What a contrast: within two days we drive from the high-altitude Eastern Highlands in Zimbabwe to the tropical palm beaches of Mozambique! The border…
Category: On the road
On the way to Eastern-Zimbabwe: culture, arrest, great mountain scenery and friendly people
At the very last minute just prior a long weekend, Brendan from our workshop in Francistown, Botswana, manages to finally release our spare part…
The West of Zimbabwe – Dollars or $-Bonds?!
What have we not all read or heard about Zimbabwe from other Overlanders: countless roadblocks with corrupt police officers who want to improve their…
East Botswana – encounters of a very special kind
After having diagnosed the problem of Shujoo in a competent workshop in Francistown - the second largest city of Botswana with 100,000 inhabitants -…
Through the central Kalahari and Makgadikgadi Pans
Impressed by the most intense animal experiences in the Okavango Delta and equipped with a new starter battery for our Quad Shujoo (... we…
In the heart of the Okavango Delta – a dream lodge and many cats
Before we drive south from the Khwai River to Maun, the entrance gate to the Okavango Delta, we make a detour to Moremi N.P.…
Botswana’s fascinating wildlife: from Chobe to Savuti to Khwai
At the end of the Caprivi Strip, we cross the border into Botswana at Ngoma Bridge: all very simple, the Carnet de Passage is…
The Caprivi Strip: Always hungry hippos and lush green river landscapes
On our tour Namibia was dry, rocky and sandy. The farther we come to the east and, especially in the Caprivi Strip (named after…
Etosha – great wildlife experience and the battery drama continues …
After having installed a new starter battery again in Kamanjab and thus having completely replaced the "battery pair" newly installed in Swapkopmund only 3…