We knew this stretch of our planned journey could potentially end our trip. “There are two routes from Kenya to Ethiopia or vice versa. The main road through Marsabit which is about interesting as watching paint dry and the most popular with travellers. And then there is the route which […]
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Entries and journals from overlanding adventure touring Africa
The Best UPSHIFT ONLINE – 2019 Adv motorcycle photos
The best adventure dualsport motorycle travel photos of 2019 all in one magazine UPSHIFT ONLINE 41st edition is pure bike candy for the eyes. It is a collection of some of the most beautiful photographs from the stories they hosted in 2019. We are very honoured that they included us […]
Read MoreImages from an Africa journey
Images from each East Africa country we visited on our way from South Africa to Europe. Where else than in Africa can you kiss a Giraffe? Africa is an incredibly diverse continent with a lifetime worth of travel. These few images are from each country our journey took us through […]
Read MoreNamibia – Caprivi. 2010/12/10
In the corner of Zimabwe, Zambia and Namibia this small piece of heaven is part of the Okavango, Zambesi Kwando and Chobe rivers . The smell and fresh air after a heavy thunderstorm is the kind of memory that embeds into the brain forever.
Read MoreEgypt- In search of the old Egyptians part 3. 2012/10/25
With a 200% deposit on a Carnet de passage just for Egypt we knew the slow wheels of bureaucracy in Egypt will test our patience. The day we landed in South Africa while Elsebie went to book into hospital for her knee, I went to the Egyptian embassy in Pretoria. […]
Read MoreEgypt..in search of the old Egyptians. Part 2. 2012/04/25
After our stint in Ethiopia having to beg, kick and kill for petrol, we thought petrol would be an easier commodity to come by in Egypt. Well as it turns out, the Arab spring protest had a huge influence on the supply countrywide. Petrol in Egypt normally cost around R3-00 […]
Read MoreEgypt..in search of the old Egyptians. Part 1 2012/04/25
Penning our experience with Egypt took me some time. It’s got more to do with the aberrant manner of Egypt. Take caution not to become cynical about Egyptians and try and see the real Egypt and people. But let me tell you the story and you can decide for yourself. […]
Read MoreThere’s a special heaven for Sudanese Part2 10/04/2012
We have lost so much time with waiting for spares we had to make up some distance through the northern part of Sudan on our way to Egypt. The days were still as hot as hell and we kept riding to early mornings and then again in late afternoons.
Read MoreThere’s a special heaven for Sudanese 10/04/2012
Yes, yes I know, they are in conflict with South Sudan for oil, and from what the media dish up that must make most of the people of Sudan evil heartless bastards. It cannot be further the truth. It took us some time to wrap our minds around the dynamics […]
Read MoreHundred Men and Five Fishes – Directed by Osman from the Red Sea (27/03/2012)
By ‘good chance’ Michnus’ bike left us cooling it in front of a very small “Coffe Shop” ran by Ethiopian and Sudanese girls. The coffee shop is an old house with all the rooms opening up into a small courtyard, and each room has a couple of couches and low […]
Read MoreSweet Sudan … 25/03/2012
Sudan is a wonderful surprise; you hear ‘Welcome to Sudan’ and ‘Do you like Sudan’ everywhere. The food is a blend of Turkish, Western and local dishes. And, for the pastries … we try it all! Sinful pastries of Sudan!
Read MoreCheers Ethiopia, until we meet again … 24/03/2012
We left Addis so excited to be on the bikes again but halfway to Bahir Dar Michnus realized that the legs of his pants was sprayed with oil …. Both the front fork seals were popping out …
Read MoreAnd you want to tell me a bike is only a piece of metal? 18/03/2012
With as much gusto as a kid at Christmas opening presents, I rolled the bikes out of hibernation at Wim’s place. They were dirty, full of cobwebs, tyres flat and looked sad. It was a wonderful feeling to see and feel the bikes again
Read MoreBack in Addis! 10/03/2012
Ethiopia, of saints and scoundrels part 3 05/2011
This was the second time we were trying to get away from Addis but the VW stuttered to a halt 60 kilometres outside of the city. Addis was holding us back not letting us go from her spell and with some luck also the cold beers! Or maybe just the […]
Read MoreEthiopia, of saints and scoundrels PART2 04/2011
Back to the future! The Ethiopian calendar, is called Ge’ez calendar. In short it means the entire world is in 2011 and they are in 2004. Ethiopian_calendar Addis the capital of Ethiopia is a quirky, eccentric, art deco and seriously vibrant city. People play, wine and dine at night in the […]
Read MoreEthiopia, of saints and scoundrels part1 01/04/2011
We were in heated negotiations with black market petrol suppliers trying our utmost best to obtain a few liters of petrol to get us to Addis. The town of Arba Minch half way between Omorate where we crossed the border from Kenya and Addis was engulf in dry sweltering midday […]
Read MoreTurkana part3 30/03/2011
There’s no official border crossing, we made our own based on the GPS. We were seeing forward to Ethiopia and some Injera and beers, but for now we still had to get out of Turkana and to Omarate, the first town in Ethiopia. Little did we know we would get a […]
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