A short morning’s drive takes us in Namibia (free visa), with a stop at a local clinic to pick up some malaria medication for Ebron. We camp at Ngepi, a quirky, beautiful campsite along the panhandle of the Okavango. It’s strangely known for its unique toilets and...
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Bush Camping in the Okavango Delta
An incessant drizzle during the early dawn hours forces us into the truck for a quick breakfast before making our way on across a ferry over the Zambezi and over the border to Botswana (free visa). All of Botswana’s animals roam free, with no fences anywhere. Two...
Victoria Falls — Where Angels Must Have Gazed
We spend the better part of a week in Victoria Falls, where the first tour ends and the second half begins. The Zambezi Waterfront is a lovely campsite / hotel with two small swimming pools and a bar overlooking the mighty Zambezi River, the rising mist from...
Luangwa, Zambia and the Leopard That Coulda Been…
With little fanfare, we cross the border into Zambia (and another USD 50 visa). Days of inactivity have rendered us largely lethargic, and we wearily listen to George’s valiant attempt at a workshop on fill-in flash and color temperatures. We drive by red brick huts with thatched...
Where The Malawi Are We?
We spend parts of the next three days driving through the Tanzanian countryside on our way to Malawi. Vendors dash after every slowing bus, eager to sell fruit, cashews and other snacks to bored passengers. The cheery sound of children calling and waving to the truck never...
Heaven and Hell in Zanzibar
We wearily rub sleep from our eyes as we set off in the dark at 5 am, having both breakfast and lunch on the road. Breakfast is a quick, uncomplicated affair, but the view of snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro energizes even the most lethargic of us. As we...
The Living Edens of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater
A day’s driving takes us through the rolling green hills from Kenya to Tanzania. Interestingly, the visa was USD 100 for Americans, USD 50 for everyone else — unfortunately something I’d get used to hearing throughout the trip (I guess it has to do with the US...
My Very Own Dark Star Safari
After months and months of planning and researching a dizzying array of overland companies, it’s finally here. My two month sojourn from Nairobi to Cape Town with Africa in Focus, a small, middle-end overlanding company focusing on photographic safaris. After 10 days on my own in magical...
Walking like an Egyptian and loving every minute of it…
A 3 week South African safari last year only whetted my appetite for more of this incredible continent. I had booked a two month Nairobi to Cape Town overlanding safari but now was faced with the dilemma of getting to Nairobi. I had an award ticket as...