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This is Turkana – Africa’s Jade Desert Lake

michnus — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 23:58:44 +0000

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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The Best UPSHIFT ONLINE – 2019 Adv motorcycle photos

michnus — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 11:59:41 +0000

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 […]

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Turkana part3 30/03/2011

michnus — Tue, 03 May 2011 19:00:35 +0000

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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Lake Turkana part 2

michnus — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 08:02:54 +0000

It’s funny how people’s opinions differ on road conditions. We have learned a long time ago not to take the opinions of all overlanders and locals too serious when they tell us about the road conditions we are likely to travel. Most of the times they get it wrong, and […]

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Lake Turkana part 1 27/03/2011

michnus — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:02:30 +0000

[caption id="attachment_2994" align="alignnone" width="665"] Turkana is a very inhospitable place, even camels find it hard.[/caption]

Want to experience the undiscovered out of the tourist safari route, path less travelled Africa? This is the overland route to conquer. Adventure is worthwhile.

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Kenya Titbits (05–16/02/2011 & 14-30/03/2010)

Elsebie Olivier — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:53:43 +0000

Our first destination was Nairobi to do some well-deserved services on our two tired Dakars! Jungle Junction (JJ’s) is THE stop-over for overlanders, bikers and hikers alike, travelling through Nairobi. We arrived at a very busy JJ’s and spend most of our time fixing bikes and making some good friends. […]

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