Coffee or Tea?

Many people need a cup of good coffee for a good start into the day. In our case, we definitely need tea. Strong and sweet Assam tea! Typical and traditional “Ostfriesentee” (East-Frisian Tea)! Every morning! Boiling water in the camp early in the morning sometimes can be a really annoying task, especially when you’ve got […]

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On the road to Africa in 80 days – an update!

There are only 80 days to go until we leave, so it’s time for an update here …  3-wheel-nomads in Bielefeld (Anouk wanted to stay with her greatgrandma) Guidebooks, travel reports and maps – Thank You, Reise Know-How!   Sóley simply loves elephants – so far it’s only made of stone!  We intensified our contact with […]

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Ready to shoot

As a lot of you already know, we both love taking pictures! We hope we’ll be able to give you an impression of our experiences during our trip, by posting lots of pictures on our blog and Facebookpage. But of course we do need a reliable camera to be a…

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Toyota - Lead the way

The past year we have been busy preparing our Toyota Prado for our adventure. Since we moved to South Africa we’ve been driving a Prado as it’s our favourite car. Halfway Toyota Shelly Beach have always serviced our cars. The Halfway staff is friendly …

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Lifesaver - working to end water poverty

End of 2013 we already posted about a company called Lifesaver. LIFESAVER Systems are a British Company. They serve 3 main markets: Humanitarian, Leisure & Military. Their products are shipped to all corners of the wor…

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Prepared for loads of km"s

We always go to Tiger Wheel & Tyre in Shelly Beach with our cars, as their staff is pleasant and they give very good service.Today we visited Tiger Wheel & Tyre again as Bruce and Mike were so kind to offer to install, balance and align the new…

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First Impressions: Touratech Suspension

In late July, our friends and sponsors at Touratech USA set up an opportunity for us to meet the crew at Touratech HQ in Niedereschach, Germany while getting a huge upgrade to our stock suspension on both our bikes. My bike, a BMW R1200GS was set for an Explore Front and an Expedition Rear...
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