Monday, 4 November 2013

Route



Over de te kiezen route zouden we hele boeken kunnen schrijven. De eerste te nemen hindernis is hoe Afrika te bereiken met je eigen auto. De meest voor de hand liggende oversteek vanuit Europa is de Straat van Gibraltar naar Marokko. Vanuit Marokko kan…

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Darjeeling – Hillside Stations, Himalayan Views, and Toy Trains



Darjeeling was my next destination. Google said 12 hour […]

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Decisions! Decisions!!



We decided that we don’t want to rush through Zambia and Zimbabwe. We wanted to be in Pretoria round about the 15th of November, so the decision was made to rather drive through the Tete Corridor and go to Cahora … Continue reading →

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Menhir of Almendres, Portugal 10/3



Leaving the narrow streets of Évora, we looked on the map for someplace a little quieter to camp and saw that we were near the historic site of the largest single megalithic monument on the Iberian Peninsula, dating back some 7000 years. Located in a relatively remote area away from...
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The Baja – Part 2



The night spent in Ciudad Constitucion was relaxing and pretty quiet. No barking dogs and clucking roosters to keep us up all night, although I think I might have dreamt about them! When we woke up in the morning it got hot in a hurry. We were far from the beach, and boy could you [...]

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Sunday, 3 November 2013

Shakedown trip Morocco



The ultimate dress rehearsal. Nearly two months in Morocco. From Ceuta through the Rif Mountains to the far North-East, down along the Algerian border to the Figuig oasis and South to the Moroccan Sahara. Testing everything possible on rough, stony pistes and deep sand. And I’m glad...
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Gorillas and growing walking sticks in Uganda



Day: 200 KLMS: 30,389 They say that in Uganda, if you a plant a walking stick it will grow. I can believe that! Heading into Uganda across the South Western border with Rwanda, the scenery became even more sensational with the free-standing volcanic mountain peaks providing a dramatic backdrop....
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