All the field journals post in date cronological order. All the motorcycle adventure stories per country. Informative articles on products, suggestions, tips podcasts, media, and everything else.
Hopefully there’s some valued motorcycle adventure dual-sport information that will be of value.
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 […]
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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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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.
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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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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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Lake Bunyonyi area(no not Benoni!) shows the intensive farming and tree felling in full force. We camped at an overland spot with a good view of this crater lake and its activities.
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Our next destination was Fort Portal, a small town situated South West close to the Congo border. Now, Niel and Silvie are bird watchers and very serious about it – they really tried to draw us in but for us, all is better on two wheels and chicken is the […]
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Simply- Uganda Rocks!! 17/03/2011 The road to Uganda through Kenya took us to Suam river border post on the foot of MT Elgon between Kenya and Uganda. It’s a beautiful green area with lots of trees, forest-like. In Kenya the roads towards the border were either full of potholes or […]
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Ngorongoro and Serengeti Special. What was said in the past by so many people, is all true about this place in the heart of Tanzania. It is jaw dropping beautiful, and whatever you have seen in a game park in South Africa except for the animals, is new and this […]
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Spicy Zanzibar (19-24/01/2011) Zanzibar turned out to be more of a tourist island than we expected – almost everything that is done and setup is with tourism in mind. Spice tours, town tours, park tours, Prison Island tours, …
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“Pole Pole” in Swahili means slowly slowly! That is how the laid back people of Tanzania live life in this jaw dropping beautiful country. Everywhere you go you hear Jambo, Jambo….hello hello with broad grins and inviting faces. The moment we crossed the border into Tanzania it is as if […]
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Malawi and the spirits of Ewan and Charley The parts for the bike took longer than expected and I still had to get the bolt that broke off in the water pump casing fixed. That in itself is a problem sitting at Monkey Bay. It is not the kind of […]
Read MoreA signpost ‘welcome to Kacholola Motel’ immediately feels like a very good idea! Harry has been towing Michnus for more than an hour and this after examining, on the roadside, every possible reason for that bright red radiator warning light! Its past 8 o’clock in the evening and we are […]
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Victoria falls Zambia side They say if things go too well, Murphy will end it soon enough. Much did we know that when entering Zambia from Katimo Mulilo border post. Fawlty Towers backpackers in Livingston, a vibrant hip happenin spot. If ever you end up in Livingston across the road […]
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ANGOLA- CERVEJA OBRIGADO! You only have to know these two words to have locals crack a broad smile and even hard ass police officials won’t be able to keep a straight face. Beer and Thank You are the Portuguese words you need to know when visiting Angola.
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Damara for cold beers and motorbikes Swakopmund certainly is picturesque with street cafes, restaurants, good Eisbein and even bad tempered Germans! Without boring you, a must visit is the Village Café.Village-cafe-namibia(not enough data to send you too many pictures, but definitely worth a visit, the best food and value for […]
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What can be better than that? Sure real boobs would make a difference! We stayed over in Ai-Ais, the revamped Ai-Ais that is. They say it took R30milj to get the place in tip top shape again, it definitely shows. It’s a great place to relax for a day or […]
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Tell me Africa how are you doing? The words from DR Alban keeps popping in I my head as we ride the last few k’s into Upington after a damn hot day sitting on tar. It’s the start of our 5 month trip up into Africa and it’s slowly starting […]
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