Overlanding and road tripping adventures, whether it be through the vastness of Namibia, the wilderness areas of Africa, or driving through the mountains and fjords of Scandinavia is one of the great pleasures in life. It’s a privilege to be able to share these stories of my road trip adventures with you. Please do leave a comment, I really do love hearing from my readers.
We visited Ndhula Luxury Tented Lodge, outside the small but artistic town of White River in Mpumalanga, South Africa and spent the time in one of their unique luxury tents. Ndhula, which means giraffe in the local language is located on the 765 hectare Likweti Wildlife Estate. It’s...
We spent 2 nights glamping at Hluhluwe Bush Camp outside the town of Hluhluwe in northern Kwazulu Natal (KZN) while on a 5500 km road trip, over 14 nights through some of the most spectacular parts of South Africa. Hluhluwe Bush Camp The property, which is a few kilometres outside the...
A 2000 km round trip, over 7 nights through the beautiful Wild Coast, staying at the Storm’s River Mouth Rest Camp in the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route National Park for our first night. Storm’s River Mouth What an awesome place, with log cabins and camp sites right...
Gamkaskloof, also known as Die Hel, or The Hell is located in a remote valley in the Swartberg mountains in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It was entirely cut off from the outside world until 1962, when the road; actually a steep, windy and sometimes dangerous gravel track...
To mark 60 years on the only planet that we have, I’m embarked on an overland adventure through South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Rwanda. Stopping at 60 unique places, and sharing the adventure in video & photos. But, it’s not only about the...
If you haven’t heard the word “glamping” yet, be prepared to hear it a lot more often in the future, because it’s the latest thing when it comes to camping and overland experiences. This is overlanding in style, and Africamps are the folks who brought the concept of glamping to Africa...
We hadn’t been to the famed Kruger National Park, which was an intolerable state of affairs. Speaking to visitors from overseas, neighbours and friends, I always felt a bit like a fraud. To be writing about travels in Africa, and never having been to probably the most famous game...
We recently undertook a road trip to The Owl House at Nieu Bethesda, on a sizzling hot day, with the temperature hitting 40 degrees. All in order to see an unusual place. Quirky, different, creative! The Owl House is all of those and more, and so well worth a visit. Watch The Video: You...
Sossusvlei Road Trip If there’s one place in Namibia that I keep going back to this is it. Sossusvlei has had a special place in my heart, ever since I first read about it in the ’80s and then experienced through the photography of the late Getaway Magazine photographer...
Southern Namibia and Kolmanskop Namibia is a big country, very big, far bigger than you might imagine, and it has just so much variety, interesting places and even more interesting people. Taking a road trip is my all-time favourite way of seeing the country from up close, getting to meet...
Kgalagadi Road Trip When I think about the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, (Kgalagadi means “Land Of The Thirst” in the Khoi language) which is pretty much as far north as South Africa extends, the first thing that springs to mind is a dry, almost lifeless desert. How wrong that...
It was cold when we drove down the main street of Matjiesfontein, which seems as though it’s stuck firmly in the late 19th century. It’s not hard to believe that it’s supposedly one of the most haunted towns in South Africa. We pulled up in the parking area in front of the...
Getting to Mallorca is easy, with daily flights from most European cities, we traveled from Baden Baden in Germany, a fairly short flight to the international airport at Palma and then a very long transfer by coach to our hotel. My first bit of advice would be, if you can possibly avoid...
It’s been a long standing ambition to visit Norway, so when the opportunity presented itself, no second thought was given and flights were booked. The plan was to spend a couple of days exploring Amsterdam, then flying into Oslo and hiring a car for an overland road trip, taking in...
Road Tripping the Garden Route Late summer, great weather in the Western Cape, holiday season is over and the crowds have gone back to work or school, there is no better time for a bit of road tripping through the Garden Route. Our aim was to avoid tarred routes as far as possible...