Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Para o norte e para o leste!

As duas semanas que passamos em Isla Mujeres pensamos muito sobre nossa viagem, os lugares que já tínhamos visitado, as novas amizades, os perrengues, e um desejo que surgiu quando já estávamos nas estradas voltou a martelar em nossas cabeça: IR PARA...

Expats, tour guides and video store housing!

We packed up and hesitantly started down the road toward Puerto Vallarta first thing in the morning. We had such a good time in Sayulita, that it was difficult to leave, but the road was calling. My check engine light had been giving me some problems...

Incredible Ruaha

WOW, WOW, WOW!!!!! Ruaha is spectacular during the dry season, all the game concentrates on the waters edge and you are guaranteed seeing Lions from your campsite on each day and you will have Ele’s in your camp!!!!

 

Southern Parks continue

Ruaha N.P.

Every expat living in Tanzania says this is their favourite park, so we set off with high spirits, as usual.

Firstly we had the best campsite, it was right on the bank of what little water remained in the Ruaha River – This is the ma...

The Package.....

So today our £12,000 carnet left South Africa for sunnier climates....I'm doing SA an injustice as the weather is now good,,,,, but too windy to go up Table Mountain. The cable car is closed and I cannot be bothered to walk up....

Trip Report: Northeastern California Backroads: Day 1

It had been way too long between trips and we needed a little mountain getaway. We did the Lost Coast in August and

Usambara Mountains

Usambara
Mountains is in the North East of Tanzania not too far from the border to
Kenya. One of our reasons to visit the area was because we had heard about
Irente Farm and that they produced cheese. Travelling in countries far away you
sometime...

The Producers....

Today has been pretty productive. We've contacted to shipping agents and they have committed to get us some quotes. Knowing how unreliable they are we shall see if they fulfil their commitments. (now that would be a fitting tit...

Peru Campgrounds and Hotels

This article is part of our Accommodation Listing series.

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Ngorongoro Crater – Tanzania

The Middle Kingdom

Location:  26° 52′ 22″ North, 100° 14′ 06″ East (Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China)

Distance from Sydney: 8,646km

China. The Middle Kingdom. Home to the Giant Panda, the noodle, and about 1.3 billion people. It i...

Shorts from the Peruvian North

Claim to Fame


Mancora’s claim to fame is that there’s always something to surf.


In the morning I awoke early, having dreamt all night of riding the curl of Manco...

Sunday, 21 October 2012

Europe – the final leg

19th October Bedfordshire UK

Kms Travelled : 36,503

Well, due to popular demand from many readers who have contacted us to enquire what happened after we left Turkey and where we are, here is a final brief summary of the 5,745k...

Home Alone

Home Alone

Thursday, 18 October 2012

30 Days and Counting…

On September 18, 2012 at approximately 7pm we officially finished packing our gear and departed on our trip in a total downpour of rain and tears.  As we were throwing some last minute things into the back of the truck, we discovered a leak forming a...

USA - weiter über das Colorado Plateau nach Nevada

 

Zanzibar!!!

The paradise island off the coast of Tanzania that you find in all the nice and cool travel magazines. I had high expectations, and could even be persuaded to leave the Patrol at a beach resort on the mainland for more than a week. How we were suppos...

6 Weeks in Cape Town: at a glance



Capetokathmandu.com has been e...

Between fascination and madness: India

Cholita Wrestling

La Paz, Bolivia

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La Paz is a big city (over a million people) stuffed into a bowl in amongst the mountains so it feels really busy.  It’s also the highest capital (although strictly speaking Sucre is really the capital and La Paz the seat of government) in the world ...

Birthplace of a Nation – New England

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Canada was fantastic, in spite of the big ouchie it left on our budget (15% tax, $6/gal gas!)  Sad to be leaving our Northern neighbor, but at the same time happy to get back into the US and explore the east coast.

Ever need a Gomeria in a hurry? Puncture on the Mog.

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We were almost bound to get a puncture at some point, and I guess it happened “easy”. For luck Sarah was out of the truck taking a hike, and I had stopped a few KM down the road waiting for her. I hopped out of the truck and heard air coming...

Monday, 15 October 2012

#72 Colombia – The End of the Road

Sorata – Sometimes it doesn’t go to plan

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Week 1 – Argentina and Uruguay – waiting for the Land Rover

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Copacabana – Not that one

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“At the Copa, Copacabana
Music and passion were always in fashion
At the Copa…. they fell in love”


The song refers to a nightclub in Ne...

VEJBYSTRAND SWEDEN and RIDE AWAY CANCER

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The death road to Ecuador and Las Lajas Cathedral

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We hit the highway once again from San Agustin. Looking at the map we are so close to Ecuador we could taste it.

There are 2 routes from San Agustin towards the border. One involves a bit of back-tracking north to catch another highway back south ...

Into The World - Trailer AFRICA

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Into The World - Trailer AFRICA...

Sunday, 14 October 2012

O tura de placere/ Romanian Joyride

Romania 02 - 31/08

A durat ceva sa ne dam seama de asta, dar acum e clar: traversarea Zairului a fost momentul in care ne-am ‘shiftat’. Depanand amintiri din Congo cu Alper in Curtea de Arges, ne-am dat seama ca experienta asta co...

Raining Baboons Rhinos

Cormorants on Lake Naivasha

Tuesday 9th to Wednesday 10th October 2012.

Naivasha, Nakuru.


Palaces, Forts, Temples – Culture in India

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Meaty Business

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Saturday 6th to Monday 8th October 2012.

Luke working on Bluebelle at Jungle JunctionNairobi.


Colombia – the final frontier … for this trip

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Boobies, Whale Tails, and Panic Stops

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Boobies, Whale Tails, and Panic Stops

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As belezas no caminho para o Caribe!

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Deixamos Mérida e escolhemos seguir um pouco pela costa do Golfo do México indo direto para a cidade de Progresso, um lugar não muito interessante, mas com boas opções de restaurantes à beira mar onde servem peixes frescos.

Colombia, on reviendra / Colombia, we will be back!

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#71 Journey to Middle Earth

Oktoberfest, Argentinian Style!

Beer and Strudel, yes, what a combination you are asking yourself, but as we found out they go quite well together !

Not a good day for Land Rover

Friday 5th to Saturday 6th October 2012.

Karatu, Arusha.


Young men who have just gone through circumcision ritual in...
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ROAAAARRR!!

Ngorogoro Crater viewWednesday 3rd to Thursday 4th October 2012.

Ngorogoro Crater.


In search of the hidden Petroglyphs- Adventure awaits!

This will be the last story from Sayulita, so enjoy! We will be moving down the road.

The day started out like so many others in beautiful Sayulita. The sun was shining, the waves were lapping the shores of the sandy beach, and the chickens were m...

Safarinerds

Op 28 september begint het opeens hard te regenen. Naar goede traditie kan mijn vader zelden op vakantie gaan zonder dat het regent, tot grote frustratie van zijn medereizigers. Maar goed we wisten het op voorhand, dus… In het midden van de nacht, me...

Turtle shift ? What where we thinking?

After Angela left we waited in Sayulita. It was said to see her go, but we knew she would be in better hands at home and could get the care that she needed. Meanwhile as we waited the next day or so to hear news about ...

Trip Report: SoCal Mountain Rendezvous 2012

What would cause an otherwise sane person to drive 430 miles for a weekend in the woods?

Well, if your idea of fun includes camping with like-minded adventurers, checking out people’s overland builds, drinking large amounts of adult beverages, sit...

Quintessential Africa

Monday 1st to Wednesday 3rd October 2012.Baobab at Tarangire NP

Tarangire National Park.


San Agustín Archaeological Park, Colombia

Water goes quick in the desert and after 4 days we had exhausted our supply. Regrettable we pulled up our roots and bounced out of the desert back onto the “highway”.

Friday, 12 October 2012

Saadani Safari Lodge – This is where Mike’s knee gave way

I thought we were all heading to Peponi, a nice beach campsite to reminisce about the great things we had seen in the Northern Tanzanian parks. However I was not alone as Margie and Gerro were under the same impression, but we lost them somewhere alo...

Photo Essay No. 3



Stress: Looking Back…and Ahead…!!

In recent times, I have been in what we refer to back in South Africa, as a “flat spin”…!!


It is a term coined to describe people who don’t quite know whether they are “coming or going”; people who seem to be living in a dream world, while ...

Colca Canyon

Colca Canyon is the second deepest canyon in the world only beaten by its close neighbour Cotahausi Canyon. However it is still over 1km deep at its deepest point.

Arequipa

The drive from Cusco to Arequipa is a long one over a high altitude (4000m) section of Altiplano. We spent a night on route at a truck stop and reached Arequipa at lunchtime on our second day.  The road into the city passes an enormous cement factory...

Jaibalito Update


All right guys, we agree it is high time for an update!  Since some of you already managed to track us down we admit to being in Jaibalito, Guatema...

Return to Paradise…and “Home”…

After our whirlwind tour of South Africa, we are back on Parrot Cay, and the place that I guess will be my home for the foreseeable future…

From Leh to Delhi – what a change!

The differences and the changes you experience when driving from Leh to Delhi could not possibly be bigger – the culture, the landscape, the living standard – everything changes on this route. There are deserts, glaciers and subtropical forests, unin...

Ngorongoro Crater: zoo or natural beauty?

The Ngorongoro Crater is located in the north of Tanzania, has a diameter of about 17-21 kilometres and is very popular with tourists because of the enormous animal populatio...

Monday, 1 October 2012

Dar es Salam to Bogomoyo then Irente Farm

We continued to Bagamoyo and spend the night at Travellers Lodge ($12 pppn) we thought it extremely expensive for what they offer but it is the only options we had as we had left Dar reasonably late af...

Argentina, Living on the road

After living it up in Brazil for the few days with Rod and Adriano, it was back to the map reading and navigation. Lucky for me by taking a wrong turn, (its good sometimes not to agree with the  map,) nothing to  do with me not reading it correctly, ...

Critical Mass

Heated debate along Lake Natron

From the Serengeti National Park we drove along Lake Natron on the only road leading to the Ngorongo Crater. The local government had decided to charge all foreign vehicles 50 US Dollars for each of its three checkpoints, which are on one of the most...

Dar es Salaam

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Kilwa

Our first stop in Kilwa was at Kilwa Dreams and decided not to spend the night there as we felt the $15 per person per night was very expensive.  We headed for another camp site that Garmin had picked ...

In Tanzania on route to Mtwara

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And we’re.. Still in Cape Town!

After our third week in Cape Town, we met the return of the Purple People Eater with a great deal of fanfare. Having spent the last week at JB Auto’s receiving no less than the car equivalent of open heart surgery (installing a new cylinder head), th...