
60 clicks north of the Namanga border lies the sleepy Maasai town of Il Bissil. Driving passed on the main road you would have absolutely no idea that on the right, tucked away, is a shamba (farm) where a small community of fabulous people have made their home. Michelle being one of them. Shelly and
Blissfull Bissil & the views from Ololokwe Read More »
We hit the road on the 31st of August 2023. Full of excitement, our bags, spare parts, and 396,000KM on the clock, this adventure can officially start. The first two weeks we will not be visiting unchartered waters, in fact, we are not even heading south. Instead, will visit friends and family in Arusha, Bissil
Uneventful – sounds a wee bit dull but in Africa sometimes it is all you can hope for. The flight to Tanzania was uneventful. KLM’s veggie meal option is still cheese & tomato six different ways. (Tomato tapenade, slice of cheese, sundried tomato roll, mini peppers stuffed with cream cheese, pasta with tomato sauce &
An uneventful start Read More »
It’s a romantic idea to think that to go on a six-month road trip through southern Africa, all one needs to do is book a flight, shut the front door, and drive off into the sunset with nothing but adventures, and good times to look forward to. That might be the case for some folks,
The prep-checklist Read More »
‘You should start a blog’ – they said. ‘Its easy!’ – they said. We always had the intention of starting a blog of some sort so that friends and family could see what we were up to. The blog was further inspired, by the one and only Doris, who just completed an 180-day cruise around
